Q17 Functions Domain 3 · 20–25% of exam

What is the purpose of the host.json file in Azure Functions?

  1. A Defines connection strings
  2. B Global configuration for the Functions runtime (logging, retry, concurrency, trigger behaviour) (correct answer)
  3. C Lists installed NuGet packages
  4. D Contains deployment configuration

Shortcut: , Service Bus maxConcurrentCalls, batch size).

host.json configures the Functions runtime globally: logging levels, retry policies, concurrency settings, and trigger-specific options (e.g., Service Bus maxConcurrentCalls, batch size).