Help users accomplish Azure tasks by identifying the right az commands, gathering required parameters, and executing them.
When a user asks to do something with Azure:
az subcommand from the reference docs below. If the task spans multiple commands, plan the sequence.When a user asks about Azure CLI syntax or wants to know what commands are available for a service, read the relevant reference file and summarize what's available.
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az aks |
Azure Kubernetes Service. | GA | ref |
az aksarc |
Manage provisioned clusters. | GA (ext) | ref |
az appservice |
Manage Appservice. | GA | ref |
az batch |
Manage Azure Batch. | GA | ref |
az capacity |
Manage capacity. | GA | ref |
az cloud-service |
Manage cloud service. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az compute-fleet |
Manage for Azure Compute Fleet. | Preview | ref |
az compute-recommender |
Manage sku/zone/region recommender info for compute resources. | GA | ref |
az computeschedule |
Computeschedule batch virtual machine operations. | GA (ext) | ref |
az container |
Manage Azure Container Instances. | GA | ref |
az containerapp |
Manage Azure Container Apps. | GA | ref |
az disk |
Manage Azure Managed Disks. | GA | ref |
az disk-access |
Manage disk access resources. | GA | ref |
az disk-encryption-set |
Disk Encryption Set resource. | GA | ref |
az disk-pool |
Manage Azure disk pool. | GA (ext) | ref |
az functionapp |
Manage function apps. To install the Azure Functions Core tools, see the project repository. | GA | ref |
az image |
Manage custom virtual machine images. | GA | ref |
az logicapp |
Manage logic apps. | GA | ref |
az ppg |
Manage Proximity Placement Groups. | GA | ref |
az restore-point |
Manage restore point with res. | GA | ref |
az serial-console |
Connect to the Serial Console of a Linux/Windows Virtual Machine or VMSS Instance. | GA (ext) | ref |
az sf |
Manage and administer Azure Service Fabric clusters. | GA | ref |
az sig |
Manage shared image gallery. | GA | ref |
az snapshot |
Manage point-in-time copies of managed disks, native blobs, or other snapshots. | GA | ref |
az spring |
Commands to manage Azure Spring Apps. | Deprecated | ref |
az ssh |
SSH into resources (Azure VMs, Arc servers, etc) using AAD issued openssh certificates. | GA (ext) | ref |
az sshkey |
Manage ssh public key with vm. | GA | ref |
az staticwebapp |
Manage static apps. | GA | ref |
az vm |
Manage Linux or Windows virtual machines. | GA | ref |
az vmss |
Manage groupings of virtual machines in an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS). | GA | ref |
az webapp |
Manage web apps. | GA | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az afd |
Manage Azure Front Door Standard/Premium. | GA | ref |
az cdn |
Manage Azure Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). | GA | ref |
az dns-resolver |
Manage Dns Resolver. | GA (ext) | ref |
az internet-analyzer |
Commands to manage internet analyzer. | GA (ext) | ref |
az network |
Manage Azure Network resources. | GA | ref |
az network-analytics |
Network Analytics command group Azure Operator Insights resource manipulation. | GA (ext) | ref |
az network-function |
Manage network function. | GA (ext) | ref |
az networkcloud |
Manage Network Cloud resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az networkfabric |
Manage Azure Network Fabric Management Service API. | GA (ext) | ref |
az private-link |
Private-link association CLI command group. | GA | ref |
az relay |
Manage Azure Relay Service namespaces, WCF relays, hybrid connections, and rules. | GA | ref |
az signalr |
Manage Azure SignalR Service. | GA | ref |
az webpubsub |
Commands to manage Webpubsub. | GA (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az amlfs |
Manage Azure Managed Lustre Filesystem. | GA (ext) | ref |
az dls |
Manage Data Lake Store accounts and filesystems. | Preview | ref |
az elastic-san |
Manage Elastic SAN. | GA (ext) | ref |
az hpc-cache |
Commands to manage hpc cache. | GA (ext) | ref |
az import-export |
Manage Import Export. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az netappfiles |
Manage Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Resources. | GA | ref |
az storage |
Manage Azure Cloud Storage resources. | GA | ref |
az storage-actions |
Manage StorageActions. | GA (ext) | ref |
az storage-discovery |
Manage Storage Discovery. | GA (ext) | ref |
az storage-mover |
Manage top-level Storage Mover resource. | GA (ext) | ref |
