azure_updates_search
Search and filter Azure service updates by keyword, category, status, and date range to find relevant platform changes.
Instructions
Search, filter, and retrieve Azure service updates from the official JSON API.
Combines keyword search, category filtering, status filtering, and date range filtering into a single flexible tool. All filter parameters are optional and can be combined. When no filters are provided, returns the most recent updates.
Use this tool to:
Browse recent updates (no filters)
Search for updates mentioning a specific topic (query="AKS")
Filter by product (product="Azure Kubernetes Service")
Filter by product category (product_category="Compute")
Filter by service category (category="Azure Kubernetes Service") -- partial match across all taxonomy
Find updates by status (status="In preview", "Launched", "Retirements", "In development")
Get updates in a date range (start_date="2025-01-01", end_date="2025-01-31")
Retrieve a specific update by its GUID/ID (guid="...")
Combine any of the above (query="networking" + status="Launched")
Paginate with offset (offset=10, limit=10 for page 2)
Discover available categories and taxonomy (include_facets=True, limit=0)
Get an overview with facets + recent items (include_facets=True, limit=10)
Args: query: Optional keyword for server-side full-text search. category: Optional category to filter by (case-insensitive partial match across products, product_categories, and tags). status: Optional status filter. Valid values: Launched, In preview, In development, Retirements. start_date: Optional start date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Only include updates created on or after this date. end_date: Optional end date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Only include updates created on or before this date. Defaults to today when start_date is provided. guid: Optional unique identifier to retrieve a single specific update. When provided, all other filters are ignored and a single update is returned. limit: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10, max: 100). Set to 0 with include_facets=True for a facets-only response. Ignored when guid is provided. offset: Number of results to skip for pagination (default: 0). product: Optional product name filter (exact match against products list). product_category: Optional product category filter (exact match). include_facets: When True, includes taxonomy facets (product_categories, products, tags, statuses) with occurrence counts in the response. Use with limit=0 to get only facets (replaces category listing).
Returns: Dictionary with: - total_found: Number of updates matching the filters (from API count) - updates: List of matching update objects (up to limit) - filters_applied: Summary of which filters were used - facets: (only when include_facets=True) Taxonomy with product_categories, products, tags, and statuses lists, each containing {name, count} items
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | No | ||
| category | No | ||
| status | No | ||
| start_date | No | ||
| end_date | No | ||
| guid | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| offset | No | ||
| product | No | ||
| product_category | No | ||
| include_facets | No |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||