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Hello team, I am trying to find out ways to get the current API Version of the Azure resources programmatically either via Azure PowerShell or Azure CLI.
I tried using the below commands but none seem to be returning the API Version data:
`az resource show --ids
Hi,
Resources itself does not have API version. Resource types have API version. How to get the API versions available for different resource types you can check here.
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Hi @Stanislav Zhelyazkov yes I have been through this document and it gives out all the available API versions for a resource type, but I wish to extract the current API Version that the already deployed Azure resources have.
For example:
Hello @Stanislav Zhelyazkov thank you for your response.
As I have mentioned resources does not have API version or current API version or something like that. What you see in the screenshot there is JSON view of the resource. That is portal feature which allows you to view the resource from API perspective and to pick a version. The versions that are listed there are taken from the same API I have mentioned in the initial reply. The initial version that is picked there is based on what the portal decides to show - most likely this is the version the portal uses to interact with the resource. Which version to which resource the portal uses such information is not available and it can change any time and it should not be considered like some default or current version.
Thank you, I was always confused about it.
One more question, so does the API Version only matter while we are creating the resources (using ARM Templates / Biceps), and once they are deployed even if the API version that we used while creation is deprecated, the resource stays unaffected?
Yes API version matters when you craate /update resources only. Api versions are deprecated rarely and announced in advance. Once API version is deprecated you need to update your Bicep template in order to work otherwise it will fail when using deprecated version.
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And how do I find out which API Version i am using?