In this Azure article, we will discuss the syntax and usage of the Export-AzResourceGroup Azure PowerShell cmdlet with examples.
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Export-AzResourceGroup
If you wish to save your resource group as a template with a JSON file format then you can use the Export-AzResourceGroup Azure PowerShell cmdlet.
Syntax:
Below is the syntax of Export-AzResourceGroup Azure PowerShell cmdlet.
Export-AzResourceGroup
Export-AzResourceGroup
-ResourceGroupName <String>
Let’s discuss a few examples of the implementation.
Example-1:
You can run the below Azure PowerShell cmdlet and provide the resource group name.
Export-AzResourceGroup
After executing the above command, it will prompt you to provide the name of your resource group.

Or, you can directly execute the below Azure PowerShell cmdlet with resourceGroup as a parameter.
Export-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName "MyNewResGrp"
After executing the above command, I got the below output.
PS C:\Users\Bijay> Export-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName "MyNewResGrp"
Path
----
C:\Users\Bijay\MyNewResGrp.json
You can see the same output here

Now, when I navigated to the above path, I found the resource group in the JSON file format.

Example-2:
You can also use the below Azure PowerShell cmdlet to export a resource that belongs to a specific resource group.
Export-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName "MyNewResGrp" -Resource "/subscriptions/5f43547b-1d2d-4a3e-ace4-88d4b600d568/resourceGroups/TestGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/TsinfoVM"
Once, you will execute the above command, it will save the TsinfoVM as a JSON format in your current directory.
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