az-redis

Create a new Redis cache instance

$ az redis create --location [location] [[-n|--name]] [name] [[-g|--resource-group]] [resource_group] --sku [Basic|Premium|Standard] --vm-size [c0|c1|c2|c3|c4|c5|c6|p1|p2|p3|p4|p5]

$ az redis update [[-n|--name]] [name] [[-g|--resource-group]] [resource_group] --sku [Basic|Premium|Standard] --vm-size [c0|c1|c2|c3|c4|c5|c6|p1|p2|p3|p4|p5]

$ az redis export --container [container] --file-format [file-format] [[-n|--name]] [name] --prefix [prefix] [[-g|--resource-group]] [resource_group]

$ az redis delete [[-n|--name]] [name] [[-g|--resource-group]] [resource_group] [[-y|--yes]]

az redis <subcommand> [--resource-group -g] [--name -n] [--subscription] [--output -o] [--query -q] [--verbose] [--debug]

--debug
    Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h
    Show help for az redis.

--only-show-errors
    Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o
    Output format: json, jsonc, table, tsv, yaml (default: json).

--query -q
    JMESPath query string to customize output.

--resource-group -g
    Name or ID of resource group (common for subcommands).

--subscription
    Name or ID of Azure subscription.

--verbose
    Increase logging verbosity.

az redis is a command group in the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) for managing Azure Cache for Redis, a fully managed, in-memory caching service. It enables creation, listing, updating, deletion, scaling, rebooting, key regeneration, firewall rule management, and diagnostic configurations for Redis caches.

Operations require an active az login session with permissions on the target subscription and resource group. Supports Basic, Standard, Premium, and Enterprise tiers with clustering, persistence, and modules like RediSearch or RedisJSON.

Common workflows include provisioning caches with SKU specifications, listing caches per resource group or subscription, forcing node reboots for maintenance, and listing access keys. Output formats include table, JSON, TSV, or CSV via --output. Integrates with other az commands for resource group and networking management.

Ideal for DevOps automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code with tools like Terraform or ARM templates, reducing latency for web apps by caching data.

Requires Azure CLI 2.11+ installed and az login. Subcommands have additional required/optional params (e.g., create needs SKU). Not for local Redis; Azure-specific. Rate limits apply on frequent operations.

Key ones: create, delete, list, show, update, force-reboot, list-keys, regenerate-key, firewall-rules.

az redis create -g myRG -n mycache --sku Basic --vm-size c0
az redis list -g myRG
az redis list-keys -g myRG -n mycache

Part of Azure CLI since 2.0 (2017), aligned with Azure Cache for Redis GA. Evolved with tiers (Enterprise 2019+), modules support (2020+), and private endpoints integration.

redis-cli(1), az-network(1), az-group(1)