How to delete all resources group in difference subscription at one button

Question

I got same name resources group in different subscription. But portal does not allow me to one click delete them. Is there any method to do this bulk operation? Thanks

Answer 1

Hi @ALVIN LEUNG (CLOUD-ISD-OOCLL/HKG) ,

deleting all Resource Groups with the same name in different Azure Subscriptions is possible using PowerShell and the Az module (not "one button" but "one script with a few lines").
You need to select the Azure Subscription one after the other and check if the Resource Group is existing.
Maybe this PowerShell script is helpful to get started:

$rg2Delete = "test-rg"  
Get-AzSubscription | ForEach-Object {  
    Select-AzSubscription $_  
    $rgObject = Get-AzResourceGroup -Name $rg2Delete -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  
    if ($rgObject) {  
        Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name $rg2Delete -WhatIf  
    }  
    else {  
        Write-Output "RG $rg2Delete not found in $($_.Name)"  
    }  
}  

Just remove the -WhatIf parameter in line 6 and the resource groups will be deleted.
With the parameter -WhatIf it shows what would happen if the cmdlet Remove-AzResourceGroup runs. But it's not removing anything.

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Answer 2

Hi @ALVIN LEUNG (CLOUD-ISD-OOCLL/HKG)

The bulk delete option is highlighted , the good thing is your RG name is common so you just type few words in search and click on Check box next to NAME as shown in image attached and delete in 1 Go.

If the check box for selecting all option doesn't work , try different browser , or raise a support case with MS.

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Answer 3

Hello there,

You can try the Powershell script

Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name ExampleResourceGroup

When you delete a resource group, the Resource Manager determines the order to delete resources. It uses the following order:

All the child (nested) resources are deleted.

Resources that manage other resources are deleted next. A resource can have the managedBy property set to indicate that a different resource manages it. When this property is set, the resource that manages the other resource is deleted before the other resources.

The remaining resources are deleted after the previous two categories.

Azure Resource Manager resource group and resource deletion https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/delete-resource-group?tabs=azure-powershell

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