az storagesync |
Manage Azure File Sync. | GA (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az cosmosdb |
Manage Azure Cosmos DB database accounts. | GA | ref |
az kusto |
Manage Kusto. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az managed-cassandra |
Azure Managed Cassandra. | GA | ref |
az mariadb |
Manage Azure Database for MariaDB servers. | GA | ref |
az mongo-db |
Manage MongoDB. | GA (ext) | ref |
az mysql |
Manage Azure Database for MySQL servers. | GA | ref |
az postgres |
Manage Azure Database for PostgreSQL. | GA | ref |
az redis |
Manage dedicated Redis caches for your Azure applications. | GA | ref |
az redisenterprise |
Manage the redisenterprise cache. | GA (ext) | ref |
az sql |
Manage Azure SQL Databases and Data Warehouses. | GA | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az acr |
Manage private registries with Azure Container Registries. | GA | ref |
az connectedk8s |
Commands to manage connected kubernetes clusters. | GA (ext) | ref |
az k8s-configuration |
Commands to manage resources from Microsoft.KubernetesConfiguration. | GA (ext) | ref |
az k8s-extension |
Commands to manage Kubernetes Extensions. | GA (ext) | ref |
az k8s-runtime |
Manage Arc Kubernetes Runtime resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az ad |
Manage Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory, Azure AD, AAD) entities needed for Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC) through Microsoft Graph API. | GA | ref |
az attestation |
Manage Microsoft Azure Attestation (MAA). | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az cloudhsm |
Manage Cloud Hsm Cluster. | GA (ext) | ref |
az confcom |
Commands to generate security policies for confidential containers in Azure. | GA (ext) | ref |
az confidentialledger |
Manage Confidential Ledger. | GA (ext) | ref |
az dedicated-hsm |
Manage dedicated hsm with hardware security modules. | GA (ext) | ref |
az identity |
Manage Managed Identity. | GA | ref |
az keyvault |
Manage KeyVault keys, secrets, and certificates. | GA | ref |
az policy |
Manage resources defined and used by the Azure Policy service. | GA | ref |
az role |
Manage Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC). | GA | ref |
az security |
Manage your security posture with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. | GA | ref |
az sentinel |
Manage Microsoft Sentinel. | GA (ext) | ref |
az trustedsigning |
Manage trusted signing account. | Preview (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az account |
Manage Azure subscription information. | GA | ref |
az advisor |
Manage Azure Advisor. | GA | ref |
az bicep |
Bicep CLI command group. | GA | ref |
az billing |
Manage Azure Billing. | GA | ref |
az billing-benefits |
Azure billing benefits commands. | GA (ext) | ref |
az blueprint |
Commands to manage blueprint. | Deprecated (ext) | ref |
az consumption |
Manage consumption of Azure resources. | Preview | ref |
az costmanagement |
Costmanagement. | GA (ext) | ref |
az data-boundary |
Data boundary operations. | GA | ref |
az deployment |
Manage Azure Resource Manager template deployment at subscription scope. | GA | ref |
az deployment-scripts |
Manage deployment scripts at subscription or resource group scope. | GA | ref |
az feature |
Manage resource provider features. | GA | ref |
az group |
Manage resource groups and template deployments. | GA | ref |
az lock |
Manage Azure locks. | GA | ref |
az managedapp |
Manage template solutions provided and maintained by Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). | GA | ref |
az managedservices |
Manage the registration assignments and definitions in Azure. | GA | ref |
az managementpartner |
Allows the partners to associate a Microsoft Partner Network(MPN) ID to a user or service principal in the customer's Azure directory. | GA (ext) | ref |
az provider |
Manage resource providers. | GA | ref |
az providerhub |
Manage resources with ProviderHub. | GA (ext) | ref |
az quota |
Manag quota for Azure resource providers. | GA (ext) | ref |
az reservations |
Azure Reservations. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az resource |
Manage Azure resources. | GA | ref |
az resourcemanagement |
Resourcemanagement CLI command group. | GA | ref |
az self-help |
Azure SelfHelp will help you troubleshoot issues with Azure resources. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az stack |
