This article will walk you through all the possible approaches to get subscription id in Azure using PowerShell.
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How to get subscription ID in Azure PowerShell
Let us discuss all the approaches individually.
Approach-1: Using Get-AzContext
To get subscription ID in Azure PowerShell, we can use the Get-AzContext PowerShell command for this purpose. Use the below command.
(Get-AzContext).Subscription.IdAfter executing the above command, I got the expected output and the Azure subscription ID, as shown in the screenshot below.
Or, we can use the query below to format the output.
Get-AzContext | Select-Object Subscription | Format-List
Or, you can use the query below.
$mycontext = Get-AzContext
$mysubscriptionId = $mycontext.Subscription.Id
Write-Host "My Subscription ID: $mysubscriptionId"After executing the query above, I obtained the expected output shown in the screenshot below.
Approach-2: Using Get-AzSubscription
We can also use the Get-AzSubscription PowerShell command for this purpose. Use the command below.
Get-AzSubscription | Select-Object Name, IdAfter executing the command above, I received the expected output, as shown in the screenshot below.
We can also list all the subscriptions using the query below.
Get-AzSubscription | Format-Table Name, IdAfter executing the query above, I obtained the expected output, as shown in the screenshot below.
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