az-webapp

Manage Azure App Service web applications

TLDR

Create web app

$ az webapp create --resource-group [MyRG] --plan [MyPlan] --name [MyApp]

List web apps

$ az webapp list

Deploy an artifact (zip, war, jar, static file)

$ az webapp deploy --name [MyApp] --resource-group [MyRG] --src-path [app.zip]

Enable local git deployment

$ az webapp deployment source config-local-git --name [MyApp] --resource-group [MyRG]

Browse web app

$ az webapp browse --name [MyApp] --resource-group [MyRG]

List available runtime stacks

$ az webapp list-runtimes --os-type [linux]

Show logs

$ az webapp log tail --name [MyApp] --resource-group [MyRG]

Restart web app

$ az webapp restart --name [MyApp] --resource-group [MyRG]

az webapp manages Azure App Service web applications. It provides commands for creating, deploying, configuring, and monitoring web apps across multiple platforms including .NET, Node.js, Python, PHP, and Java.The command group enables full web application lifecycle management without using the portal.

PARAMETERS

create

Create web app

list

List web apps

delete

Delete web app

restart

Restart web app

stop

Stop web app

start

Start web app

show

Show web app details

browse

Open web app in browser

deploy

Deploy an artifact (zip, war, jar, static file) to the app

ssh

Open an interactive SSH session to a Linux web app

list-runtimes

List supported runtime stacks

Create and deploy from the current local directory (deprecated; prefer create + deploy)

--resource-group, -g name

Resource group name

--name, -n name

Web app name (globally unique)

--plan, -p name

App Service plan name or resource ID

--runtime, -r stack

Runtime stack (e.g., "NODE:20LTS", "PYTHON:3.12", "JAVA:21-java21"). Run `az webapp list-runtimes` for current values.

--deployment-container-image-name, -i image

Container image to deploy (e.g., myregistry.azurecr.io/image:tag)

COMMON OPERATIONS

$ # Create Python web app
az webapp create -g MyRG -p MyPlan -n MyApp --runtime "PYTHON:3.12"

# Deploy from a zip artifact
az webapp deploy -g MyRG -n MyApp --src-path app.zip --type zip

# Set environment variables
az webapp config appsettings set -g MyRG -n MyApp --settings KEY=VALUE

# Enable logging
az webapp log config -g MyRG -n MyApp --application-logging filesystem --level information

# Stream logs
az webapp log tail -g MyRG -n MyApp

CAVEATS

Web app names must be globally unique (used in the azurewebsites.net URL). Basic (SCM/publish-profile) authentication is disabled by default on new apps; enable it with `--basic-auth Enabled` or `az webapp auth` if your deployment tool needs it. Deployment slots require Standard tier or higher. Some runtimes are not available in all regions. Costs vary by App Service plan tier. `az webapp up` is deprecated; prefer `az webapp create` followed by `az webapp deploy`.

HISTORY

az webapp has been part of Azure CLI since version 2.0 in 2017, replacing the older Azure CLI for managing App Service web apps.

RESOURCES

Documentation · Homepage · Source code