Azure SDK for Go
Welcome to the official documentation for the Azure SDK for Go. This SDK provides a set of libraries that allow Go developers to easily interact with Azure services.
Note: This SDK is under active development. Features and APIs may change in future releases. Please refer to the Changelog for the latest updates.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Service Coverage: Manage a wide range of Azure services including Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases, Identity, and more.
- Idiomatic Go: Designed with Go's best practices and patterns in mind for a natural development experience.
- Asynchronous Operations: Support for asynchronous patterns to handle long-running operations efficiently.
- Authentication: Robust authentication mechanisms including Azure Identity, Service Principals, Managed Identities, and more.
- Error Handling: Clear and structured error handling for better debugging.
- Transport Layer Abstraction: Flexible transport options for customizing network requests.
Getting Started
To begin using the Azure SDK for Go, you'll typically follow these steps:
- Installation: Set up your Go environment and install the necessary SDK modules.
- Authentication: Configure credentials to authenticate your application with Azure.
- Service Clients: Create clients for the Azure services you need to interact with.
- API Calls: Use the client methods to perform operations on Azure resources.
For a detailed walkthrough, please visit the Getting Started section.
Popular Modules
Azure Identity (azidentity)
Authenticates your applications to Azure Active Directory. This is the recommended way to authenticate when running in Azure environments.
import "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"Azure Blob Storage (azblob)
Interact with Azure Blob Storage to upload, download, and manage blobs and containers.
import "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob"Core SDK Libraries (azcore)
Provides fundamental types, interfaces, and utilities used across all Azure SDK for Go modules.
import "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore"Need Help?
If you encounter any issues or have questions, please check our Code Samples or the GitHub Issues page.