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azure-resource-manager-cosmosdb-dotnet
Azure Resource Manager SDK for Cosmos DB in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Cosmos DB accounts, databases, containers, throughput settings, and RBAC via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (CRUD on documents) - use Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos for that. Triggers: "Cosmos DB account", "create Cosmos account", "manage Cosmos resources", "ARM Cosmos", "CosmosDBAccountResource", "provision Cosmos DB".
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Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB (.NET)
Management plane SDK for provisioning and managing Azure Cosmos DB resources via Azure Resource Manager.
⚠️ Management vs Data Plane
- This SDK (Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB): Create accounts, databases, containers, configure throughput, manage RBAC
- Data Plane SDK (Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos): CRUD operations on documents, queries, stored procedures execution
Installation
dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB
dotnet add package Azure.Identity
Current Versions: Stable v1.4.0, Preview v1.4.0-beta.13
Environment Variables
AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id>
# For service principal auth (optional)
AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret>
Authentication
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB;
// Always use DefaultAzureCredential
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
var armClient = new ArmClient(credential);
// Get subscription
var subscriptionId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID");
var subscription = armClient.GetSubscriptionResource(
new ResourceIdentifier($"/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}"));
Resource Hierarchy
ArmClient
└── SubscriptionResource
└── ResourceGroupResource
└── CosmosDBAccountResource
├── CosmosDBSqlDatabaseResource
│ └── CosmosDBSqlContainerResource
│ ├── CosmosDBSqlStoredProcedureResource
│ ├── CosmosDBSqlTriggerResource
│ └── CosmosDBSqlUserDefinedFunctionResource
├── CassandraKeyspaceResource
├── GremlinDatabaseResource
├── MongoDBDatabaseResource
└── CosmosDBTableResource
Core Workflow
1. Create Cosmos DB Account
using Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB;
using Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB.Models;
// Get resource group
var resourceGroup = await subscription
.GetResourceGroupAsync("my-resource-group");
// Define account
var accountData = new CosmosDBAccountCreateOrUpdateContent(
location: AzureLocation.EastUS,
locations: new[]
{
new CosmosDBAccountLocation
{
LocationName = AzureLocation.EastUS,
FailoverPriority = 0,
IsZoneRedundant = false
}
})
{
Kind = CosmosDBAccountKind.GlobalDocumentDB,
ConsistencyPolicy = new ConsistencyPolicy(DefaultConsistencyLevel.Session),
EnableAutomaticFailover = true
};
// Create account (long-running operation)
var accountCollection = resourceGroup.Value.GetCosmosDBAccounts();
var operation = await accountCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
WaitUntil.Completed,
"my-cosmos-account",
accountData);
CosmosDBAccountResource account = operation.Value;
2. Create SQL Database
var databaseData = new CosmosDBSqlDatabaseCreateOrUpdateContent(
new CosmosDBSqlDatabaseResourceInfo("my-database"));
var databaseCollection = account.GetCosmosDBSqlDatabases();
var dbOperation = await databaseCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
WaitUntil.Completed,
"my-database",
databaseData);
CosmosDBSqlDatabaseResource database = dbOperation.Value;
3. Create SQL Container
var containerData = new CosmosDBSqlContainerCreateOrUpdateContent(
new CosmosDBSqlContainerResourceInfo("my-container")
{
PartitionKey = new CosmosDBContainerPartitionKey
{
Paths = { "/partitionKey" },
Kind = CosmosDBPartitionKind.Hash
},
IndexingPolicy = new CosmosDBIndexingPolicy
{
Automatic = true,
IndexingMode = CosmosDBIndexingMode.Consistent
},
DefaultTtl = 86400 // 24 hours
});
var containerCollection = database.GetCosmosDBSqlContainers();
var containerOperation = await containerCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
WaitUntil.Completed,
"my-container",
containerData);
CosmosDBSqlContainerResource container = containerOperation.Value;
4. Configure Throughput
// Manual throughput
var throughputData = new ThroughputSettingsUpdateData(
new ThroughputSettingsResourceInfo
{
Throughput = 400
});
// Autoscale throughput
var autoscaleData = new ThroughputSettingsUpdateData(
new ThroughputSettingsResourceInfo
{
AutoscaleSettings = new AutoscaleSettingsResourceInfo
{
MaxThroughput = 4000
}
});
// Apply to database
await database.CreateOrUpdateCosmosDBSqlDatabaseThroughputAsync(
WaitUntil.Completed,
throughputData);
5. Get Connection Information
// Get keys
var keys = await account.GetKeysAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"Primary Key: {keys.Value.PrimaryMasterKey}");
// Get connection strings
var connectionStrings = await account.GetConnectionStringsAsync();
foreach (var cs in connectionStrings.Value.ConnectionStrings)
{
Console.WriteLine($"{cs.Description}: {cs.ConnectionString}");
}
Key Types Reference
| Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
ArmClient |
Entry point for all ARM operations |
CosmosDBAccountResource |
Represents a Cosmos DB account |
CosmosDBAccountCollection |
Collection for account CRUD |
CosmosDBSqlDatabaseResource |
SQL API database |
CosmosDBSqlContainerResource |
SQL API container |
CosmosDBAccountCreateOrUpdateContent |
Account creation payload |
CosmosDBSqlDatabaseCreateOrUpdateContent |
Database creation payload |
CosmosDBSqlContainerCreateOrUpdateContent |
Container creation payload |
ThroughputSettingsUpdateData |
Throughput configuration |
Best Practices
- Use
WaitUntil.Completedfor operations that must finish before proceeding - Use
WaitUntil.Startedwhen you want to poll manually or run operations in parallel - Always use
DefaultAzureCredential— never hardcode keys - Handle
RequestFailedExceptionfor ARM API errors - Use
CreateOrUpdateAsyncfor idempotent operations - Navigate hierarchy via
Get*methods (e.g.,account.GetCosmosDBSqlDatabases())
Error Handling
using Azure;
try
{
var operation = await accountCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
WaitUntil.Completed, accountName, accountData);
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409)
{
Console.WriteLine("Account already exists");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"ARM Error: {ex.Status} - {ex.ErrorCode}: {ex.Message}");
}
Reference Files
| File | When to Read |
|---|---|
| references/account-management.md | Account CRUD, failover, keys, connection strings, networking |
| references/sql-resources.md | SQL databases, containers, stored procedures, triggers, UDFs |
| references/throughput.md | Manual/autoscale throughput, migration between modes |
Related SDKs
| SDK | Purpose | Install |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos |
Data plane (document CRUD, queries) | dotnet add package Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos |
Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB |
Management plane (this SDK) | dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB |
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