A deployment stack is a native Azure resource type that enables you to perform operations on a resource collection as an atomic unit. | GA | ref |
az support |
Manage Azure support resource. | GA (ext) | ref |
az tag |
Tag Management on a resource. | GA | ref |
az ts |
Manage template specs at subscription or resource group scope. | GA | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az alerts-management |
Manage Azure Alerts Management Service Resource. | GA (ext) | ref |
az carbon |
Manage Carbon. | GA (ext) | ref |
az change-analysis |
List changes for resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az databricks |
Manage databricks workspaces. | GA (ext) | ref |
az datafactory |
Manage Data Factory. | GA (ext) | ref |
az datashare |
Manage Data Share. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az grafana |
Commands to manage Azure Managed Grafana resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az hdinsight |
Manage HDInsight resources. | GA | ref |
az monitor |
Manage the Azure Monitor Service. | GA | ref |
az powerbi |
Manage PowerBI resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az purview |
Manage Purview. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az stream-analytics |
Manage Stream Analytics. | GA (ext) | ref |
az synapse |
Manage and operate Synapse Workspace, Spark Pool, SQL Pool. | GA | ref |
az tsi |
Manage Azure Time Series Insights. | GA (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az apic |
Manage Azure API Center services. | GA (ext) | ref |
az apim |
Manage Azure API Management services. | GA | ref |
az artifacts |
Manage Azure Artifacts. | GA (ext) | ref |
az boards |
Manage Azure Boards. | GA (ext) | ref |
az communication |
Manage communication service with communication. | GA (ext) | ref |
az connection |
Commands to manage Service Connector local connections which allow local environment to connect Azure Resource. If you want to manage connection for compute service, please run 'az webapp/containerapp/spring connection'. | GA | ref |
az devops |
Manage Azure DevOps organization level operations. | GA (ext) | ref |
az eventgrid |
Manage Azure Event Grid topics, domains, domain topics, system topics partner topics, event subscriptions, system topic event subscriptions and partner topic event subscriptions. | GA | ref |
az eventhubs |
Eventhubs. | GA | ref |
az logic |
Manage logic. | GA (ext) | ref |
az notification-hub |
Manage notification hubs. | GA (ext) | ref |
az pipelines |
Manage Azure Pipelines. | GA (ext) | ref |
az repos |
Manage Azure Repos. | GA (ext) | ref |
az servicebus |
Servicebus. | GA | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az bot |
Manage Microsoft Azure Bot Service. | GA | ref |
az cognitiveservices |
Manage Azure Cognitive Services accounts. | GA | ref |
az maps |
Manage Azure Maps. | GA | ref |
az ml |
Manage Azure Machine Learning resources with the Azure CLI ML extension v2. | GA (ext) | ref |
az ml |
Manage Azure Machine Learning resources with the Azure CLI ML extension v1. | GA (ext) | ref |
az search |
Manage Search. | GA | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az dt |
Manage Azure Digital Twins solutions & infrastructure. | GA (ext) | ref |
az edge-action |
Manage Edge Action. | GA (ext) | ref |
az edge-zones |
Manage Edge Zone resources. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az edgeorder |
Manage Edge Order. | GA (ext) | ref |
az iot |
Manage Internet of Things (IoT) assets. | GA | ref |
az sphere |
Manage Azure Sphere resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az arc-multicloud |
Commands for arc-multicloud. | GA (ext) | ref |
az arcappliance |
Commands to manage Arc resource bridge. | GA (ext) | ref |
az arcgateway |
Manage gateway connection on Arc machine. | GA (ext) | ref |
az backup |
Manage Azure Backups. | GA | ref |
az connectedmachine |
Manage Azure Arc-Enabled Server. | GA (ext) | ref |
az connectedvmware |
Commands to manage Connected VMware. | GA (ext) | ref |
az data-transfer |
Commands for cross domain Service that enables customers to transfer data across security domains. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az datamigration |
Manage Datamigration. | GA (ext) | ref |
az dataprotection |
Manage dataprotection. | GA (ext) | ref |
az dms |
Manage Azure Data Migration Service (classic) instances. | GA | ref |
az migrate |
Manage Azure Migrate resources and operations. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az offazure |
Manage on-premise resources for migrate. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az resource-mover |
