Microsoft.DevCenter projects/pools

2025-05-05

Bicep resource definition

The projects/pools resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools resource, add the following Bicep to your template.

resource symbolicname 'Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools@2025-04-01-preview' = {
  parent: resourceSymbolicName
  location: 'string'
  name: 'string'
  properties: {
    activeHoursConfiguration: {
      autoStartEnableStatus: 'string'
      defaultEndTimeHour: int
      defaultStartTimeHour: int
      defaultTimeZone: 'string'
      keepAwakeEnableStatus: 'string'
    }
    devBoxDefinition: {
      imageReference: {
        id: 'string'
      }
      sku: {
        capacity: int
        family: 'string'
        name: 'string'
        size: 'string'
        tier: 'string'
      }
    }
    devBoxDefinitionName: 'string'
    devBoxDefinitionType: 'string'
    devBoxTunnelEnableStatus: 'string'
    displayName: 'string'
    licenseType: 'string'
    localAdministrator: 'string'
    managedVirtualNetworkRegions: [
      'string'
    ]
    networkConnectionName: 'string'
    singleSignOnStatus: 'string'
    stopOnDisconnect: {
      gracePeriodMinutes: int
      status: 'string'
    }
    stopOnNoConnect: {
      gracePeriodMinutes: int
      status: 'string'
    }
    virtualNetworkType: 'string'
  }
  tags: {
    {customized property}: 'string'
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools

Name	Description	Value
location	The geo-location where the resource lives	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Min length = 3 Max length = 63 Pattern = `^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-_.]{2,62}$` (required)
parent	In Bicep, you can specify the parent resource for a child resource. You only need to add this property when the child resource is declared outside of the parent resource. For more information, see Child resource outside parent resource.	Symbolic name for resource of type: projects
properties	Pool properties	PoolProperties
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates

ActiveHoursConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
autoStartEnableStatus	Enables or disables whether the Dev Box should be automatically started at commencement of active hours.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
defaultEndTimeHour	The default end time of the active hours	int
defaultStartTimeHour	The default start time of the active hours.	int
defaultTimeZone	The default IANA timezone id of the active hours.	string
keepAwakeEnableStatus	Enables or disables whether the Dev Box should be kept awake during active hours.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

ImageReference

Name	Description	Value
id	Image ID, or Image version ID. When Image ID is provided, its latest version will be used.	string

PoolDevBoxDefinition

Name	Description	Value
imageReference	Image reference information.	ImageReference
sku	The SKU for Dev Boxes created from the Pool.	Sku

PoolProperties

Name	Description	Value
activeHoursConfiguration	Active hours configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	ActiveHoursConfiguration
devBoxDefinition	A definition of the machines that are created from this Pool. Will be ignored if devBoxDefinitionType is Reference or not provided.	PoolDevBoxDefinition
devBoxDefinitionName	Name of a Dev Box definition in parent Project of this Pool. Will be ignored if devBoxDefinitionType is Value.	string
devBoxDefinitionType	Indicates if the pool is created from an existing Dev Box Definition or if one is provided directly.	'Reference' 'Value'
devBoxTunnelEnableStatus	Indicates whether Dev Box Tunnel is enabled for a the pool.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
displayName	The display name of the pool.	string
licenseType	Specifies the license type indicating the caller has already acquired licenses for the Dev Boxes that will be created.	'Windows_Client'
localAdministrator	Indicates whether owners of Dev Boxes in this pool are added as local administrators on the Dev Box.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
managedVirtualNetworkRegions	The regions of the managed virtual network (required when managedNetworkType is Managed).	string[]
networkConnectionName	Name of a Network Connection in parent Project of this Pool	string
singleSignOnStatus	Indicates whether Dev Boxes in this pool are created with single sign on enabled. The also requires that single sign on be enabled on the tenant.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
stopOnDisconnect	Stop on disconnect configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	StopOnDisconnectConfiguration
stopOnNoConnect	Stop on no connect configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	StopOnNoConnectConfiguration
virtualNetworkType	Indicates whether the pool uses a Virtual Network managed by Microsoft or a customer provided network.	'Managed' 'Unmanaged'

