az-advisor

List Azure Advisor configuration for the entire subscription

$ az advisor configuration list

$ az advisor configuration show [[-g|--resource-group]] [resource_group]

$ az advisor recommendation list

$ az advisor recommendation enable [[-g|--resource-group]] [resource_group]

$ az advisor recommendation disable [[-g|--resource-group]] [resource_group]

az advisor <subcommand> [--resource-group -g] [--subscription -s] [options]

--category
    Filter by category: Cost, Security, Performance, Reliability, Excellence.

--ids
    Space-separated recommendation or advisor IDs.

--refresh
    Trigger server-side refresh of recommendations.

--resource-group, -g
    Limit to specific resource group.

--subscription, -s
    Subscription ID or name.

--top
    Return only top N recommendations.

--advisor-id
    Specific Advisor resource ID for show/update.

--configuration-name
    Name of the configuration to manage.

--scope
    Scope for configurations (e.g., /subscriptions/{sub}).

--state
    Update recommendation state: Dismissed, Postponed.

--reason
    Reason code for state update.

--reason-meta-data
    Metadata for the update reason.

az advisor is a command group within the Azure CLI for managing Azure Advisor recommendations, a free service offering personalized best practices to optimize Azure resources across Cost, Security, Performance, Reliability, and Operational Excellence categories.

It enables listing recommendations scoped to subscriptions or resource groups, viewing details, updating states (e.g., Dismiss, Postpone), configuring recommendation suppression per scope, and retrieving metadata.

Ideal for scripting, automation, and DevOps workflows, it integrates with Azure CLI's output formats like table, JSON, or TSV. Use cases include proactive cost savings, security hardening, and performance tuning without portal access.

Requires az login with Reader or higher permissions on target scopes. Supports filtering by category or ID for targeted analysis.

Requires Azure CLI ≥2.15.0; Contributor role for updates/configs. High-volume lists may throttle; use --top or filters. Not all recommendations refresh instantly.

recommendation list - List recommendations.
recommendation show - View details.
recommendation update - Change state.
configuration {list|create|delete} - Manage suppressions.

az advisor recommendation list --category Cost --subscription <sub-id>
az advisor recommendation update --ids <id> --state Dismissed

Introduced in Azure CLI 2.2.0 (2018) with basic list/show; expanded in 2.10+ for configurations/metadata; full categories support by 2.20.0 (2021).

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