# Azure Mgmt Botservice Dotnet

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Bot Service in .NET.

- Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/skills (3164 stars)
- Category: DevOps
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

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## Description

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Bot Service in .NET. Management plane operations for creating and managing Azure Bot resources, channels (Teams, DirectLine, Slack), and connection settings. Triggers: "Bot Service", "BotResource", "Azure Bot", "DirectLine channel", "Teams channel", "bot management .NET", "create bot".

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Azure.ResourceManager.BotService (.NET)

Management plane SDK for provisioning and managing Azure Bot Service resources via Azure Resource Manager.

## Installation

```bash
dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.BotService
dotnet add package Azure.Identity
```

**Current Versions**: Stable v1.1.1, Preview v1.1.0-beta.1

## Environment Variables

```bash
AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id> # Required: Azure subscription ID
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod  # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id> # For service principal auth (optional)
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id> # For service principal auth (optional)
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret> # For service principal auth (optional)
```

## Authentication

```csharp
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.BotService;

// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential(
    DefaultAzureCredential.DefaultEnvironmentVariableName
);
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-dotnet#credential-classes
// var credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
ArmClient armClient = new ArmClient(credential);

// Get subscription and resource group
SubscriptionResource subscription = await armClient.GetDefaultSubscriptionAsync();
ResourceGroupResource resourceGroup = await subscription.GetResourceGroups().GetAsync("myResourceGroup");

// Access bot collection
BotCollection botCollection = resourceGroup.GetBots();
```

## Resource Hierarchy

The rest: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/blob/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-dotnet/skills/azure-mgmt-botservice-dotnet/SKILL.md