| title | Azure Authorization SDK for Python |
|---|---|
| description | Reference for Azure Authorization SDK for Python |
| ms.date | 01/05/2026 |
| ms.topic | reference |
| ms.devlang | python |
| ms.service | authorization |
| keywords | Azure, python, SDK, API, Authorization |
| manager | routlaw |
pip install azure-mgmt-authorizationThe following code creates an instance of the management client.
You will need to provide your subscription_id which can be retrieved from your subscription list.
See Resource Management Authentication for details on handling Azure Active Directory authentication with the Python SDK, and creating a Credentials instance.
from azure.mgmt.authorization import AuthorizationManagementClient
from azure.common.credentials import UserPassCredentials
# Replace this with your subscription id
subscription_id = 'aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e'
# See above for details on creating different types of AAD credentials
credentials = UserPassCredentials(
'user@domain.com', # Your user
'my_password' # Your password
)
authorization_client = AuthorizationManagementClient(
credentials,
subscription_id
)The following code checks permissions in a given resource group. To create or manage resource groups, see Resource Management.
from azure.mgmt.redis.models import Sku, RedisCreateOrUpdateParameters
group_name = 'myresourcegroup'
permissions = self.authorization_client.permissions.list_for_resource_group(
group_name
)
# permissions is a iterable of Permissions instances[!div class="nextstepaction"] Explore the Management APIs