Restored API Management Instance Stuck in Activating State

Question

A restored API Management instance has been stuck in the "activating" state for several hours. What steps can be taken to delete it and create a new instance?

Answer 1

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If your Azure API Management (APIM) instance is stuck in the “Activating” state for several hours after a restore operation, it's likely in a hung or inconsistent provisioning state. Unfortunately, during this state, the instance cannot be directly managed (including deletion) through the standard Azure Portal, but you will be able to force delete it from the CLI.

az apim delete --name <your-apim-name> --resource-group <your-resource-group>

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/apim?view=azure-cli-latest#az-apim-delete

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