Recently, I got the requirement to use the az keyvault list-deleted command. In this article, I will take you through the syntax and the usage of the az keyvault list-deleted command with examples.
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Az keyvault list-deleted
This command gets information about the deleted Vaults or HSMs under a subscription.
Syntax
az keyvault list-deleted [--resource-type]Example
The below command will get you the lists of Azure key vaults deleted under a subscription.
az keyvault list-deletedAfter executing the above command, I got the expected output as shown below.
[
{
"id": "/subscriptions/1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/locations/eastus/deletedVaults/azurelessonsKV",
"name": "azurelessonsKV",
"properties": {
"deletionDate": "2025-01-30T13:52:11+00:00",
"location": "eastus",
"purgeProtectionEnabled": null,
"scheduledPurgeDate": "2025-04-30T13:52:11+00:00",
"tags": {},
"vaultId": "/subscriptions/1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1/resourceGroups/MyNewResGrp/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/azurelessonsKV"
},
"type": "Microsoft.KeyVault/deletedVaults"
}
]You can see the same output in the screenshot below.
If you accidentally delete the Azure key vault, you can use the az keyvault recover to recover the deleted Azure key vault.
You may also like following the articles below.
- Az keyvault list
- How To Create Secret In Azure Key Vault
- The Access Configuration For This Key Vault Is Set To Role-Based Access Control.
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