/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers returns inconsistent (unsupported) api versions

[TibbsTerry]

API Spec link

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/resources/providers/list?view=rest-resources-2021-04-01&tabs=HTTP

API Spec version

Describe the bug

'Providers - List' returns inconsistent results. Often unsupported apiVersions are returned

Demonstrated with multiple calls to az provider show

Some results show 2024-03-01

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2024-03-01
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

Expected behavior

should not return invalid apiVersions

Actual behavior

Some results show 2024-03-01

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
...

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2024-03-01
2023-09-01
...

Reproduction Steps

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2024-03-01
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

C:\>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='virtualMachineScaleSets/virtualMachines'].apiVersions | [0]" --out table
Result
------------------
2024-03-01
2023-09-01
2023-07-01
2023-03-01
2022-11-01
2022-08-01
2022-03-01
2021-11-01
2021-07-01
2021-04-01
2021-03-01
2020-12-01
2020-06-01
2019-12-01
2019-07-01
2019-03-01
2018-10-01
2018-06-01
2018-04-01
2017-12-01
2017-10-30-preview
2017-03-30
2016-08-30
2016-04-30-preview
2016-03-30
2015-06-15
2015-05-01-preview

Environment

No response

[hilaryw29]

Thanks for raising this, we're taking a look.

[TibbsTerry]

Any update on this issue? We are now experiencing a similar issue for 'virtualNetworks'

[TibbsTerry]

Any update on this issue?
We are experiencing the same issue for Microsoft.Sql

C:\> az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Sql --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='servers'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2024-05-01-preview"
C:\> az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Sql --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='servers'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2024-05-01-preview"
C:\> az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Sql --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='servers'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2023-08-01-preview"
C:\> az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Sql --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='servers'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2024-05-01-preview"
C:\> az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Sql --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='servers'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2023-08-01-preview"
C:\> az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Sql --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='servers'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2023-08-01-preview"
C:\> az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Sql --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='servers'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2023-08-01-preview"

[TibbsTerry]

Any update on this?
We are experiencing the same issue for Microsoft.Network & ipGroups

C:>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Network --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='ipGroups'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2024-03-01"

C:>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Network --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='ipGroups'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2024-03-01"

C:>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Network --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='ipGroups'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2024-05-01"

C:>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Network --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='ipGroups'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2024-03-01"

C:>az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Network --query "reverse(sort_by(resourceTypes[?resourceType=='ipGroups'].apiVersions | [0][*].{Item:@}, &Item))[0].Item"
"2024-03-01"