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How to extract azure resource template format either via REST API, Powershell or Azure CLI

Is there a way to extract azure resource template formats programmatically (REST API, Powershell, Azure CLI)?

The end result should be something along the lines of the JSON presented here, that includes datatypes etc.: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/templates/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults?tabs=json

Preferably being able to select API-version too: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/templates/Microsoft.KeyVault/2015-06-01/vaults?tabs=json

I have tried using az provider and expand properties, but properties are always null.

az provider show -n Microsoft.KeyVault --expand resourceTypes/properties

az resource seems only to work on existing resources.

Solution

  • If you just want to extract Azure ARM template format, try the PowerShell below:

    $webRequest = Invoke-WebRequest "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/templates/Microsoft.KeyVault/2019-09-01/vaults"
 
$webRequest.ParsedHTML.getElementsByClassName("lang-json") | % innerHTML

    It works under 5.0: enter image description here