Azure Functions are not visible in the function list after my deployment from GitHub/Kudu

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Azure Functions are not visible in the function list after my deployment from GitHub/Kudu

Isark-9717 11

I'm trying to deploy my first http trigger Function App to Azure.

It was created with the Azure Function extension in VS Code with typescript template. I use my GitRepo as a source and the Kudu build App Service.

My functions are working well locally : I can see them in VS Code > Azure tab, Local Project > Functions.

I have no error on the deployment itself but I cannot see my two functions in the Azure Functions list :

In the kudu UI, I see that all my files are correctly deployed :

Where can I find some logs on what went wrong ? Any idea of other things to check ?

Any help will be appreciated.

Nasreen Akter 10,891 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2021-01-28T22:50:03.987+00:00

Hi @Isark-9717 , just wondering, did you try "Refresh" in the FunctionApp already?
Isark-9717 11 Reputation points

2021-01-28T23:07:23.243+00:00
Hi @Nasreen Akter ,
I tried : Stop/Start, Refresh and several deployments triggered from GitHub. I still have the issue.

Just an additionnal info, for each function.json, the scriptFile property points to the corresponding exported function :

{ "bindings": [...], "scriptFile": "../dist/CreateQuestion/index.js" }

Thanks
Sadique Arrvi 1 Reputation point

2022-12-28T14:49:24.327+00:00

@Isark-9717 I am facing same issue, did you got the fix? in CD logs it says it has deployed successfully but I am unable to see the functions.
Kaine Varley 21 Reputation points

2023-01-12T11:22:33.99+00:00

@Isark-9717 / @Sadique Arrvi , did either of you manage to find the cause of this? I'm experiencing exactly the same issue. I am publishing from VS2022 and the publish appears to have been successful, but I see no functions listed.

Thx
Simon Ejilogo 0 Reputation points

2023-01-12T19:30:45.04+00:00

Hi @Kaine Varley did you check the storage account the function app is using, to know exactly where the functions are been deployed to? In the stoage account check the /site/packages in the file share or the container in the blob.
Kaine Varley 21 Reputation points

2023-01-12T21:35:44.4866667+00:00

Hi @Simon Ejilogo , thanks for the pointer... I'll take a look. The Function App has been setup internally so has private endpoints etc. This has created a nightmare setup for me. Thx again
Syed Safeer Aftab 0 Reputation points

2023-01-25T21:44:45.11+00:00

@Simon Ejilogo @Kaine Varley I'm dealing with the exact same issue and couldn't be able to resolve it, please let me know if there is a way out.
Pesswani Pravesh 0 Reputation points

2023-03-22T13:19:21.3866667+00:00

I am facing the same issue. Did anyone find the solution?
Kaine Varley 21 Reputation points

2023-03-22T14:42:59.1733333+00:00

Hi @Sadique Arrvi / @Pesswani Pravesh ,

I faced the same problem and was able to resolve it with the help of MS support. Basically, my build CI pipeline ran without errors. My deployment CD pipeline ran without errors. And yet I was unable to see any functions. If I published via Visual Studio, all seemed to work well.

The problem, it turned out, was a defect in my build CI pipeline. While it was running OK without errors, I had a bug that meant that the zip file artefact was empty. None of the build files were in it. Strange that the rest of the deployment CD pipeline didn't report any warnings for an empty zip file artefact, but that's precisely what the problem was.

Knowing that, I was able to track the problem back to the archive step in my built pipeline.

Check my notes above on how I traced it down. Let me know if I can help any further.
Pesswani Pravesh 0 Reputation points

2023-03-22T14:46:20.4633333+00:00

@Kaine Varley . Thank you for your response.

In my case the files are available for all functions but its not deploying few functions.
Aiden Dipple 15 Reputation points

2023-04-30T19:13:06.0633333+00:00

I have the same issue. Do Microsoft tech read these questions?