Manage Resource Mover Service API. | GA (ext) | ref |
az scvmm |
Commands for managing Arc for SCVMM resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az site-recovery |
Manage Site Recovery Service. | GA (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az acat |
Manage App Compliance Automation Tool reports. | GA (ext) | ref |
az automanage |
Manage Automanage. | GA (ext) | ref |
az automation |
Manage Automation Account. | GA (ext) | ref |
az guestconfig |
Manage Guest Configuration. | GA (ext) | ref |
az maintenance |
Manage Maintenance. | GA (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az arize-ai |
Manage Arize Ai. | GA (ext) | ref |
az astronomer |
Manage Azure Astronomer resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az confluent |
Manage confluent organization. | GA (ext) | ref |
az datadog |
Manage Datadog. | GA (ext) | ref |
az dell |
Manage Dell storage resources in Azure. | GA (ext) | ref |
az dynatrace |
Manage dynatrace. | GA (ext) | ref |
az elastic |
Manage Microsoft Elastic. | GA (ext) | ref |
az informatica |
Manage all resources related to Informatica within the Azure CLI. | GA (ext) | ref |
az lambda-test |
Manage Lambda Test. | GA (ext) | ref |
az new-relic |
Manage Azure New Relic resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az nginx |
Manage NGINX deployment resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az palo-alto |
Manage Palo Alto Networks resources within the Azure CLI. | GA (ext) | ref |
az qumulo |
Manage Qumulo file system storage resources with the Azure CLI. | GA (ext) | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az ai-examples |
Add AI powered examples to help content. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az alias |
Manage Azure CLI Aliases. | GA (ext) | ref |
az cli-translator |
Translate ARM template or REST API to CLI scripts. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az cloud |
Manage registered Azure clouds. | GA | ref |
az command-change |
Commands for CLI modules metadata management. | GA (ext) | ref |
az config |
Manage Azure CLI configuration. | Experimental | ref |
az configure |
Manage Azure CLI configuration. This command is interactive. | GA | ref |
az extension |
Manage and update CLI extensions. | GA | ref |
az feedback |
Send feedback to the Azure CLI Team. | GA | ref |
az find |
I'm an AI robot, my advice is based on our Azure documentation as well as the usage patterns of Azure CLI and Azure ARM users. Using me improves Azure products and documentation. | GA | ref |
az fzf |
Commands to select active or default objects via fzf. | GA (ext) | ref |
az hack |
Commands to manage resources commonly used for student hacks. | GA (ext) | ref |
az init |
It's an effortless setting up tool for configs. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az interactive |
Start interactive mode. Installs the Interactive extension if not installed already. | Preview | ref |
az login |
Log in to Azure. | GA | ref |
az logout |
Log out to remove access to Azure subscriptions. | GA | ref |
az next |
Recommend the possible next set of commands to take. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az prototype |
Rapidly create Azure prototypes using AI-driven agent teams. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az rest |
Invoke a custom request. | GA | ref |
az scenario |
E2E Scenario Usage Guidance. | GA (ext) | ref |
az survey |
Take Azure CLI survey. | GA | ref |
az term |
Manage marketplace agreement with marketplaceordering. | Experimental | ref |
az upgrade |
Upgrade Azure CLI and extensions. | Preview | ref |
az version |
Show the versions of Azure CLI modules and extensions in JSON format by default or format configured by --output. | GA | ref |
| Command | Description | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
az ams |
Manage Azure Media Services resources. | GA | ref |
az aosm |
Manage Azure Operator Service Manager resources. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az appconfig |
Manage App Configurations. | GA | ref |
az appnet |
Azure Kubernetes Application Network. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az aro |
Manage Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters. | GA | ref |
az artifact-signing |
Manage artifact signing account. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az baremetalinstance |
Handle Operations for Compute Azure Bare Instances. | GA (ext) | ref |
