az

Note

This command group has commands that are defined in both Azure CLI and at least one extension. Install each extension to benefit from its extended capabilities. Learn more about extensions.

Commands

Name Description Type Status
az account

Manage Azure subscription information.

Core and Extension GA
az acr

Manage private registries with Azure Container Registries.

Core and Extension GA
az ad

Manage Azure Active Directory Graph entities needed for Role Based Access Control.

Core and Extension GA
az adp

Manage Azure Autonomous Development Platform resources.

Extension GA
az advisor

Manage Azure Advisor.

Core GA
az afd

Manage Azure Front Door Standard/Premium.

Core Preview
az ai-examples

Add AI powered examples to help content.

Extension Preview
az aks

Manage Azure Kubernetes Services.

Core and Extension GA
az aksarc

Manage provisioned clusters.

Extension GA
az akshybrid

Manage provisioned clusters.

Extension Preview
az alerts-management

Manage Azure Alerts Management Service Resource.

Extension GA
az alias

Manage Azure CLI Aliases.

Extension GA
az amlfs

Manage lustre file system.

Extension GA
az ams

Manage Azure Media Services resources.

Core GA
az aosm

Commands to interact with Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM).

Extension Preview
az apic

Manage Azure API Center services.

Extension GA
az apim

Manage Azure API Management services.

Core GA
az appconfig

Manage App Configurations.

Core GA
az appservice

Manage App Service plans.

Core and Extension GA
az arcappliance

Commands to manage Arc resource bridge.

Extension GA
az arcdata

Commands for using Azure Arc-enabled data services.

Extension GA
az aro

Manage Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters.

Core GA
az artifacts

Manage Azure Artifacts.

Extension GA
az astronomer

Manage Azure Astronomer resources.

Extension GA
az attestation

Manage Microsoft Azure Attestation (MAA).

Extension Experimental
az automanage

Manage Automanage.

Extension GA
az automation

Manage Automation Account.

Extension GA
az azurestackhci

Manage azurestackhci.

Extension Experimental
az backup

Manage Azure Backups.

Core GA
az baremetalinstance

(PREVIEW) Manage BareMetal Instances.

Extension GA
az batch

Manage Azure Batch.

Core and Extension GA
az batchai

Manage Batch AI resources.

Core Deprecated
az bicep

Bicep CLI command group.

Core GA
az billing

Manage Azure Billing.

Core GA
az billing-benefits

Azure billing benefits commands.

Extension GA
az blueprint

Commands to manage blueprint.

Extension GA
az boards

Manage Azure Boards.

Extension GA
az bot

Manage Microsoft Azure Bot Service.

Core GA
az cache

Commands to manage CLI objects cached using the --defer argument.

Core GA
az capacity

Manage capacity.

Core GA
az cdn

Manage Azure Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).

Core GA
az change-analysis

List changes for resources.

Extension GA
az cli-translator

Translate ARM template or REST API to CLI scripts.

Extension Experimental
az cloud

Manage registered Azure clouds.

Core GA
az cloud-service

Manage cloud service.

Extension Experimental
az cognitiveservices

Manage Azure Cognitive Services accounts.

Core GA
az command-change

Commands for CLI modules metadata management.

Extension GA
az communication

Manage communication service with communication.

Extension GA
az confcom

Commands to generate security policies for confidential containers in Azure.

Extension GA
az confidentialledger

Manage Confidential Ledger.

Extension GA
az config

Manage Azure CLI configuration.

Core Experimental
az configure

Manage Azure CLI configuration. This command is interactive.

Core GA
az confluent

Manage confluent resources.

Extension Experimental
az connectedk8s

Commands to manage connected kubernetes clusters.

Extension GA
az connectedmachine

Manage an Azure Arc-Enabled Server.

Extension GA
az connectedvmware

Commands to manage Connected VMware.

Extension GA
az connection

Commands to manage Service Connector local connections which allow local environment to connect Azure Resource. If you want to manage connection for compute service, please run 'az webapp/containerapp/spring connection'.

Core and Extension GA
az consumption

Manage consumption of Azure resources.

Core Preview
az container

Manage Azure Container Instances.

Core and Extension GA
az containerapp

Manage Azure Container Apps.

Core and Extension GA
az cosmosdb

Manage Azure Cosmos DB database accounts.

