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Remove-AzureSubscription

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Module:
Azure

Deletes an Azure subscription from Windows PowerShell.

Note

The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Azure Service Manager (ASM) APIs. This legacy PowerShell module isn't recommended when creating new resources since ASM is scheduled for retirement. For more information, see Azure Service Manager retirement.

The Az PowerShell module is the recommended PowerShell module for managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources with PowerShell.

Syntax

Remove-AzureSubscription
      -SubscriptionName <String>
      [-Force]
      [-PassThru]
      [-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-AzureSubscription
      -SubscriptionId <String>
      [-Force]
      [-PassThru]
      [-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-AzureSubscription cmdlet deletes an Azure subscription from your subscription data file so Windows PowerShell can't find it. This cmdlet does not delete the subscription from Microsoft Azure, or change the actual subscription in any way.

This topic describes the cmdlet in the 0.8.10 version of the Microsoft Azure PowerShell module. To get the version of the module you're using, in the Azure PowerShell console, type (Get-Module -Name Azure).Version.

Examples

Example 1: Delete a subscription

C:\PS> Remove-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName Test

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"):

This command deletes the "Test" subscription from the default subscription data file.

Example 2: Delete from an alternate subscription data file

C:\PS> Remove-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName Test -SubscriptionDataFile C:\Subs\MySubscriptions.xml -Force

This command deletes the Test subscription from the MySubscriptions.xml subscription data file. The command uses the Force parameter to suppress the confirmation prompt.

Example 3: Delete a subscription in a script

C:\PS> ...if (Remove-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName Test -PassThru) {...}

This command uses the Remove-AzureSubscription command in an If statement. It uses the PassThru parameter, which returns a Boolean value, to determine whether the script block in the If statement is executed.

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Force

Suppresses the confirmation prompt.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PassThru

Returns $True if the command succeeds and $False if it fails. By default, this cmdlet does not return any output.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Profile

Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.

Type:AzureSMProfile
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-SubscriptionId

Type:String
Aliases:Id
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-SubscriptionName

Type:String
Aliases:Name
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

None

You can pipe input to this cmdlet by property name, but not by value.

Outputs

None or System.Boolean

If you use the PassThru parameter, this cmdlet returns a Boolean value. Otherwise, it does not return any output.