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Bad Request creating Automation Account in Azure Python SDK

I'm trying to create a new AutomationAccount using Python SDK. There's no problem if I get, list, update or delete any account, but I'm getting a BadRequest error when I try to create a new one.

Documentation is pretty easy: AutomationAccountOperations Class > create_or_update()

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import os
from azure.identity import AzureCliCredential
from azure.mgmt.automation import AutomationClient

credential = AzureCliCredential()

automation_client = AutomationClient(credential, "xxxxx")
result = automation_client.automation_account.create_or_update("existing_rg", 'my_automation_account', {"location": "westeurope"})
print(f'Automation account {result.name} created')

This tiny script is throwing me this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ".\deploy.py", line 10
  result = automation_client.automation_account.create_or_update("*****", 'my_automation_account', {"location": "westeurope"})
  File "C:\Users\Dave\.virtualenvs\new-azure-account-EfYek8IT\lib\site-packages\azure\mgmt\automation\operations\_automation_account_operations.py", line 174, in create_or_update
    raise HttpResponseError(response=response, model=error, error_format=ARMErrorFormat)
azure.core.exceptions.HttpResponseError: (BadRequest) {"Message":"The request body on Account must be present, and must specify, at a minimum, the required fields set to valid values."}
Code: BadRequest
Message: {"Message":"The request body on Account must be present, and must specify, at a minimum, the required fields set to valid values."}

I've tried to use this method (create_or_update) on a different sdk like powershell using same parameters and it worked.

Some thoughts?

Solution

  • Solution is setting the Azure SKU parameter.

    For some reason is not necessary on Powershell but it is on Python SDK. Now this snippet is creating my AutomationAccount successfully.

    credential = AzureCliCredential()

automation_client = AutomationClient(credential, "xxxxx")
params = {"name": my_automation_account, "location": LOCATION, "tags": {}, "sku": {"name": "free"}}
result = automation_client.automation_account.create_or_update("existing_rg", 'my_automation_account', params)
print(f'Automation account {result.name} created')

    Docs about this:

    Thanks @UpQuark