az-provider

Register a provider

$ az provider register [[-n|--namespace]] [Microsoft.PolicyInsights]

$ az provider unregister [[-n|--namespace]] [Microsoft.Automation]

$ az provider list

$ az provider show [[-n|--namespace]] [Microsoft.Storage]

$ az provider list --query "[?namespace=='[Microsoft.Network]'].resourceTypes[].resourceType"

az provider [list|register|show|unregister] [options]

--namespace
    Recommended namespace name (without .Microsoft suffix)

--output (-o)
    Output format (json, jsonc, table, tsv)

--query (-q)
    JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples

--subscription
    Name or ID of subscription

--expand
    Return expanded information about provider (use with show)

--wait
    Wait for completion of long-running operation (use with register or unregister)

--query-examples
    Recommend JMESPath string for you to query (use with list)

The az provider command is part of the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI), used to manage Azure resource providers for a subscription.

Resource providers are Azure services that manage specific types of resources, such as Microsoft.Compute for virtual machines or Microsoft.Storage for storage accounts. Before creating resources from a provider, it must often be registered.

Key operations include:
- list: Displays all available providers, optionally filtered by namespace.
- register: Registers a provider, enabling resource creation (may take time to propagate).
- show: Shows detailed status and information for a specific provider.
- unregister: Unregisters a provider, preventing new resource creation (existing resources remain).

This command requires authentication via az login and specifies a subscription context. It's essential for infrastructure setup, troubleshooting provider issues, and managing permissions across Azure environments.

Registration/unregistration can take up to 30 minutes to propagate; use --wait for polling. Requires Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/providerRegistrations/action permission. Not all providers need explicit registration.

List providers: az provider list
Register: az provider register --namespace Microsoft.Compute
Show status: az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute

Introduced in Azure CLI v2.0 (2017); evolved with Azure resource model changes. Core functionality stable since v2.1, with output/query enhancements in later releases.

az account(1), az resource(1), az login(1)