az group

Manage resource groups and template deployments.

Commands

Name	Description	Type	Status
az group create	Create a new resource group.	Core	GA
az group delete	Delete a resource group.	Core	GA
az group exists	Check if a resource group exists.	Core	GA
az group export	Captures a resource group as a template.	Core	GA
az group list	List resource groups.	Core	GA
az group lock	Manage Azure resource group locks.	Core	GA
az group lock create	Create a resource group lock.	Core	GA
az group lock delete	Delete a resource group lock.	Core	GA
az group lock list	List lock information in the resource-group.	Core	GA
az group lock show	Show the details of a resource group lock.	Core	GA
az group lock update	Update a resource group lock.	Core	GA
az group show	Gets a resource group.	Core	GA
az group update	Update a resource group.	Core	GA
az group wait	Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the resource group is met.	Core	GA

az group create

Create a new resource group.

az group create --location
                --name --resource-group
                [--managed-by]
                [--tags]

Examples

Create a new resource group in the West US region.

az group create -l westus -n MyResourceGroup

Required Parameters

--location -l

Location. Values from: az account list-locations. You can configure the default location using az configure --defaults location=<location>.

--name --resource-group -g -n

Name of the new resource group.

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--managed-by

The ID of the resource that manages this resource group.

--tags

Space-separated tags: key[=value] [key[=value] ...]. Use "" to clear existing tags.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--output -o

Output format.

Property	Value
Default value:	json
Accepted values:	json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

az group delete

Delete a resource group.

az group delete --name --resource-group
                [--force-deletion-types {Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets, Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines, Microsoft.Databricks/workspaces}]
                [--no-wait]
                [--yes]

Examples

Delete a resource group.

az group delete -n MyResourceGroup

Force delete all the Virtual Machines in a resource group.

az group delete -n MyResourceGroup --force-deletion-types Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines

Required Parameters

--name --resource-group -g -n

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--force-deletion-types -f

The resource types you want to force delete.

Property	Value
Accepted values:	Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets, Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines, Microsoft.Databricks/workspaces

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--yes -y

Do not prompt for confirmation.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--output -o

Output format.

Property	Value
Default value:	json
Accepted values:	json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

az group exists

Check if a resource group exists.

az group exists --name --resource-group

Examples

Check if 'MyResourceGroup' exists.

az group exists -n MyResourceGroup

Required Parameters

--name --resource-group -g -n

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--output -o

Output format.

Property	Value
Default value:	json
Accepted values:	json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

az group export

Captures a resource group as a template.

az group export --name --resource-group
                [--include-comments]
                [--include-parameter-default-value]
                [--resource-ids]
                [--skip-all-params]
                [--skip-resource-name-params]

Required Parameters

--name --resource-group -g -n

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--include-comments

Export template with comments.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--include-parameter-default-value

Export template parameter with default value.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--resource-ids

Space-separated resource ids to filter the export by. To export all resources, do not specify this argument or supply "*".

--skip-all-params

Export template parameter and skip all parameterization.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--skip-resource-name-params

Export template and skip resource name parameterization.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--output -o

Output format.

Property	Value
Default value:	json
Accepted values:	json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

az group list

List resource groups.

az group list [--tag]

Examples

List all resource groups located in the West US region.

az group list --query "[?location=='westus']"

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--tag

A single tag in 'key[=value]' format. Use "" to clear existing tags.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--output -o

Output format.

Property	Value
Default value:	json
Accepted values:	json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

az group show

Gets a resource group.

az group show --name --resource-group

Required Parameters

--name --resource-group -g -n

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--output -o

Output format.

Property	Value
Default value:	json
Accepted values:	json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

az group update

Update a resource group.

az group update --name --resource-group
                [--force-string]
                [--set]
                [--tags]

Examples

Update a resource group. (autogenerated)

az group update --resource-group MyResourceGroup --set tags.CostCenter='{"Dept":"IT","Environment":"Test"}'

Required Parameters

--name --resource-group -g -n

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--force-string

When using 'set' or 'add', preserve string literals instead of attempting to convert to JSON.

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Generic Update Arguments
Default value:	False

--set

Update an object by specifying a property path and value to set. Example: --set property1.property2=<value>.

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Generic Update Arguments
Default value:	[]

--tags

Space-separated tags: key[=value] [key[=value] ...]. Use "" to clear existing tags.

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--output -o

Output format.

Property	Value
Default value:	json
Accepted values:	json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

az group wait

Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the resource group is met.

az group wait --name --resource-group
              [--created]
              [--custom]
              [--deleted]
              [--exists]
              [--interval]
              [--timeout]
              [--updated]

Examples

Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the resource group is met. (autogenerated)

az group wait --created  --resource-group MyResourceGroup

Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the resource group is met. (autogenerated)

az group wait --deleted --resource-group MyResourceGroup

Required Parameters

--name --resource-group -g -n

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--created

Wait until created with 'provisioningState' at 'Succeeded'.

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Wait Condition Arguments
Default value:	False

--custom

Wait until the condition satisfies a custom JMESPath query. E.g. provisioningState!='InProgress', instanceView.statuses[?code=='PowerState/running'].

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Wait Condition Arguments

--deleted

Wait until deleted.

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Wait Condition Arguments
Default value:	False

--exists

Wait until the resource exists.

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Wait Condition Arguments
Default value:	False

--interval

Polling interval in seconds.

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Wait Condition Arguments
Default value:	30

--timeout

Maximum wait in seconds.

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Wait Condition Arguments
Default value:	3600

--updated

Wait until updated with provisioningState at 'Succeeded'.

Property	Value
Parameter group:	Wait Condition Arguments
Default value:	False

Global Parameters

--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property	Value
Default value:	False

--output -o

Output format.

Property	Value
Default value:	json
Accepted values:	json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc

--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property	Value
Default value:	False