567-labs · jxnl · Jun 27, 2025 · Jun 20, 2025 · Jun 27, 2025
diff --git a/docs/integrations/azure.md b/docs/integrations/azure.md
@@ -51,6 +51,38 @@ client = AzureOpenAI(
 client = instructor.from_openai(client)
 ```
 
+## Using Auto Client (Recommended)
+
+The easiest way to get started with Azure OpenAI is using the `from_provider` method:
+
+```python
+import instructor
+import os
+
+# Set your Azure OpenAI credentials
+os.environ["AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "your-api-key"
+os.environ["AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT"] = "https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/"
+
+# Create client using the provider string
+client = instructor.from_provider("azure_openai/gpt-4o-mini")
+
+# Or async client
+async_client = instructor.from_provider("azure_openai/gpt-4o-mini", async_client=True)
+```
+
+You can also pass credentials as parameters:
+
+```python
+import instructor
+
+client = instructor.from_provider(
+    "azure_openai/gpt-4o-mini",
+    api_key="your-api-key",
+    azure_endpoint="https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/",
+    api_version="2024-02-01"  # Optional, defaults to 2024-02-01
+)
+```
+
 ## Basic Usage
 
 Here's a simple example using a Pydantic model:

diff --git a/instructor/auto_client.py b/instructor/auto_client.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # List of supported providers
 supported_providers = [
     "openai",
+    "azure_openai",
     "anthropic",
     "google",
     "mistral",
@@ -82,10 +83,12 @@ def from_provider(
         >>> import instructor
         >>> # Sync clients
         >>> client = instructor.from_provider("openai/gpt-4")
+        >>> client = instructor.from_provider("azure_openai/gpt-4")
         >>> client = instructor.from_provider("anthropic/claude-3-sonnet")
         >>> client = instructor.from_provider("ollama/llama2")
         >>> # Async clients
         >>> async_client = instructor.from_provider("openai/gpt-4", async_client=True)
+        >>> async_client = instructor.from_provider("azure_openai/gpt-4", async_client=True)
     """
     try:
         provider, model_name = model.split("/", 1)
@@ -117,6 +120,58 @@ def from_provider(
                 "Install it with `pip install openai`."
             ) from None
 
+    elif provider == "azure_openai":
+        try:
+            import os
+            from openai import AzureOpenAI, AsyncAzureOpenAI
+            from instructor import from_openai
+
+            # Get required Azure OpenAI configuration from environment
+            api_key = kwargs.pop("api_key", os.environ.get("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY"))
+            azure_endpoint = kwargs.pop("azure_endpoint", os.environ.get("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT"))
+            api_version = kwargs.pop("api_version", "2024-02-01")
+
+            if not api_key:
+                from instructor.exceptions import ConfigurationError
+                raise ConfigurationError(
+                    "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY is not set. "
+                    "Set it with `export AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=<your-api-key>` or pass it as kwarg api_key=<your-api-key>"
+                )
+
+            if not azure_endpoint:
+                from instructor.exceptions import ConfigurationError
+                raise ConfigurationError(
+                    "AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set. "
+                    "Set it with `export AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=<your-endpoint>` or pass it as kwarg azure_endpoint=<your-endpoint>"
+                )
+
+            client = (
+                AsyncAzureOpenAI(
+                    api_key=api_key,
+                    api_version=api_version,
+                    azure_endpoint=azure_endpoint,
+                )
+                if async_client
+                else AzureOpenAI(
+                    api_key=api_key,
+                    api_version=api_version,
+                    azure_endpoint=azure_endpoint,
+                )
+            )
+            return from_openai(
+                client,
+                model=model_name,
+                mode=mode if mode else instructor.Mode.TOOLS,
+                **kwargs,
+            )
+        except ImportError:
+            from instructor.exceptions import ConfigurationError
+
+            raise ConfigurationError(
+                "The openai package is required to use the Azure OpenAI provider. "
+                "Install it with `pip install openai`."
+            ) from None
+
     elif provider == "anthropic":
         try:
             import anthropic

diff --git a/tests/test_auto_client.py b/tests/test_auto_client.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class User(BaseModel):
     "anthropic/claude-3-5-haiku-latest",
     "google/gemini-2.0-flash",
     "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
+    "azure_openai/gpt-4o-mini",
     "mistral/ministral-8b-latest",
     "cohere/command-r-plus",
     "perplexity/sonar-pro",