Bicep Templates for APIM Configuration - Part 1

Here are some of the Bicep templates I came across when working through. 

Create an APIM Instance

resource apim 'Microsoft.ApiManagement/service@2021-04-01-preview' = {

  name: apimName

  location: region

  sku: {

    name: sku

    capacity: 1

  }

  properties: {

    publisherEmail: publisherEmail

    publisherName: publisherName

    virtualNetworkConfiguration: {

      subnetResourceId: '/subscriptions/${subscription().subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/${resourceGroup().name}/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/${virtualNetworkName}/subnets/${subnetName_ApimAccess}'

    }

    virtualNetworkType:'External'

  }

}

This example allows the APIM to be connected to a subnet on a virtual network.

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