Azure.ResourceManager.BotService (.NET)

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

Installation

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

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

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

ArmClient
└── SubscriptionResource
    └── ResourceGroupResource
        └── BotResource
            ├── BotChannelResource (DirectLine, Teams, Slack, etc.)
            ├── BotConnectionSettingResource (OAuth connections)
            └── BotServicePrivateEndpointConnectionResource

Core Workflows

1. Create Bot Resource

using Azure.ResourceManager.BotService;
using Azure.ResourceManager.BotService.Models;

// Create bot data
var botData = new BotData(AzureLocation.WestUS2)
{
    Kind = BotServiceKind.Azurebot,
    Sku = new BotServiceSku(BotServiceSkuName.F0),
    Properties = new BotProperties(
        displayName: "MyBot",
        endpoint: new Uri("https://mybot.azurewebsites.net/api/messages"),
        msaAppId: "<your-msa-app-id>")
    {
        Description = "My Azure Bot",
        MsaAppType = BotMsaAppType.MultiTenant
    }
};

// Create or update the bot
ArmOperation<BotResource> operation = await botCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed, 
    "myBotName", 
    botData);
    
BotResource bot = operation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Bot created: {bot.Data.Name}");

2. Configure DirectLine Channel

// Get the bot
BotResource bot = await resourceGroup.GetBots().GetAsync("myBotName");

// Get channel collection
BotChannelCollection channels = bot.GetBotChannels();

// Create DirectLine channel configuration
var channelData = new BotChannelData(AzureLocation.WestUS2)
{
    Properties = new DirectLineChannel()
    {
        Properties = new DirectLineChannelProperties()
        {
            Sites = 
            {
                new DirectLineSite("Default Site")
                {
                    IsEnabled = true,
                    IsV1Enabled = false,
                    IsV3Enabled = true,
                    IsSecureSiteEnabled = true
                }
            }
        }
    }
};

// Create or update the channel
ArmOperation<BotChannelResource> channelOp = await channels.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    BotChannelName.DirectLineChannel,
    channelData);

Console.WriteLine("DirectLine channel configured");

3. Configure Microsoft Teams Channel

var teamsChannelData = new BotChannelData(AzureLocation.WestUS2)
{
    Properties = new MsTeamsChannel()
    {
        Properties = new MsTeamsChannelProperties()
        {
            IsEnabled = true,
            EnableCalling = false
        }
    }
};

await channels.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    BotChannelName.MsTeamsChannel,
    teamsChannelData);

4. Configure Web Chat Channel

var webChatChannelData = new BotChannelData(AzureLocation.WestUS2)
{
    Properties = new WebChatChannel()
    {
        Properties = new WebChatChannelProperties()
        {
            Sites =
            {
                new WebChatSite("Default Site")
                {
                    IsEnabled = true
                }
            }
        }
    }
};

await channels.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    BotChannelName.WebChatChannel,
    webChatChannelData);

5. Get Bot and List Channels

// Get bot
BotResource bot = await botCollection.GetAsync("myBotName");
Console.WriteLine($"Bot: {bot.Data.Properties.DisplayName}");
Console.WriteLine($"Endpoint: {bot.Data.Properties.Endpoint}");

// List channels
await foreach (BotChannelResource channel in bot.GetBotChannels().GetAllAsync())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Channel: {channel.Data.Name}");
}

6. Regenerate DirectLine Keys

var regenerateRequest = new BotChannelRegenerateKeysContent(BotChannelName.DirectLineChannel)
{
    SiteName = "Default Site"
};

BotChannelResource channelWithKeys = await bot.GetBotChannelWithRegenerateKeysAsync(regenerateRequest);

7. Update Bot

BotResource bot = await botCollection.GetAsync("myBotName");

// Update using patch
var updateData = new BotData(bot.Data.Location)
{
    Properties = new BotProperties(
        displayName: "Updated Bot Name",
        endpoint: bot.Data.Properties.Endpoint,
        msaAppId: bot.Data.Properties.MsaAppId)
    {
        Description = "Updated description"
    }
};

await bot.UpdateAsync(updateData);

8. Delete Bot

BotResource bot = await botCollection.GetAsync("myBotName");
await bot.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

Supported Channel Types

Channel	Constant	Class
Direct Line	BotChannelName.DirectLineChannel	DirectLineChannel
Direct Line Speech	BotChannelName.DirectLineSpeechChannel	DirectLineSpeechChannel
Microsoft Teams	BotChannelName.MsTeamsChannel	MsTeamsChannel
Web Chat	BotChannelName.WebChatChannel	WebChatChannel
Slack	BotChannelName.SlackChannel	SlackChannel
Facebook	BotChannelName.FacebookChannel	FacebookChannel
Email	BotChannelName.EmailChannel	EmailChannel
Telegram	BotChannelName.TelegramChannel	TelegramChannel
Telephony	BotChannelName.TelephonyChannel	TelephonyChannel

Key Types Reference

Type	Purpose
ArmClient	Entry point for all ARM operations
BotResource	Represents an Azure Bot resource
BotCollection	Collection for bot CRUD
BotData	Bot resource definition
BotProperties	Bot configuration properties
BotChannelResource	Channel configuration
BotChannelCollection	Collection of channels
BotChannelData	Channel configuration data
BotConnectionSettingResource	OAuth connection settings

BotServiceKind Values

Value	Description
BotServiceKind.Azurebot	Azure Bot (recommended)
BotServiceKind.Bot	Legacy Bot Framework bot
BotServiceKind.Designer	Composer bot
BotServiceKind.Function	Function bot
BotServiceKind.Sdk	SDK bot

BotServiceSkuName Values

Value	Description
BotServiceSkuName.F0	Free tier
BotServiceSkuName.S1	Standard tier

BotMsaAppType Values

Value	Description
BotMsaAppType.MultiTenant	Multi-tenant app
BotMsaAppType.SingleTenant	Single-tenant app
BotMsaAppType.UserAssignedMSI	User-assigned managed identity

Best Practices

1. Use DefaultAzureCredential — supports multiple auth methods
2. Use WaitUntil.Completed for synchronous operations
3. Handle RequestFailedException for API errors
4. Use async methods (*Async) for all operations
5. Store MSA App credentials securely — use Key Vault for secrets
6. Use managed identity (BotMsaAppType.UserAssignedMSI) for production bots
7. Enable secure sites for DirectLine channels in production

Error Handling

using Azure;

try
{
    var operation = await botCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
        WaitUntil.Completed, 
        botName, 
        botData);
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Bot already exists");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"ARM Error: {ex.Status} - {ex.ErrorCode}: {ex.Message}");
}

Related SDKs

SDK	Purpose	Install
Azure.ResourceManager.BotService	Bot management (this SDK)	dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.BotService
Microsoft.Bot.Builder	Bot Framework SDK	dotnet add package Microsoft.Bot.Builder
Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Integration.AspNet.Core	ASP.NET Core integration	dotnet add package Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Integration.AspNet.Core

Reference Links

Resource	URL
NuGet Package	https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.ResourceManager.BotService
API Reference	https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/azure.resourcemanager.botservice
GitHub Source	https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/main/sdk/botservice/Azure.ResourceManager.BotService
Azure Bot Service Docs	https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/bot-service/