Core and Extension GA
az costmanagement

Costmanagement.

Extension GA
az csvmware

Manage Azure VMware Solution by CloudSimple.

Extension Preview
az custom-providers

Commands to manage custom providers.

Extension GA
az customlocation

Commands to Create, Get, List and Delete CustomLocations.

Extension GA
az databox

Manage data box.

Extension GA
az databoxedge

Support data box edge device and management.

Core Preview
az databricks

Manage databricks workspaces.

Extension GA
az datadog

Manage datadog.

Extension GA
az datafactory

Manage Data Factory.

Extension GA
az datamigration

Manage Data Migration.

Extension GA
az dataprotection

Manage dataprotection.

Extension Experimental
az datashare

Manage Data Share.

Extension Experimental
az dedicated-hsm

Manage dedicated hsm with hardware security modules.

Extension GA
az demo

Demos for designing, developing and demonstrating Azure CLI.

Core Deprecated
az deployment

Manage Azure Resource Manager template deployment at subscription scope.

Core GA
az deployment-scripts

Manage deployment scripts at subscription or resource group scope.

Core GA
az desktopvirtualization

Manage desktop virtualization.

Extension GA
az devcenter

Manage resources with devcenter.

Extension GA
az devops

Manage Azure DevOps organization level operations.

Extension GA
az disk

Manage Azure Managed Disks.

Core GA
az disk-access

Manage disk access resources.

Core GA
az disk-encryption-set

Disk Encryption Set resource.

Core GA
az disk-pool

Manage Azure disk pool.

Extension GA
az dla

Manage Data Lake Analytics accounts, jobs, and catalogs.

Core Preview
az dls

Manage Data Lake Store accounts and filesystems.

Core Preview
az dms

Manage Azure Data Migration Service (classic) instances.

Core and Extension GA
az dnc

Manage Delegated Network.

Extension Preview
az dns-resolver

Manage Dns Resolver.

Extension GA
az dt

Manage Azure Digital Twins solutions & infrastructure.

Extension GA
az dynatrace

Manage dynatrace.

Extension GA
az edgeorder

Manage Edge Order.

Extension GA
az elastic

Manage Microsoft Elastic.

Extension GA
az elastic-san

Manage Elastic SAN.

Extension GA
az eventgrid

Manage Azure Event Grid topics, domains, domain topics, system topics partner topics, event subscriptions, system topic event subscriptions and partner topic event subscriptions.

Core and Extension GA
az eventhubs

Eventhubs.

Core GA
az extension

Manage and update CLI extensions.

Core GA
az feature

Manage resource provider features.

Core GA
az feedback

Send feedback to the Azure CLI Team.

Core GA
az find

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Core GA
az firmwareanalysis

Commands to manage firmware analysis.

Extension GA
az fleet

Commands to manage fleet.

Extension GA
az fluid-relay

Manage Fluid Relay.

Extension GA
az footprint Extension GA
az functionapp

Manage function apps. To install the Azure Functions Core tools see https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-core-tools.

Core and Extension GA
az fzf

Commands to select active or default objects via fzf.

Extension GA
az grafana

Commands to manage Azure Grafana instances.

Extension GA
az graph

Query the resources managed by Azure Resource Manager.

Extension GA
az graph-services

Make operations on Microsoft.GraphServices resource types.

Extension GA
az group

Manage resource groups and template deployments.

Core GA
az guestconfig

Manage Guest Configuration.

Extension GA
az hack

Commands to manage resources commonly used for student hacks.

Extension GA
az hanainstance

(PREVIEW) Manage Azure SAP HANA Instance.

Extension GA
az hdinsight

Manage HDInsight resources.

Core GA
az hdinsight-on-aks

HDInsight on Aks CLI.

Extension GA
az healthbot

Manage bot with healthbot.

Extension Experimental
az healthcareapis

Manage Healthcare Apis.

Extension GA
az hpc-cache

Commands to manage hpc cache.

Extension GA
az hybridaks

Manage hybridaks provisioned clusters.

Extension Preview
az identity

Managed Identities.

Core GA
az image

Manage custom virtual machine images.

Core and Extension GA
az import-export

Manage Import Export.

Extension Experimental
az init

It's an effortless setting up tool for configs.