Sku

Name	Description	Value
capacity	If the SKU supports scale out/in then the capacity integer should be included. If scale out/in is not possible for the resource this may be omitted.	int
family	If the service has different generations of hardware, for the same SKU, then that can be captured here.	string
name	The name of the SKU. E.g. P3. It is typically a letter+number code	string (required)
size	The SKU size. When the name field is the combination of tier and some other value, this would be the standalone code.	string
tier	This field is required to be implemented by the Resource Provider if the service has more than one tier, but is not required on a PUT.	'Basic' 'Free' 'Premium' 'Standard'

StopOnDisconnectConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
gracePeriodMinutes	The specified time in minutes to wait before stopping a Dev Box once disconnect is detected.	int
status	Whether the feature to stop the Dev Box on disconnect once the grace period has lapsed is enabled.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

StopOnNoConnectConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
gracePeriodMinutes	The specified time in minutes to wait before stopping a Dev Box if no connection is made.	int
status	Enables the feature to stop a started Dev Box when it has not been connected to, once the grace period has lapsed.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

TrackedResourceTags

Name	Description	Value

Usage Examples

Azure Quickstart Samples

The following Azure Quickstart templates contain Bicep samples for deploying this resource type.

Bicep File	Description
Configure Dev Box service	This template would create all Dev Box admin resources as per Dev Box quick start guide (/azure/dev-box/quickstart-create-dev-box). You can view all resources created, or directly go to DevPortal.microsoft.com to create your first Dev Box.
Deploy Dev Box Service	This template provides a way to configure all resouces required to create a Dev Box.
Deploy Dev Box Service with built-in image	This template provides a way to deploy an Dev Box service with built-in image.

ARM template resource definition

The projects/pools resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools",
  "apiVersion": "2025-04-01-preview",
  "name": "string",
  "location": "string",
  "properties": {
    "activeHoursConfiguration": {
      "autoStartEnableStatus": "string",
      "defaultEndTimeHour": "int",
      "defaultStartTimeHour": "int",
      "defaultTimeZone": "string",
      "keepAwakeEnableStatus": "string"
    },
    "devBoxDefinition": {
      "imageReference": {
        "id": "string"
      },
      "sku": {
        "capacity": "int",
        "family": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "size": "string",
        "tier": "string"
      }
    },
    "devBoxDefinitionName": "string",
    "devBoxDefinitionType": "string",
    "devBoxTunnelEnableStatus": "string",
    "displayName": "string",
    "licenseType": "string",
    "localAdministrator": "string",
    "managedVirtualNetworkRegions": [ "string" ],
    "networkConnectionName": "string",
    "singleSignOnStatus": "string",
    "stopOnDisconnect": {
      "gracePeriodMinutes": "int",
      "status": "string"
    },
    "stopOnNoConnect": {
      "gracePeriodMinutes": "int",
      "status": "string"
    },
    "virtualNetworkType": "string"
  },
  "tags": {
    "{customized property}": "string"
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools

Name	Description	Value
apiVersion	The api version	'2025-04-01-preview'
location	The geo-location where the resource lives	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Min length = 3 Max length = 63 Pattern = `^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-_.]{2,62}$` (required)
properties	Pool properties	PoolProperties
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
type	The resource type	'Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools'

ActiveHoursConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
autoStartEnableStatus	Enables or disables whether the Dev Box should be automatically started at commencement of active hours.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
defaultEndTimeHour	The default end time of the active hours	int
defaultStartTimeHour	The default start time of the active hours.	int
defaultTimeZone	The default IANA timezone id of the active hours.	string
keepAwakeEnableStatus	Enables or disables whether the Dev Box should be kept awake during active hours.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

ImageReference

Name	Description	Value
id	Image ID, or Image version ID. When Image ID is provided, its latest version will be used.	string

PoolDevBoxDefinition

Name	Description	Value
imageReference	Image reference information.	ImageReference
sku	The SKU for Dev Boxes created from the Pool.	Sku

