What if you wish to save the Azure context of your current session? Here is the Save-AzContext PowerShell command that comes into the picture.
In this Azure PowerShell article, we will discuss the syntax and usage of the Save-AzContext Azure PowerShell command with examples of how to use the Save-AzContext command.
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Save-AzContext
This is an excellent PowerShell command that can help you to save the Az context of your current Azure session into a specified location or path. Let’s discuss it’s syntax.
Syntax of Save-AzContext PowerShell command
Below is the syntax of the Save-AzContext Azure PowerShell command.
Save-AzContext
Save-AzContext [-Path] <String>
Save-AzContext [[-Profile] <AzureRmProfile>]
[-Path] <String>
Well, let’s discuss a few examples of how to use the Save-AzContext PowerShell command.
Example-1:
You can execute the below Azure PowerShell command to save the Azure context of your current session as a JSON file in the specified path “E:\demo.json”.
Connect-AzAccount
Save-AzContext -Path C:\test.json
Once I ran the above PowerShell command, I got the below output
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Connect-AzAccount
Save-AzContext -Path E:\demo.json
Account SubscriptionName TenantId
------- ---------------- --------
fewlines4biju@hotmail.com Visual Studio Enterprise 5d9d690a-0310-474d-ae8b-42df2d54...
You can see the same output below

You can see the same JSON file below

Example-2:
You can execute the below Azure PowerShell cmdlet that can help you to save the Azure context that you have passed via the PowerShell command to the provided JSON file.
Save-AzContext -Profile (Connect-AzAccount) -Path D:\DemoAz.json
Once I executed the above PowerShell script, I got the below Output.

You can see the JSON file below.

You may also like following the below articles
- Get-AzContext
- Clear-AzContext
- The ‘Set-AzContext’ command was found in the module ‘Az.Accounts’ but the module could not be loaded.
Wrapping Up
Well, in this Azure PowerShell article, we discussed the syntax and usage of the Save-AzContext PowerShell cmdlet with examples of how to use this command. Thanks for reading this article !!!