Resource Provider¶

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/resource-providers-and-types

An Azure resource provider is a collection of REST operations that provide functionality for an Azure service.

Register resource provider¶

Some are registered by default
Other are registered automatically when you take certain actions
In some scenarios, a resource provider needs to be registered manually
```
az provider register --namespace Microsoft.KeyVault
```

Show resource provider¶

Show all resource providers and status

az provider list \
    --query "[].{Provider:namespace, Status:registrationState}" \
    --out table

Show all registered resource providers

az provider list \
    --query "sort_by([?registrationState=='Registered'].{Provider:namespace, Status:registrationState}, &Provider)" \
    --out table

Show a perticular resource provider

az provider show --namespace Microsoft.KeyVault

Show resource provider type

az provider show --namespace Microsoft.KeyVault \
    --query "resourceTypes[*].resourceType" \
    --out table

Show resource provider available API versions

az provider show --namespace Microsoft.KeyVault \
    --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='batchAccounts'].apiVersions | [0]" \
    --out table

Show resource provider supported locations

az provider show --namespace Microsoft.KeyVault \
    --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='batchAccounts'].locations | [0]" \
    --out table