Extension Experimental
az interactive

Start interactive mode. Installs the Interactive extension if not installed already.

Core Preview
az internet-analyzer

Commands to manage internet analyzer.

Extension GA
az iot

Manage Internet of Things (IoT) assets.

Core and Extension GA
az k8s-configuration

Commands to manage resources from Microsoft.KubernetesConfiguration.

Extension GA
az k8s-extension

Commands to manage Kubernetes Extensions.

Extension GA
az k8s-runtime

Manage Arc Kubernetes Runtime resources.

Extension Preview
az k8sconfiguration

Commands to manage Kubernetes configuration.

Extension Preview and Deprecated
az keyvault

Manage KeyVault keys, secrets, and certificates.

Core GA
az kusto

Manage Azure Kusto resources.

Core and Extension GA
az lab

Manage Azure DevTest Labs.

Core Preview
az large-instance

Handle Operations for Compute Azure Large Instances.

Extension GA
az large-storage-instance

Handle Operations for Storage Azure Large Instances.

Extension GA
az load

Manage Azure Load Testing resources.

Extension GA
az lock

Manage Azure locks.

Core GA
az logic

Manage logic.

Extension GA
az logicapp

Manage logic apps.

Core GA
az login

Log in to Azure.

Core GA
az logout

Log out to remove access to Azure subscriptions.

Core GA
az logz

Manage Microsoft Logz.

Extension Experimental
az maintenance

Manage Maintenance.

Extension GA
az managed-cassandra

Azure Managed Cassandra.

Core and Extension GA
az managedapp

Manage template solutions provided and maintained by Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

Core GA
az managedservices

Manage the registration assignments and definitions in Azure.

Core GA
az managementpartner

Allows the partners to associate a Microsoft Partner Network(MPN) ID to a user or service principal in the customer's Azure directory.

Extension GA
az maps

Manage Azure Maps.

Core GA
az mariadb

Manage Azure Database for MariaDB servers.

Core GA
az mesh

(PREVIEW) Manage Azure Service Fabric Mesh Resources.

Extension Preview
az ml

Manage Azure Machine Learning resources with the Azure CLI ML extension v2.

Extension GA
az ml

Manage Azure Machine Learning resources with the Azure CLI ML extension v1.

Extension GA
az mobile-network

Manage mobile network.

Extension GA
az monitor

Manage the Azure Monitor Service.

Core and Extension GA
az mysql

Manage Azure Database for MySQL servers.

Core and Extension GA
az netappfiles

Manage Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Resources.

Core and Extension GA
az network

Manage Azure Network resources.

Core and Extension GA
az network-analytics

Network Analytics command group Azure Operator Insights resource manipulation.

Extension GA
az network-function

Manage network function.

Extension GA
az networkcloud

Manage Network Cloud resources.

Extension Preview
az networkfabric

Manage Azure Network Fabric Management Service API.

Extension GA
az new-relic

Manage Azure NewRelic resources.

Extension GA
az next

Recommend the possible next set of commands to take.

Extension Experimental
az nginx

Manage NGINX deployment resources.

Extension GA
az notification-hub

Manage notification hubs.

Extension Experimental
az offazure

Manage on-premise resources for migrate.

Extension Experimental
az orbital

Azure Orbital Ground Station as-a-Service (GSaaS).

Extension GA
az palo-alto

Manage palo-alto networks resource.

Extension GA
az partnercenter

Partner Center management.

Extension GA
az peering

Manage peering.

Extension GA
az pipelines

Manage Azure Pipelines.

Extension GA
az policy

Manage resource policies.

Core GA
az portal

Manage Portal.

Extension Experimental
az postgres

Manage Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers.

Core and Extension GA
az powerbi

Manage PowerBI resources.

Extension GA
az ppg

Manage Proximity Placement Groups.

Core GA
az private-link

Private-link association CLI command group.

Core GA
az provider

Manage resource providers.

Core GA
az providerhub

Manage resources with ProviderHub.

Extension GA
az purview

Manage Purview.

Extension Preview
az quantum

Manage Azure Quantum Workspaces and submit jobs to Azure Quantum Providers.

Extension Preview
az qumulo

Manage qumulo.

Extension GA
az quota

Manag quota for Azure resource providers.

Extension GA
az redis

Manage dedicated Redis caches for your Azure applications.

