| name | az |
| description | Azure CLI - manage VMs, web apps, functions, storage, AKS, and other Azure services. Use when user mentions 'az', 'azure', or wants to interact with Microsoft Azure. |
| category | devtools |
| install_command | brew install azure-cli |
| binary | az |
az
Setup
brew install azure-cli
Verify installation:
az --version
Use -o json for machine-readable output.
Authentication
az login
Resources
Account and Subscription
| Command | Description |
|---|
az account show | Show current subscription details |
az account list | List all subscriptions |
az account set --subscription <id> | Switch active subscription |
Resource Groups
| Command | Description |
|---|
az group list | List all resource groups |
az group create --name <name> --location eastus | Create a resource group |
az group delete --name <name> | Delete a resource group |
az group show --name <name> | Show resource group details |
Virtual Machines
| Command | Description |
|---|
az vm list | List all VMs |
az vm list -d | List VMs with details (IPs, power state) |
az vm create --resource-group <rg> --name <name> --image Ubuntu2204 | Create a VM |
az vm start --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Start a VM |
az vm stop --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Stop a VM |
az vm delete --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Delete a VM |
az vm show --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Show VM details |
Web Apps
| Command | Description |
|---|
az webapp list | List all web apps |
az webapp create --resource-group <rg> --plan <plan> --name <name> --runtime "NODE:20-lts" | Create a web app |
az webapp deploy --resource-group <rg> --name <name> --src-path <file> | Deploy to a web app |
az webapp show --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Show web app details |
az webapp log tail --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Tail web app logs |
az webapp delete --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Delete a web app |
Function Apps
| Command | Description |
|---|
az functionapp list | List all function apps |
az functionapp create --resource-group <rg> --consumption-plan-location eastus --runtime node --name <name> --storage-account <sa> | Create a function app |
az functionapp show --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Show function app details |
az functionapp delete --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Delete a function app |
Storage
| Command | Description |
|---|
az storage account list | List all storage accounts |
az storage account create --name <name> --resource-group <rg> --sku Standard_LRS | Create a storage account |
az storage container list --account-name <name> | List blob containers |
az storage blob upload --account-name <name> --container-name <c> --file <file> --name <blob> | Upload a blob |
AKS (Kubernetes)
| Command | Description |
|---|
az aks list | List all AKS clusters |
az aks create --resource-group <rg> --name <name> --node-count 3 | Create an AKS cluster |
az aks get-credentials --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Get cluster credentials for kubectl |
az aks show --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Show cluster details |
az aks delete --resource-group <rg> --name <name> | Delete an AKS cluster |
Global Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|
-o json | Output as JSON |
-o table | Output as table |
-o tsv | Output as tab-separated values |
--query <expression> | JMESPath query for filtering output |
--subscription <id> | Override active subscription |
--verbose | Enable verbose output |
--debug | Enable debug output |
