Announcing General Availability of Microsoft Purview SDK and APIs

If you are building enterprise grade custom GenAI applications or agents, you are probably familiar with the increasing data security and compliance challenges that your target customers worry about: Insufficient visibility and controls, overreliance and ethical concerns on AI outputs, and ever growing/changing regulatory compliance requirements. These concerns are not just theoretical; they directly impact whether enterprises will adopt and scale your solution. Without strong, built-in data governance and protection, even the most innovative GenAI apps can stall adoption.

As a developer building AI solution, here are the top challenges around data security and governance that you should address

1. Data leakage – inadvertent leak of sensitive data to and from AI apps
2. Data oversharing – users accessing data, via AI apps, that they aren’t authorized to otherwise
3. Non-compliant usage – AI apps used to generate unethical or other high-risk content

We are excited to announce the general availability of Microsoft Purview APIs and SDK, as of July 1^st, to enable developers shift-left and build the agents with security and compliance in mind from day one.

These APIs easily integrate with your apps or agents and help you implement enterprise-grade data security and governance, enabling secure experiences similar to what Microsoft 365 Copilot does.

Figure 1: Diagram showing the ease of workflow with the new Purview API integration

With Purview doing the heavy lifting to support governance and compliance, you can focus your precious investments on building core product value, while supporting your customers with a comprehensive 1-stop solution to manage data security posture and risks in a comprehensive way.

What the Purview SDK enables

Integrate enterprise-grade data security and compliance controls into your custom AI apps and agents — across any platform and model for the following outcomes:

• Prevent data oversharing by honoring label inheritance from grounding data sources
• Protect against data leaks and insider risks with built-in safeguards
• Govern AI runtime data through auditing, Data Lifecycle Management (DLM), eDiscovery (eD), and Communication Compliance (CC)

Get started today! Explore Purview SDK

Additional Resources

• API references:  Microsoft Purview data security and governance
• Azure AI Samples integrated with Purview APIs:
  • Serverless AI Chat with RAG
  • Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search
• Quick-start samples:
  • API explorer app
  • Postman collection
• See it in action: https://youtu.be/Ta-nrefqdb0?si=5aoZTrIoykZpY0na
• Partner Case Studies:
  • EY: https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/24107-ey-global-services-limited-microsoft-purview
  • Infosys: https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/24070-infosys-microsoft-purview