Core GA
az redisenterprise

Manage the redisenterprise cache.

Extension GA
az relay

Manage Azure Relay Service namespaces, WCF relays, hybrid connections, and rules.

Core GA
az remote-rendering-account

Manage remote rendering account with mixed reality.

Extension GA
az repos

Manage Azure Repos.

Extension GA
az reservations

Azure Reservations.

Extension Preview
az resource

Manage Azure resources.

Core GA
az resource-mover

Manage Resource Mover Service API.

Extension GA
az resourcemanagement

Resourcemanagement CLI command group.

Core GA
az rest

Invoke a custom request.

Core GA
az restore-point

Manage restore point with res.

Core GA
az role

Manage user roles for access control with Azure Active Directory and service principals.

Core GA
az sapmonitor

(PREVIEW) Manage Azure SAP Monitor.

Extension GA
az scenario

E2E Scenario Usage Guidance.

Extension GA
az scvmm

Commands for managing Arc for SCVMM resources.

Extension GA
az search

Manage Azure Search services, admin keys and query keys.

Core GA
az security

Manage your security posture with Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Core GA
az self-help

Azure SelfHelp will help you troubleshoot issues with Azure resources.

Extension Preview
az self-test

Runs a self-test of the CLI.

Core Deprecated
az sentinel

Manage Microsoft Sentinel.

Extension GA
az serial-console

Connect to the Serial Console of a Linux/Windows Virtual Machine or VMSS Instance.

Extension GA
az servicebus

Servicebus.

Core GA
az sf

Manage and administer Azure Service Fabric clusters.

Core GA
az sig

Manage shared image gallery.

Core and Extension GA
az signalr

Manage Azure SignalR Service.

Core GA
az site-recovery

Manage Site Recovery Service.

Extension GA
az snapshot

Manage point-in-time copies of managed disks, native blobs, or other snapshots.

Core GA
az spatial-anchors-account

Manage spatial anchor account with mixed reality.

Extension GA
az sphere

Manage Azure Sphere.

Extension GA
az spring

Commands to manage Azure Spring Apps.

Core and Extension GA
az spring-cloud

Commands to manage Azure Spring Cloud.

Core and Extension Deprecated
az sql

Manage Azure SQL Databases and Data Warehouses.

Core and Extension GA
az ssh

SSH into resources (Azure VMs, Arc servers, etc) using AAD issued openssh certificates.

Extension GA
az sshkey

Manage ssh public key with vm.

Core GA
az stack

A deployment stack is a native Azure resource type that enables you to perform operations on a resource collection as an atomic unit.

Core GA
az stack-hci

Manage Azure Stack HCI.

Extension GA
az stack-hci-vm

Manage virtualmachine with stack-hci-vm.

Extension Experimental
az staticwebapp

Manage static apps.

Core and Extension GA
az storage

Manage Azure Cloud Storage resources.

Core and Extension GA
az storage-mover

Manage top-level Storage Mover resource.

Extension GA
az storagesync

Manage Azure File Sync.

Extension GA
az stream-analytics

Manage Stream Analytics.

Extension GA
az support

Manage Azure support resource.

Extension GA
az survey

Take Azure CLI survey.

Core GA
az synapse

Manage and operate Synapse Workspace, Spark Pool, SQL Pool.

Core GA
az tag

Tag Management on a resource.

Core GA
az term

Manage marketplace agreement with marketplaceordering.

Core Experimental
az ts

Manage template specs at subscription or resource group scope.

Core GA
az tsi

Manage Azure Time Series Insights.

Extension GA
az upgrade

Upgrade Azure CLI and extensions.

Core Preview
az version

Show the versions of Azure CLI modules and extensions in JSON format by default or format configured by --output.

Core GA
az vm

Manage Linux or Windows virtual machines.

Core and Extension GA
az vmss

Manage groupings of virtual machines in an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS).

Core GA
az vmware

Commands to manage Azure VMware Solution.

Extension GA
az webapp

Manage web apps.

Core and Extension GA
az webpubsub

Commands to manage Webpubsub.

Extension GA
az workloads

Manage workloads.

Extension Preview

az configure

Manage Azure CLI configuration. This command is interactive.

