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--- title: Quickstart - Create Your Azure API Center - Portal description: Learn how to use the Azure portal to set up an API center for API discovery, reuse, and governance. author: dlepow ms.service: azure-api-center ms.topic: quickstart ms.date: 10/13/2025 ms.author: danlep --- # Quickstart: Create your API center - Azure portal [!INCLUDE [quickstart-intro](includes/quickstart-intro.md)] [!INCLUDE [quickstart-prerequisites](includes/quickstart-prerequisites.md)] ## Register the Microsoft.ApiCenter provider If you haven't already, you need to register the **Microsoft.ApiCenter** resource provider in your subscription. You only need to register the resource provider once. To register the resource provider using the portal: 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. In the search bar, enter and select *Subscriptions*. 1. Select the subscription where you want to create the API center. 1. In the sidebar menu, under **Settings**, select **Resource providers**. 1. Search for **Microsoft.ApiCenter** in the list of resource providers. If it isn't registered, select **Register**. ## Create an API center 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. In the search bar, enter and select *API Centers*. 1. Select **+ Create**. 1. On the **Basics** tab, select or enter the following settings: 1. Select your Azure subscription. 1. Select an existing resource group, or select **Create new** to create a new one. 1. Enter a **Name** for your API center. It must be unique in the region where you're creating your API center. 1. In **Region**, select one of the [available regions](overview.md#available-regions) for Azure API Center, for example, *West Europe*. 1. In **Pricing plan**, select the pricing plan that meets your needs. 1. Optionally, on the **Tags** tab, add one or more name/value pairs to help you categorize your Azure resources. 1. Select **Review + create**. 1. After validation completes, select **Create**. After deployment, your API center is ready to use! [!INCLUDE [quickstart-next-steps](includes/quickstart-next-steps.md)]