Microsoft Azure – Create Resource Group with Tags using PowerShell
Last Updated :
30 Mar, 2023
Pre-requisite: Microsoft Azure: Resource Tagging and Best Practices
In this article, I am going to show you how to create resource groups with tags using PowerShell in Microsoft Azure from Azure Cloud Shell in simple easy steps. Let’s get started.
Prerequisite: Contributor Access on Subscription to create a resource group in Azure Subscription.
Steps to Create a Resource Group
Step 1: Log in to Azure Portal
Step 2: Access the Cloud Shell from the Portal
Step 3: Switch to PowerShell Console
Step 4: Create a PowerShell file named createRGwithTags.ps1
$ touch createRGwithTags.ps1
Step 5: Open a file to code in createRGwithTags.ps1
$ code createRGwithTags.ps1
Copy and paste the below PowerShell code in the createRGwithTags.ps1 file. Modify the Parameter according to your needs to deploy a resource group.
# Parameteres
$RGroupName = "<Add resource group name"
$RGroupLocation = "<Add location name>"
## Add/Modify Tags of your Choice
$ResourceGroupTags = @{
"Environment" = "TEST";
"SystemCriticality" = "LOW";
"BusinessOwner" = "GeeksforGeeks";
"BusinessOwnerEmail" = "gfg@gfg.com";
"CostCenter" = "XYZ";
"SupportTeam" = "XYZ"
}
# Create Resource Group
New-AzResourceGroup \
-Name $RGroupName \
-Location $RGroupLocation \
-Tag $ResourceGroupTags
Step 6: After making the changes in the script. Run the createRGwithTags.ps1 file
./createRGwithTags.ps1
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