For automation scenarios or to set all available options, use the new az config.

az configure [--defaults]
             [--list-defaults {false, true}]
             [--scope {global, local}]

Examples

Set default resource group, webapp and VM names.

az configure --defaults group=myRG web=myweb vm=myvm

Clear default webapp and VM names.

az configure --defaults vm='' web=''

Optional Parameters

--defaults -d

Space-separated 'name=value' pairs for common argument defaults.

--list-defaults -l

List all applicable defaults.

accepted values: false, true
--scope

Scope of defaults. Using "local" for settings only effective under current folder.

accepted values: global, local
default value: global
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az feedback

Send feedback to the Azure CLI Team.

This command is interactive. If possible, it launches the default web browser to open GitHub issue creation page with the body auto-generated and pre-filled. You will have a chance to edit the issue body before submitting it.

az feedback
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az find

I'm an AI robot, my advice is based on our Azure documentation as well as the usage patterns of Azure CLI and Azure ARM users. Using me improves Azure products and documentation.

az find [<CLI_TERM>]

Examples

Give me any Azure CLI group and I’ll show the most popular commands within the group.

az find "az storage"

Give me any Azure CLI command and I’ll show the most popular parameters and subcommands.

az find "az monitor activity-log list"

You can also enter a search term, and I'll try to help find the best commands.

az find "arm template"

Optional Parameters

<CLI_TERM>

An Azure CLI command or group for which you need an example.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az init

Experimental

This command is experimental and under development. Reference and support levels: https://aka.ms/CLI_refstatus

It's an effortless setting up tool for configs.

az init
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az interactive

Preview

This command is in preview and under development. Reference and support levels: https://aka.ms/CLI_refstatus

Start interactive mode. Installs the Interactive extension if not installed already.

For more information on interactive mode, see: https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/welcome-to-azure-cli-shell/.

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

Optional Parameters

--style -s

The colors of the shell.

accepted values: bg, br, contrast, default, grey, halloween, neon, none, pastel, primary, purple, quiet
--update

Update the Interactive extension to the latest available.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az login

Log in to Azure.

By default, this command logs in with a user account. CLI will try to launch a web browser to log in interactively. If a web browser is not available, CLI will fall back to device code login. To login with a service principal, specify --service-principal.

az login [--allow-no-subscriptions]
         [--federated-token]
         [--identity]
         [--password]
         [--scope]
         [--service-principal]
         [--tenant]
         [--use-cert-sn-issuer]
         [--use-device-code]
         [--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. Use -p=secret if the first character of the password is '-'.

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

Log in with a service principal using client secret. Use -p=secret if the first character of the password is '-'.

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 system-assigned managed identity.

az login --identity

Log in using a VM's user-assigned managed identity. Client or object ids of the service identity also work.

az login --identity -u /subscriptions/<subscriptionId>/resourcegroups/myRG/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/myID

Optional Parameters

--allow-no-subscriptions

Support access tenants without subscriptions. It's uncommon but useful to run tenant level commands, such as 'az ad'.

default value: False
--federated-token

Federated token that can be used for OIDC token exchange.

--identity -i

Log in using the Virtual Machine's identity.

default value: False
--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.

--scope

Used in the /authorize request. It can cover only one static resource.

--service-principal

The credential representing a service principal.

--tenant -t

The AAD tenant, must provide when using service principals.

--use-cert-sn-issuer

Used with a service principal configured with Subject Name and Issuer Authentication in order to support automatic certificate rolls.

--use-device-code

Use CLI's old authentication flow based on device code. CLI will also use this if it can't launch a browser in your behalf, e.g. in remote SSH or Cloud Shell.

default value: False
--username -u

User name, service principal, or managed service identity ID.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az logout

Log out to remove access to Azure subscriptions.

az logout [--username]

Optional Parameters

--username

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

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az next

Experimental

This command is experimental and under development. Reference and support levels: https://aka.ms/CLI_refstatus

Recommend the possible next set of commands to take.

There are some custom configurations:

[1] az config set next.execute_in_prompt=True/False Turn on/off the step of executing recommended commands in interactive mode. Turn on by default.

[2] az config set next.recommended_type=all/scenario/command Set the default recommended type. All is the default.

[3] az config set next.output=json/jsonc/none/table/tsv/yaml/yamlc/status Set default output format. Status is the default.

[4] az config set next.command_num_limit={command_amount_limit} Set the limit of recommended command items. 5 is the default.