My deployment works fine, the default "Hello world" Typescript function files are in wwwroot/functions directory, I've resorted my Function App but they Functions are not listed in that blade as being present.

The functions work in VS Code locally and were created using VS Code plugin.
Bram Dekker 0 Reputation points

2023-08-03T11:33:11.8+00:00

same issue here
Pedro Junqueira 45 Reputation points

2023-08-08T03:03:14.16+00:00

Hi I am having same problem but it is a schedule function.

It all work locally. deploy show no errors.

I am using V2.

Sharry Stowell 0

Same here. I publish from VSC & am using TypeScript V4.
No functions are displayed.

I get these in the output tab:

09:07:22 dev-functions: Creating zip package...
09:09:30 dev-functions: Zip package size: 259 MB
09:09:34 dev-functions: Updating submodules.
09:09:35 dev-functions: Preparing deployment for commit id 'd74bcc3ad2'.
09:09:36 dev-functions: Skipping build. Project type: Run-From-Zip
09:09:36 dev-functions: Skipping post build. Project type: Run-From-Zip
09:09:36 dev-functions: Triggering recycle (preview mode disabled).
09:09:37 dev-functions: Deployment successful.
09:09:38 dev-functions: Started postDeployTask "npm install (functions)".
09:09:49 dev-functions: Syncing triggers...
09:10:00 dev-functions: Querying triggers...
09:10:09 dev-functions: No HTTP triggers found.
09:10:41 dev-functions: Uploading settings...

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Tyler Suard 55 Reputation points

2025-07-20T06:25:44.8033333+00:00

4 years later, I am still having this same problem. Microsoft, have you ever heard of customer service? Have you ever thought about, I don't know, creating products that are actually functional?

I am deploying using Github Actions, which is also owned by Microsoft, but for some reason it isn't working. I am using the App Service plan, trying to deploy a function app but it does not detect any of my functions. Deploying from VS code works, but not the Github CI/CD.

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Nasreen Akter 10,891 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2021-01-28T22:50:03.987+00:00

Hi @Isark-9717 , just wondering, did you try "Refresh" in the FunctionApp already?
Isark-9717 11 Reputation points

2021-01-28T23:07:23.243+00:00

Hi @Nasreen Akter ,
I tried : Stop/Start, Refresh and several deployments triggered from GitHub. I still have the issue.

Just an additionnal info, for each function.json, the scriptFile property points to the corresponding exported function :

{ "bindings": [...], "scriptFile": "../dist/CreateQuestion/index.js" }

Thanks
Sadique Arrvi 1 Reputation point

2022-12-28T14:49:24.327+00:00

@Isark-9717 I am facing same issue, did you got the fix? in CD logs it says it has deployed successfully but I am unable to see the functions.
Kaine Varley 21 Reputation points

2023-01-12T11:22:33.99+00:00

@Isark-9717 / @Sadique Arrvi , did either of you manage to find the cause of this? I'm experiencing exactly the same issue. I am publishing from VS2022 and the publish appears to have been successful, but I see no functions listed.

Thx
Simon Ejilogo 0 Reputation points

2023-01-12T19:30:45.04+00:00

Hi @Kaine Varley did you check the storage account the function app is using, to know exactly where the functions are been deployed to? In the stoage account check the /site/packages in the file share or the container in the blob.
Kaine Varley 21 Reputation points

2023-01-12T21:35:44.4866667+00:00

Hi @Simon Ejilogo , thanks for the pointer... I'll take a look. The Function App has been setup internally so has private endpoints etc. This has created a nightmare setup for me. Thx again
Syed Safeer Aftab 0 Reputation points

2023-01-25T21:44:45.11+00:00

@Simon Ejilogo @Kaine Varley I'm dealing with the exact same issue and couldn't be able to resolve it, please let me know if there is a way out.
Pesswani Pravesh 0 Reputation points

2023-03-22T13:19:21.3866667+00:00

I am facing the same issue. Did anyone find the solution?
Kaine Varley 21 Reputation points

2023-03-22T14:42:59.1733333+00:00

Hi @Sadique Arrvi / @Pesswani Pravesh ,

I faced the same problem and was able to resolve it with the help of MS support. Basically, my build CI pipeline ran without errors. My deployment CD pipeline ran without errors. And yet I was unable to see any functions. If I published via Visual Studio, all seemed to work well.

