az

Commands

az account Manage Azure subscription information.
az acr Manage Azure Container Registries.
az acs Manage Azure Container Services.
az ad Synchronize on-premises directories and manage Azure Active Directory resources.
az appservice Manage App Service plans.
az backup Commands to manage Azure Backups.
az batch Manage Azure Batch.
az billing Manage Azure Billing.
az cdn Manage Azure Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
az cloud Manage registered Azure clouds.
az cognitiveservices Manage Azure Cognitive Services accounts.
az component Manage and update Azure CLI 2.0 components.
az configure Display and manage the Azure CLI 2.0 configuration. This command is interactive.
az consumption Manage consumption of Azure resources.
az container (PREVIEW) Manage Azure Container Instances.
az cosmosdb Manage Azure Cosmos DB database accounts.
az disk Manage Azure Managed Disks.
az dla (PREVIEW) Manage Data Lake Analytics accounts, jobs, and catalogs.
az dls (PREVIEW) Manage Data Lake Store accounts and filesystems.
az eventgrid Manage Azure Event Grid topics and subscriptions.
az extension Manage and update CLI extensions.
az feature Manage resource provider features.
az feedback Loving or hating the CLI? Let us know!
az find Find Azure CLI commands.
az functionapp Manage function apps.
az group Manage resource groups and template deployments.
az image Manage custom virtual machine images.
az interactive Start interactive mode.
az iot (PREVIEW) Manage Internet of Things (IoT) assets.
az keyvault Safeguard and maintain control of keys, secrets, and certificates.
az lab Manage Azure DevTest Labs.
az lock Manage Azure locks.
az login Log in to Azure.
az logout Log out to remove access to Azure subscriptions.
az managedapp Manage template solutions provided and maintained by Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).
az monitor Manage the Azure Monitor Service.
az mysql Manage Azure Database for MySQL servers.
az network Manage Azure Network resources.
az policy Manage resource policies.
az postgres Manage Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers.
az provider Manage resource providers.
az redis Access to a secure, dedicated Redis cache for your Azure applications.
az resource Manage Azure resources.
az role Manage user roles for access control with Azure Active Directory and service principals.
az sf Manage and administer Azure Service Fabric clusters.
az snapshot Manage point-in-time copies of managed disks, native blobs, or other snapshots.
az sql Manage Azure SQL Databases and Data Warehouses.
az storage Manage Azure Cloud Storage resources.
az tag Manage resource tags.
az taskhelp Provides long-form help content by topic.
az vm Provision Linux or Windows virtual machines.
az vmss Manage groupings of virtual machines in an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS).
az webapp Manage web apps.

az configure

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Display and manage the Azure CLI 2.0 configuration. This command is interactive.

az configure [--defaults]

Optional Parameters

--defaults -d
Space separated 'name=value' pairs for common arguments defaults, e.g. '--defaults group=myRG web=myweb vm=myvm'. Use '' to clear the defaults, e.g. --defaults vm='' web=''.

az feedback

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Loving or hating the CLI? Let us know!

az feedback

az find

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Find Azure CLI commands.

az find --search-query
        [--reindex]

Examples

Search for commands containing 'vm' or 'secret'

az find -q vm secret

Required Parameters

--search-query -q
Query text to find.

Optional Parameters

--reindex
Clear the current index and reindex the command modules.

az interactive

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Start interactive mode.

az interactive [--style {bg, br, contrast, default, grey, halloween, neon, none, pastel, primary, purple, quiet}]

Optional Parameters

--style -s
The colors of the shell.
accepted values: bg, br, contrast, default, grey, halloween, neon, none, pastel, primary, purple, quiet

az login

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Log in to Azure.

az login [--allow-no-subscriptions]
         [--msi]
         [--msi-port]
         [--password]
         [--service-principal]
         [--tenant]
         [--username]

Examples

Log in interactively.

az login

Log in with user name and password. This doesn't work with Microsoft accounts or accounts that have two-factor authentication enabled.

az login -u johndoe@contoso.com -p VerySecret

Log in with a service principal using client secret.

az login --service-principal -u http://azure-cli-2016-08-05-14-31-15 -p VerySecret --tenant contoso.onmicrosoft.com

Log in with a service principal using client certificate.

az login --service-principal -u http://azure-cli-2016-08-05-14-31-15 -p ~/mycertfile.pem --tenant contoso.onmicrosoft.com

Log in using a VM's managed service identity (MSI)

az login --msi

Optional Parameters

--allow-no-subscriptions
Support access tenants without subscriptions. It's uncommon but useful to run tenant level commands, such as 'az ad'.
--msi
Log in using the Virtual Machine's identity.
--msi-port
The port to retrieve tokens for login.
default value: 50342
--password -p
Credentials like user password, or for a service principal, provide client secret or a pem file with key and public certificate. Will prompt if not given.
--service-principal
The credential representing a service principal.
--tenant -t
The AAD tenant, must provide when using service principals.
--username -u
Organization id or service principal.

az logout

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Log out to remove access to Azure subscriptions.

az logout [--username]

Optional Parameters

--username
Account user, if missing, logout the current active account.