title	description	keywords	author	ms.author	manager	ms.date	ms.topic	ms.prod	ms.technology	ms.devlang	ms.service
Azure Automation libraries for .NET	Reference for Azure Automation libraries for .NET	Azure, .NET, SDK, API, Automation	camsoper	casoper	douge	07/21/2017	reference	azure	azure	dotnet	multiple

Azure Automation libraries for .NET

Overview

Microsoft Azure Automation provides a way for users to automate the tasks that are commonly performed in a cloud and enterprise environment.

Learn more by reading the Azure Automation Overview.

Management library

Using the management library to manage runbooks and jobs and manage Desired State Configuration settings.

Install the NuGet package directly from the Visual Studio Package Manager console or with the .NET Core CLI.

Visual Studio Package Manager

Install-Package Microsoft.Azure.Management.Automation

dotnet add package Microsoft.Azure.Management.Automation

Code Example

The following example illustrates how to start a new job based on an existing runbook.

/*
  using Microsoft.Azure.Management.Automation;
*/
AutomationManagementClient client =
    new AutomationManagementClient(new CertificateCloudCredentials(subscriptionId, cert));

// Create job create parameters
JobCreateParameters jcParam = new JobCreateParameters
{
    Properties = new JobCreateProperties
    {
        Runbook = new RunbookAssociationProperty
        {
            Name = runbookName
        },
        Parameters = null // optional parameters here
    }
};

// create runbook job. This gives back the Job
Job job = automationManagementClient.Jobs.Create(automationAccountName, jcParam).Job;

[!div class="nextstepaction"] Explore the management APIs

Samples

AzureBot uses the automation library with the Bot Framework and Cognitive Services to improve developer productivity on Azure

Explore more sample .NET code you can use in your apps.