az baremetalstorageinstance |
Handle Operations for Storage Azure Bare Metal Instances. | GA (ext) | ref |
az cache |
Commands to manage CLI objects cached using the --defer argument. |
GA | ref |
az custom-providers |
Commands to manage custom providers. | GA (ext) | ref |
az customlocation |
Commands to Create, Get, List and Delete CustomLocations. | GA (ext) | ref |
az databox |
Manage data box. | GA (ext) | ref |
az databoxedge |
Manage device with databoxedge. | GA | ref |
az dependency-map |
Manage Dependency Map. | GA (ext) | ref |
az desktopvirtualization |
Manage desktop virtualization. | GA (ext) | ref |
az devcenter |
Manage resources with devcenter. | GA (ext) | ref |
az dnc |
Manage Delegated Network. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az durabletask |
Commands to manage Durabletask schedulers and taskhubs. | GA (ext) | ref |
az fabric |
Manage Microsoft Fabric resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az firmwareanalysis |
Commands to manage firmware analysis. | GA (ext) | ref |
az fleet |
Commands to manage fleet. | GA (ext) | ref |
az fluid-relay |
Manage Fluid Relay. | GA (ext) | ref |
az footprint |
Manage Footprint. | GA (ext) | ref |
az gallery |
Azure Compute Gallery. | GA (ext) | ref |
az graph |
Query the resources managed by Azure Resource Manager. | GA (ext) | ref |
az graph-services |
Make operations on Microsoft.GraphServices resource types. | GA (ext) | ref |
az healthbot |
Manage bot with healthbot. | Experimental (ext) | ref |
az healthcareapis |
Azure Healthcare APIs is a secure cloud platform for managing health data, supporting analytics, machine learning, and scalable solutions. | GA (ext) | ref |
az lab |
Manage azure devtest labs. | Preview | ref |
az large-instance |
Handle Operations for Compute Azure Large Instances. | GA (ext) | ref |
az large-storage-instance |
Handle Operations for Storage Azure Large Instances. | GA (ext) | ref |
az load |
Manage Azure Load Testing resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az managedcleanroom |
Manage Azure Confidential Clean Room. | GA (ext) | ref |
az mcc |
Microsoft Connected Cache CLI Commands. | GA (ext) | ref |
az mdp |
Manage resources of Managed DevOps pools. | GA (ext) | ref |
az mesh |
(PREVIEW) Manage Azure Service Fabric Mesh Resources. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az nexusidentity |
Command to manage Nexusidentity keys. | GA (ext) | ref |
az oracle-database |
Command Modules for RP Oracle.Database. | GA (ext) | ref |
az orbital |
Azure Orbital Ground Station as-a-Service (GSaaS). | GA (ext) | ref |
az partnercenter |
Partner Center management. | GA (ext) | ref |
az peering |
Manage peering. | GA (ext) | ref |
az portal |
Manage Portal. | GA (ext) | ref |
az pscloud |
Manage Pure Storage Block resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az quantum |
Manage Azure Quantum Workspaces and submit jobs to Azure Quantum Providers. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az remote-rendering-account |
Manage remote rendering account with mixed reality. | GA (ext) | ref |
az sftp |
Generate SSH certificates and access Azure Storage blob data via SFTP. | GA (ext) | ref |
az site |
Manage Site. | GA (ext) | ref |
az stack-hci |
Manage Azure Stack HCI. | GA (ext) | ref |
az stack-hci-vm |
Manage virtualmachine with stack-hci-vm. | GA (ext) | ref |
az standby-container-group-pool |
Manage Standby Container Group Pool. | GA (ext) | ref |
az standby-vm-pool |
Manage Standby Virtual Machine Pool. | GA (ext) | ref |
az terraform |
Azure Terraform experience. | Preview (ext) | ref |
az vi |
Commands to manage Video Indexer for Cloud and Edge. | GA (ext) | ref |
az vme |
Commands to manage version managed extensions on connected kubernetes clusters. | GA (ext) | ref |
az vmware |
Commands to manage Azure VMware Solution. | GA (ext) | ref |
az workload-orchestration |
Manage workload orchestration resources. | GA (ext) | ref |
az workloads |
Manage workloads. | GA (ext) | ref |
az zones |
Commands to validate Availability Zone Configuration. Use one of the options below. | Preview (ext) | ref |
If the user asks about an az subcommand that doesn't have a reference file here, use the Azure Docs MCP tools (microsoft_docs_search, microsoft_code_sample_search) to look up the command syntax and required parameters. The reference files above cover the most common command groups, but the Azure CLI has hundreds more — don't let a missing reference file stop you from helping.