[5] az config set next.scenario_num_limit={scenario_amount_limit} Set the limit of recommended scenario items. 5 is the default.

[6] az config set next.show_arguments=True/False Show/hide the arguments of recommended items. False is the default.

[7] az config set next.print_help=True/False Enable/disable whether to print help actively before executing each command. False is the default.

az next [--command]
        [--scenario]

Optional Parameters

--command -c

Specify this parameter will only recommend commands.

default value: False
--scenario -s

Specify this parameter will only recommend E2E scenarios.

default value: False
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az rest

Invoke a custom request.

This command automatically authenticates using the logged-in credential: If Authorization header is not set, it attaches header Authorization: Bearer <token>, where <token> is retrieved from AAD. The target resource of the token is derived from --url if --url starts with an endpoint from az cloud show --query endpoints. You may also use --resource for a custom resource.

If Content-Type header is not set and --body is a valid JSON string, Content-Type header will default to application/json.

For passing JSON in PowerShell, see https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/blob/dev/doc/quoting-issues-with-powershell.md.

az rest --uri
        [--body]
        [--headers]
        [--method {delete, get, head, options, patch, post, put}]
        [--output-file]
        [--resource]
        [--skip-authorization-header]
        [--uri-parameters]

Examples

Get Audit log through Microsoft Graph

az rest --method get --url https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/auditLogs/directoryAudits

Update a Azure Active Directory Graph User's display name

(Bash or CMD)
az rest --method patch --url "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/johndoe@azuresdkteam.onmicrosoft.com" --body "{\"displayName\": \"johndoe2\"}"

(Bash)
az rest --method patch --url "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/johndoe@azuresdkteam.onmicrosoft.com" --body '{"displayName": "johndoe2"}'

(PowerShell)
az rest --method patch --url "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/johndoe@azuresdkteam.onmicrosoft.com" --body '{\"displayName\": \"johndoe2\"}'

Get a virtual machine

az rest --method get --uri /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}?api-version=2019-03-01

Create a public IP address from body.json file

az rest --method put --url https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/{publicIpAddressName}?api-version=2019-09-01 --body @body.json

List the top three resources (Bash)

az rest --method get --url https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resources?api-version=2019-07-01 --url-parameters \$top=3

Required Parameters

--uri --url -u

Request URL. If it doesn't start with a host, CLI assumes it as an Azure resource ID and prefixes it with the ARM endpoint of the current cloud shown by az cloud show --query endpoints.resourceManager. Common token {subscriptionId} will be replaced with the current subscription ID specified by az account set.

Optional Parameters

--body -b

Request body. Use @{file} to load from a file. For quoting issues in different terminals, see https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/blob/dev/doc/use_cli_effectively.md#quoting-issues.

--headers

Space-separated headers in KEY=VALUE format or JSON string. Use @{file} to load from a file.

--method -m

HTTP request method.

accepted values: delete, get, head, options, patch, post, put
default value: get
--output-file

Save response payload to a file.

--resource

Resource url for which CLI should acquire a token from AAD in order to access the service. The token will be placed in the Authorization header. By default, CLI can figure this out based on --url argument, unless you use ones not in the list of "az cloud show --query endpoints".

--skip-authorization-header

Do not auto-append Authorization header.

default value: False
--uri-parameters --url-parameters

Query parameters in the URL. Space-separated queries in KEY=VALUE format or JSON string. Use @{file} to load from a file.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az self-test

Deprecated

This command has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Runs a self-test of the CLI.

az self-test
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az survey

Take Azure CLI survey.

Help us improve Azure CLI by sharing your experience. This survey should take about 3 minutes. Learn more at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2203309.

az survey
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az upgrade

Preview

This command is in preview and under development. Reference and support levels: https://aka.ms/CLI_refstatus

Upgrade Azure CLI and extensions.

az upgrade [--all {false, true}]
           [--allow-preview {false, true}]
           [--yes]

Optional Parameters

--all

Enable updating extensions as well.

accepted values: false, true
default value: true
--allow-preview --allow-preview-extensions

Include preview packages for extension installation, if exists.

accepted values: false, true
--yes -y

Do not prompt for checking release notes.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az version

Show the versions of Azure CLI modules and extensions in JSON format by default or format configured by --output.

az version
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.