The problem, it turned out, was a defect in my build CI pipeline. While it was running OK without errors, I had a bug that meant that the zip file artefact was empty. None of the build files were in it. Strange that the rest of the deployment CD pipeline didn't report any warnings for an empty zip file artefact, but that's precisely what the problem was.

Knowing that, I was able to track the problem back to the archive step in my built pipeline.

Check my notes above on how I traced it down. Let me know if I can help any further.
Pesswani Pravesh 0 Reputation points

2023-03-22T14:46:20.4633333+00:00

@Kaine Varley . Thank you for your response.

In my case the files are available for all functions but its not deploying few functions.
Aiden Dipple 15 Reputation points

2023-04-30T19:13:06.0633333+00:00

I have the same issue. Do Microsoft tech read these questions?

My deployment works fine, the default "Hello world" Typescript function files are in wwwroot/functions directory, I've resorted my Function App but they Functions are not listed in that blade as being present.

The functions work in VS Code locally and were created using VS Code plugin.
Bram Dekker 0 Reputation points

2023-08-03T11:33:11.8+00:00

same issue here
Pedro Junqueira 45 Reputation points

2023-08-08T03:03:14.16+00:00

Hi I am having same problem but it is a schedule function.

It all work locally. deploy show no errors.

I am using V2.
Sharry Stowell 0 Reputation points

2023-10-11T08:30:40.6933333+00:00

Same here. I publish from VSC & am using TypeScript V4.
No functions are displayed.

I get these in the output tab:

09:07:22 dev-functions: Creating zip package... 09:09:30 dev-functions: Zip package size: 259 MB 09:09:34 dev-functions: Updating submodules. 09:09:35 dev-functions: Preparing deployment for commit id 'd74bcc3ad2'. 09:09:36 dev-functions: Skipping build. Project type: Run-From-Zip 09:09:36 dev-functions: Skipping post build. Project type: Run-From-Zip 09:09:36 dev-functions: Triggering recycle (preview mode disabled). 09:09:37 dev-functions: Deployment successful. 09:09:38 dev-functions: Started postDeployTask "npm install (functions)". 09:09:49 dev-functions: Syncing triggers... 09:10:00 dev-functions: Querying triggers... 09:10:09 dev-functions: No HTTP triggers found. 09:10:41 dev-functions: Uploading settings...
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Tyler Suard 55 Reputation points

2025-07-20T06:25:44.8033333+00:00

4 years later, I am still having this same problem. Microsoft, have you ever heard of customer service? Have you ever thought about, I don't know, creating products that are actually functional?

I am deploying using Github Actions, which is also owned by Microsoft, but for some reason it isn't working. I am using the App Service plan, trying to deploy a function app but it does not detect any of my functions. Deploying from VS code works, but not the Github CI/CD.

Answer 1

Hi all,

After contacting MS Support, their troubleshooting helped me isolate the problem down to my Build pipeline. It had nothing to do with the Release pipeline nor the Function App setup. I'd had so many issues rolling out Function App (and supporting resources) private endpoints around permissions and whatnot, that I'd assumed this was the case here too.

One thing that was annoying was that both Build and Release pipelines reported successes with no errors.

The clincher was that the deployed zip file was empty (a defect with my Build pipeline had generated an empty deployment artifact file). Once I'd spotted that, I traced it back to the build server to verify it was empty there too, and then found the defect in Build pipeline. Once corrected, the whole process worked fine.

