[APIM] MCP server from REST API

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+title: Expose REST API in API Management as MCP server | Microsoft Docs
+description: Learn how to...
+author: dlepow
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+ms.service: azure-api-management
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 05/05/2025
+ms.author: danlep
+---
+# Expose REST API in API Management as an MCP server
+
+[!INCLUDE [api-management-availability-all-tiers](../../includes/api-management-availability-all-tiers.md)]
+
+Intro
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Only the API definition can be exported directly from API Management to Postman. Other information such as policies or subscription keys isn't exported.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
++ Complete the following quickstart: [Create an Azure API Management instance](get-started-create-service-instance.md).
++ Make sure that your instance manages a REST API that you'd like to expose as an MCP serer. 
+
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > You can only expose HTTP APIs from API Management as MCP servers.
++ To test the MCP server, you can use a tool like [MCP Inspector](
+
+[!INCLUDE [api-management-navigate-to-instance.md](../../includes/api-management-navigate-to-instance.md)]
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+
+## Expose API as an MCP server
+
+1. In the portal, under **APIs**, select **MCP Servers** > **+ Create new MCP Server**.
+1. In **API**, select a REST API to expose as an MCP server. 
+1. Select one or more **API Operations** to expose as tools. You can select all operations or only specific operations.
+1. Select **Create**.
+
+:::image type="content" source="media/export-rest-mcp-server/create-mcp-server.png" alt-text="Screenshot of creating an MCP server in the portal.":::
+
+The MCP server is created and the API operations are exposed as tools. The MCP server is listed in the **MCP Servers** blade. The **URL** column shows the endpoint of the MCP server that you can call for testing or within a client application.
+
+
+:::image type="content" source="media/export-rest-mcp-server/mcp-server-list.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the MCP server list in the portal.":::
+
+
+## Test and use the MCP server
+
+To verify that the MCP server is working, you can use a tool like MCP Inspector to send requests to the server's `sse` endpoint.
+
+
+
+## Related content
+
+* [Blog: Enhanced API developer experience with the Microsoft-Postman partnership](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/enhanced-api-developer-experience-with-the-microsoft-postman/ba-p/3650304)
+* Learn more about [importing API definitions to Postman](https://learning.postman.com/docs/designing-and-developing-your-api/importing-an-api/).
+* Learn more about [authorizing requests in Postman](https://learning.postman.com/docs/sending-requests/authorization/).