Remove-AzureSubscription
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
Name (Default)
Remove-AzureSubscription
-SubscriptionName <String>
[-Force]
[-PassThru]
[-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Id
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.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | False |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | cf |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Force
Suppresses the confirmation prompt.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-PassThru
Returns $True if the command succeeds and $False if it fails. By default, this cmdlet does not return any output.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | 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.
Parameter properties
| Type: | AzureSMProfile |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-SubscriptionId
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.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | Id |
Parameter sets
Id
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-SubscriptionName
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.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | Name |
Parameter sets
Name
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | False |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | wi |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
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.