Here are the diagnostic steps given my MS Support:

Go to advanced tools and debug console: https://<APPNAME>.scm.azurewebsites.net/DebugConsole, browse to C:\home\site\wwwroot and check if the Functions are there
Go to C:\home\data\SitePackages and check if the latest zip file contains the Functions and the packagename.txt is updated.

Remember to check the contents of your zip file above.

Hope this helps get someone out of a jamb.

Kaine

Kaine Varley 21 Reputation points

2023-03-22T14:46:36.8066667+00:00

@Sadique Arrvi / @Pesswani Pravesh , this is how I solved my problem.

Answer 2

JayaC-MSFT 5,606

Hello @Isark-9717 , I would recommend to do the following :

• Restart your function app in the Azure portal
• Send an HTTP POST request to https://{functionappname}.azurewebsites.net/admin/host/synctriggers?code=<API_KEY> using the master key.
• Send an HTTP POST request to https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/<SUBSCRIPTION_ID>/resourceGroups/<RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME>/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/<FUNCTION_APP_NAME>/syncfunctiontriggers?api-version=2016-08-01. Replace the placeholders with your subscription ID, resource group name, and the name of your function app.

You can also find the same in our official document.

Please let me know if this helps!

Isark-9717 11 Reputation points

2021-01-29T11:22:29.77+00:00

Hi,

Thanks @JayaC-MSFT for your suggestions.
Unfortunately, I still have the issue.

Restart and the first POST request were successful.
But the second POST had an 401 error (Unauthorized).

From the documentation, it seems that I should not have to manually sync the triggers since i'm using the continuous deployment from GitHub and Kudu.

On the Kudu UI, I noticed that I don't have a dist folder in /wwwroot
Could this be the rootcause ?
How do I make the Kudu deploy script to create the dist folder ?

Thanks !
JayaC-MSFT 5,606 Reputation points

2021-02-05T13:00:38.363+00:00

Hello @Isark-9717 Have you enabled "WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE" settings? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/run-functions-from-deployment-package#enabling-functions-to-run-from-a-package

If not, have you tried redeployment? Also, your function app is running on which plan? Please verify all the necessary configurations : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-app-settings
Isark-9717 11 Reputation points

2021-02-08T15:58:50.113+00:00

Hello @JayaC-MSFT , thanks for the follow up.
To answer your question, I had the configuration WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE set to 1. And I tried to redeploy several times.
As I suspected an issue with the Kudu deployment configuration, I changed my deployment settings : I'm now using Azure Pipelines (with a npm build task). It's now working well.
Thanks for the help.
Rajeev Kumar (TECH MAHINDRA LTD.) 1 Reputation point

2021-10-04T08:55:07.217+00:00

Hi @JayaC-MSFT ,

I am facing some challenges where functions are not visible in the Azure function app when it is deployed by the CICD pipeline, but when I am deploying it manually through visual studio then it is visible as expected. I am using .Net Core 3.1 framework. I have checked the KUDO where I can see the function app dll and pdb file. I also explored the dll and found all functions references are there, but functions are still not displaying in the azure function app.

Could you please give me some pointer to sort out this issue?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Rajeev
Dasa Murali Thilak 1 Reputation point

2021-10-06T17:56:53.407+00:00

Hi @Isark-9717 can you please share the deployment details..... I am facing same issue WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE to 1. It's really help
ravishekharreddy yanamala 21 Reputation points

2021-11-15T17:05:15.4+00:00

Hi @Isark-9717 ,

Could you please share how you are using npm build task to deploy. Getting the same issue.
Amir Katz 80 Reputation points

2023-01-29T13:16:26.0233333+00:00
I am deploying from the command line (using the 'func azure functionapp publish' command) and I am facing the same problem.

Referring to the above advice:

The first request succeeds.

The second request fails with the authentication error, as others have reported already. See the error below. The documentation does not mention that authentication is required, and how?

I tried to add the header, with some key, no luck so far.

"Authentication failed. The 'Authorization' header is missing."

Answer 3

Bram Dekker 0

restarting my pc did the trick for me.

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