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By Microsoft (223 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Azure

An Azure Functions extension for Visual Studio Code.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

Azure Functions has 6,314,774 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #150 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 3.2 out of 5 from 36 ratings.

PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.

Installs
6,314,774
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
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Rank
#150
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.19 / 5 from 36 ratings

About Azure Functions

Azure Functions for Visual Studio Code

Use the Azure Functions extension to quickly create, debug, manage, and deploy serverless apps directly from VS Code.

Visit the wiki for more information about Azure Functions and how to use the advanced features of this extension.

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Create your first serverless app

1. Select the button to create a new project in the Azure Resources explorer

1. Select a new, _empty_ folder to contain your project 1. Select your desired programming language 1. Select "HTTP trigger" for your project's first function 1. Use "HttpTrigger1" as the function name 1. Select "Anonymous" for the authorization level, which enables anyone to call your function endpoint without a key. To learn more about authorization levels, see here. 1. If the selected folder is not already open, select "Open in current window" to open it

Run the serverless app locally

This extension integrates with the Azure Functions Core Tools to let you run your project locally before publishing to Azure.

1. To start your project, press F5 or the "play" button

1. If you do not have the Azure Functions Core Tools installed, you will be automatically prompted to install. Follow the specified instructions, or skip to the "Deploy" step if you would rather deploy without running locally. TIP: The "Terminal" panel should pop up automatically and you know your project is running if you see output 1. Expand your _local project_ in the Azure Workspace explorer to copy your function's url

1. Navigate to a browser, paste the url, and append ?name=world TIP: Your url should look like this: http://localhost:7071/api/HttpTrigger1?name=world 1. A response of "Hello world" is returned in the browser and you know your function worked! 1. Select the "Detach" button to stop your project from running locally

Deploy to Azure

1. Sign in to your Azure Account by clicking "Sign in to Azure..." in the Azure Resources explorer If you don't already have an Azure Account, click "Create a Free Azure Account" 1. Select the 'plus' button to open the "Create Resource" menu

1. Choose "Create Function App in Azure..."

1. Enter a globally unique name for your Function App 1. If multiple versions of your language's runtime are supported (i.e. Node.js 10 and Node.js 12), select your desired version (the latest is recommended) 1. Select a location 1. Wait for your Function App to be created. Progress will be shown in the Activity Log panel

1. Once your Function App has been created, reveal the resource in the Resources view.

1. Right click your Function App and select "Deploy to Function App"

1. Once deployment is complete, expand your _subscription_ in the Azure Resources explorer to copy your deployed function's url

1. Navigate to a browser, paste the url, and append ?name=world TIP: Your url should look like this: https://.azurewebsites.net/api/HttpTrigger1?name=world 1. A response of "Hello world" is returned in the browser and you know your function worked!

Troubleshooting

"unable to get local issuer certificate" on a corporate network

If you're on a corporate network that performs HTTPS/SSL inspection (for example Zscaler, Netskope, Cisco Umbrella, or an internal certificate authority), Azure operations may fail with errors like unable to get local issuer certificate or self-signed certificate in certificate chain. This happens because the extension's Azure calls run in the Node.js extension host, which does not use the operating system certificate store by default.

To resolve it, point Node.js and VS Code at your corporate root CA (typically by setting NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS). See the certificate troubleshooting guide in the Azure Resources extension README for the full steps.

Contributing

There are a couple of ways you can contribute to this repo:

• Ideas, feature requests and bugs: We are open to all ideas and we want to get rid of bugs! Use the Issues section to either report a new issue, provide your ideas or contribute to existing threads. • Documentation: Found a typo or strangely worded sentences? Submit a PR! • Code: Contribute bug fixes, features or design changes: • Clone the repository locally and open in VS Code. • Run "Extensions: Show Recommended Extensions" from the command palette and install all extensions listed under "Workspace Recommendations" • Open the terminal (press CTRL+ \) and run npm install`. • To build, press F1 and type in Tasks: Run Build Task. • Debug: press F5 to start debugging the extension.

Legal

Before we can accept your pull request you will need to sign a Contribution License Agreement. All you need to do is to submit a pull request, then the PR will get appropriately labelled (e.g. cla-required, cla-norequired, cla-signed, cla-already-signed). If you already signed the agreement we will continue with reviewing the PR, otherwise system will tell you how you can sign the CLA. Once you sign the CLA all future PR's will be labeled as cla-signed.

Code of Conduct

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

Telemetry

VS Code collects usage data and sends it to Microsoft to help improve our products and services. Read our privacy statement to learn more. If you don’t wish to send usage data to Microsoft, you can set the telemetry.enableTelemetry setting to false. Learn more in our FAQ.

Lifecycle

The Azure Functions extension for VS Code follows the Modern Lifecycle Policy. Follow instructions here to get the latest updates of the extension.

Support Dates

|Version|Start Date|Retirement Date|

|1.x|10/20/2020|In Support|

License

MIT

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • Azure
  • Functions
  • json
  • multi-root ready
  • serverless

Where Azure Functions sits in the listing

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All VS Code Marketplace2,500 listings · 125 pages · page 8, #10 (overall #150)
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Azure50 listings · 3 pages · page 1, #6 (overall #6)
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Adoption over time

Azure Functions installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 6,314,774 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.Azure FunctionsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days6,314,774installs6.3M6.3M6.3M6.3M6.3M6.3M6.3MJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Azure Functions installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 6,314,774 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Azure Functions installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Azure FunctionsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace6,314,774installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Azure Functions installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Azure Functions VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #150 (by installs).Azure FunctionsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#150current rank#148#149#150#151#152Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Azure Functions VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #150 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Azure Functions ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 36 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.Azure FunctionsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days36ratings323334353637383940Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Azure Functions ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 36 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.
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Recent observations

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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-azurefunctions. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.