I have accidently deleted my resource group including VM, is there a way to get it back

Question

Few hours back during some POC, I have accidently deleted my resource group including VM, is there a way to get it back

Answer 1

@Himanshu Shah No. A deleted Azure resource group (and the VM inside it) cannot be restored. Deleting a resource group permanently deletes all resources in it, and Azure does not support undo or recovery at the resource‑group level - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42732276/how-to-restore-deleted-azure-resource-groups

1. Open an Azure Support request (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request) immediately. In rare cases, Microsoft Support may help depending on backend retention, but recovery is not guaranteed
2. Recreate the environment using ARM/Bicep/Terraform templates if you have them
3. Restore data only if individual services had backups or soft delete enabled (for example, Azure Backup for VMs, soft delete for Key Vault/Storage)

Prevention for future:

Apply Delete locks on important resource groups to avoid accidental deletion

Additonal reference - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2262565/recover-deleted-resource-group-in-azure

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