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Application Insights

Create Application Insights

Setup Azure CLI

  • Follow Azure CLI document to setup the tool.
  • To access the preview Application Insights Azure CLI commands, run:
    Terminal window
    $ az extension add -n application-insights

Create Application Insights with Azure CLI

  • Use the following command to create Azure Application Insights
    Terminal window
    $ az monitor app-insights component create \
      --resource-group <RESOURCE_GROUP> \
      --location <LOCATION> \
      --app <APP_INSIGHTS_NAME> \
      --retention-time <RETENTION_DAYS>
  • For RETENTION_DAYS, the value can be one of the these values: 30,60,90,120,180,270,365,550,730 and it can be set only when Application Insights is not connected to a Log Analytics workspace.
  • Example code:
    Terminal window
    $ az monitor app-insights component create \
      --resource-group codesanook-example-resource-group \
      --location southeastasia \
      --app codesanook-example-app-insights \
      --retention-time 30

List all Application Insight in a resource group

  • Example code:
    Terminal window
    $ az monitor app-insights component show \
      --resource-group codesanook-example-resource-group

Delete Application Insights with Azure CLI

  • Command:
    Terminal window
    $ az monitor app-insights component delete \
      --app <APP_INSIGHTS_NAME> \
      --resource-group <RESOURCE_GROUP>
  • Example code:
    Terminal window
    $ az monitor app-insights component delete \
      --app codesanook-example-app-insights \
      --resource-group codesanook-example-resource-group

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