Resource Manager template samples for creating Application Insights resources
This article includes sample Azure Resource Manager templates to deploy and configure classic Application Insights resources and the new preview workspace-based Application Insights resources. Each sample includes a template file and a parameters file with sample values to provide to the template.
Note
See Azure Monitor resource manager samples for a list of samples that are available and guidance on deploying them in your Azure subscription.
Classic Application Insights resource
The following sample creates a classic Application Insights resource.
Template file
{
"$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2014-04-01-preview/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Name of Application Insights resource."
}
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Type of app you are deploying. This field is for legacy reasons and will not impact the type of App Insights resource you deploy."
}
},
"regionId": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Which Azure Region to deploy the resource to. This must be a valid Azure regionId."
}
},
"tagsArray": {
"type": "object",
"metadata": {
"description": "See documentation on tags:https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources."
}
},
"requestSource": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Source of Azure Resource Manager deployment"
}
}
},
"resources": [
{
"name": "[parameters('name')]",
"type": "microsoft.insights/components",
"location": "[parameters('regionId')]",
"tags": "[parameters('tagsArray')]",
"apiVersion": "2014-08-01",
"properties": {
"ApplicationId": "[parameters('name')]",
"Application_Type": "[parameters('type')]",
"Flow_Type": "Redfield",
"Request_Source": "[parameters('requestSource')]"
}
}
]
}
Parameter file
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"type": {
"value": "web"
},
"name": {
"value": "my_app_insights_resource"
},
"regionId": {
"value": "westus2"
},
"tagsArray": {
"value": {}
},
"requestSource": {
"value": "CustomDeployment"
}
}
}
Workspace-based Application Insights resource
The following sample creates a workspace-based Application Insights resource. Workspace-based Application Insights are currently in preview.
Template file
{
"$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2014-04-01-preview/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Name of Application Insights resource."
}
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Type of app you are deploying. This field is for legacy reasons and will not impact the type of App Insights resource you deploy."
}
},
"regionId": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Which Azure Region to deploy the resource to. This must be a valid Azure regionId."
}
},
"tagsArray": {
"type": "object",
"metadata": {
"description": "See documentation on tags:https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources."
}
},
"requestSource": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Source of Azure Resource Manager deployment"
}
},
"workspaceResourceId": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "Log Analytics workspace ID to associate with your Application Insights resource."
}
}
},
"resources": [
{
"name": "[parameters('name')]",
"type": "microsoft.insights/components",
"location": "[parameters('regionId')]",
"tags": "[parameters('tagsArray')]",
"apiVersion": "2020-02-02-preview",
"properties": {
"ApplicationId": "[parameters('name')]",
"Application_Type": "[parameters('type')]",
"Flow_Type": "Redfield",
"Request_Source": "[parameters('requestSource')]",
"WorkspaceResourceId": "[parameters('workspaceResourceId')]"
}
}
]
}
Parameter file
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"name": {
"value": "my_workspace_based_resource"
},
"type": {
"value": "web"
},
"regionId": {
"value": "westus2"
},
"tagsArray": {
"value": {}
},
"requestSource": {
"value": "CustomDeployment"
},
"workspaceResourceId": {
"value": "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourcegroups/testxxxx/providers/microsoft.operationalinsights/workspaces/testworkspace"
}
}
}