PoolProperties

Name	Description	Value
activeHoursConfiguration	Active hours configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	ActiveHoursConfiguration
devBoxDefinition	A definition of the machines that are created from this Pool. Will be ignored if devBoxDefinitionType is Reference or not provided.	PoolDevBoxDefinition
devBoxDefinitionName	Name of a Dev Box definition in parent Project of this Pool. Will be ignored if devBoxDefinitionType is Value.	string
devBoxDefinitionType	Indicates if the pool is created from an existing Dev Box Definition or if one is provided directly.	'Reference' 'Value'
devBoxTunnelEnableStatus	Indicates whether Dev Box Tunnel is enabled for a the pool.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
displayName	The display name of the pool.	string
licenseType	Specifies the license type indicating the caller has already acquired licenses for the Dev Boxes that will be created.	'Windows_Client'
localAdministrator	Indicates whether owners of Dev Boxes in this pool are added as local administrators on the Dev Box.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
managedVirtualNetworkRegions	The regions of the managed virtual network (required when managedNetworkType is Managed).	string[]
networkConnectionName	Name of a Network Connection in parent Project of this Pool	string
singleSignOnStatus	Indicates whether Dev Boxes in this pool are created with single sign on enabled. The also requires that single sign on be enabled on the tenant.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
stopOnDisconnect	Stop on disconnect configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	StopOnDisconnectConfiguration
stopOnNoConnect	Stop on no connect configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	StopOnNoConnectConfiguration
virtualNetworkType	Indicates whether the pool uses a Virtual Network managed by Microsoft or a customer provided network.	'Managed' 'Unmanaged'

Sku

Name	Description	Value
capacity	If the SKU supports scale out/in then the capacity integer should be included. If scale out/in is not possible for the resource this may be omitted.	int
family	If the service has different generations of hardware, for the same SKU, then that can be captured here.	string
name	The name of the SKU. E.g. P3. It is typically a letter+number code	string (required)
size	The SKU size. When the name field is the combination of tier and some other value, this would be the standalone code.	string
tier	This field is required to be implemented by the Resource Provider if the service has more than one tier, but is not required on a PUT.	'Basic' 'Free' 'Premium' 'Standard'

StopOnDisconnectConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
gracePeriodMinutes	The specified time in minutes to wait before stopping a Dev Box once disconnect is detected.	int
status	Whether the feature to stop the Dev Box on disconnect once the grace period has lapsed is enabled.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

StopOnNoConnectConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
gracePeriodMinutes	The specified time in minutes to wait before stopping a Dev Box if no connection is made.	int
status	Enables the feature to stop a started Dev Box when it has not been connected to, once the grace period has lapsed.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

TrackedResourceTags

Name	Description	Value

Usage Examples

Azure Quickstart Templates

The following Azure Quickstart templates deploy this resource type.

Template	Description
Configure Dev Box service	This template would create all Dev Box admin resources as per Dev Box quick start guide (/azure/dev-box/quickstart-create-dev-box). You can view all resources created, or directly go to DevPortal.microsoft.com to create your first Dev Box.
Deploy Dev Box Service	This template provides a way to configure all resouces required to create a Dev Box.
Deploy Dev Box Service with built-in image	This template provides a way to deploy an Dev Box service with built-in image.

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

The projects/pools resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools resource, add the following Terraform to your template.

resource "azapi_resource" "symbolicname" {
  type = "Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools@2025-04-01-preview"
  name = "string"
  parent_id = "string"
  location = "string"
  tags = {
    {customized property} = "string"
  }
  body = {
    properties = {
      activeHoursConfiguration = {
        autoStartEnableStatus = "string"
        defaultEndTimeHour = int
        defaultStartTimeHour = int
        defaultTimeZone = "string"
        keepAwakeEnableStatus = "string"
      }
      devBoxDefinition = {
        imageReference = {
          id = "string"
        }
        sku = {
          capacity = int
          family = "string"
          name = "string"
          size = "string"
          tier = "string"
        }
      }
      devBoxDefinitionName = "string"
      devBoxDefinitionType = "string"
      devBoxTunnelEnableStatus = "string"
      displayName = "string"
      licenseType = "string"
      localAdministrator = "string"
      managedVirtualNetworkRegions = [
        "string"
      ]
      networkConnectionName = "string"
      singleSignOnStatus = "string"
      stopOnDisconnect = {
        gracePeriodMinutes = int
        status = "string"
      }
      stopOnNoConnect = {
        gracePeriodMinutes = int
        status = "string"
      }
      virtualNetworkType = "string"
    }
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools

Name	Description	Value
location	The geo-location where the resource lives	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Min length = 3 Max length = 63 Pattern = `^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-_.]{2,62}$` (required)
parent_id	The ID of the resource that is the parent for this resource.	ID for resource of type: projects
properties	Pool properties	PoolProperties
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values.
type	The resource type	"Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools@2025-04-01-preview"

ActiveHoursConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
autoStartEnableStatus	Enables or disables whether the Dev Box should be automatically started at commencement of active hours.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
defaultEndTimeHour	The default end time of the active hours	int
defaultStartTimeHour	The default start time of the active hours.	int
defaultTimeZone	The default IANA timezone id of the active hours.	string
keepAwakeEnableStatus	Enables or disables whether the Dev Box should be kept awake during active hours.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

ImageReference

Name	Description	Value
id	Image ID, or Image version ID. When Image ID is provided, its latest version will be used.	string

PoolDevBoxDefinition

Name	Description	Value
imageReference	Image reference information.	ImageReference
sku	The SKU for Dev Boxes created from the Pool.	Sku

PoolProperties

Name	Description	Value
activeHoursConfiguration	Active hours configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	ActiveHoursConfiguration
devBoxDefinition	A definition of the machines that are created from this Pool. Will be ignored if devBoxDefinitionType is Reference or not provided.	PoolDevBoxDefinition
devBoxDefinitionName	Name of a Dev Box definition in parent Project of this Pool. Will be ignored if devBoxDefinitionType is Value.	string
devBoxDefinitionType	Indicates if the pool is created from an existing Dev Box Definition or if one is provided directly.	'Reference' 'Value'
devBoxTunnelEnableStatus	Indicates whether Dev Box Tunnel is enabled for a the pool.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
displayName	The display name of the pool.	string
licenseType	Specifies the license type indicating the caller has already acquired licenses for the Dev Boxes that will be created.	'Windows_Client'
localAdministrator	Indicates whether owners of Dev Boxes in this pool are added as local administrators on the Dev Box.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
managedVirtualNetworkRegions	The regions of the managed virtual network (required when managedNetworkType is Managed).	string[]
networkConnectionName	Name of a Network Connection in parent Project of this Pool	string
singleSignOnStatus	Indicates whether Dev Boxes in this pool are created with single sign on enabled. The also requires that single sign on be enabled on the tenant.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
stopOnDisconnect	Stop on disconnect configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	StopOnDisconnectConfiguration
stopOnNoConnect	Stop on no connect configuration settings for Dev Boxes created in this pool.	StopOnNoConnectConfiguration
virtualNetworkType	Indicates whether the pool uses a Virtual Network managed by Microsoft or a customer provided network.	'Managed' 'Unmanaged'

Sku

Name	Description	Value
capacity	If the SKU supports scale out/in then the capacity integer should be included. If scale out/in is not possible for the resource this may be omitted.	int
family	If the service has different generations of hardware, for the same SKU, then that can be captured here.	string
name	The name of the SKU. E.g. P3. It is typically a letter+number code	string (required)
size	The SKU size. When the name field is the combination of tier and some other value, this would be the standalone code.	string
tier	This field is required to be implemented by the Resource Provider if the service has more than one tier, but is not required on a PUT.	'Basic' 'Free' 'Premium' 'Standard'

StopOnDisconnectConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
gracePeriodMinutes	The specified time in minutes to wait before stopping a Dev Box once disconnect is detected.	int
status	Whether the feature to stop the Dev Box on disconnect once the grace period has lapsed is enabled.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

StopOnNoConnectConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
gracePeriodMinutes	The specified time in minutes to wait before stopping a Dev Box if no connection is made.	int
status	Enables the feature to stop a started Dev Box when it has not been connected to, once the grace period has lapsed.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

TrackedResourceTags

Name	Description	Value

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Microsoft.DevCenter projects/pools

Bicep resource definition

Resource format

Property Values

Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools

ActiveHoursConfiguration

ImageReference

PoolDevBoxDefinition

PoolProperties

Sku

StopOnDisconnectConfiguration

StopOnNoConnectConfiguration

TrackedResourceTags

Usage Examples

Azure Quickstart Samples

ARM template resource definition

Resource format

Property Values

Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools

ActiveHoursConfiguration

ImageReference

PoolDevBoxDefinition

PoolProperties

Sku

StopOnDisconnectConfiguration

StopOnNoConnectConfiguration

TrackedResourceTags

Usage Examples

Azure Quickstart Templates

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

Resource format

Property Values

Microsoft.DevCenter/projects/pools

ActiveHoursConfiguration

ImageReference

PoolDevBoxDefinition

PoolProperties

Sku

StopOnDisconnectConfiguration

StopOnNoConnectConfiguration

TrackedResourceTags

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