The term ‘get-azureadgroup’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

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In this azure tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the error, The term ‘get-azureadgroup’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path
was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. which comes while trying to retrieve the azure group details using PowerShell in Azure.

the term ‘get-azureadgroup’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

I was executing the get-azureadgroup command to get the Azure AD group details, I got the above error. Below was the command which I was trying to execute

PS C:\windows\system32> get-azureadgroup
the term 'get-azureadgroup' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet
get-azureadgroup

The complete error was

get-azureadgroup : The term ‘get-azureadgroup’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1

  • get-azureadgroup
  • ~~~~
    • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (get-azureadgroup:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

To fix this what we need to do is

Step-1:

You need to install the AzureAD module. Execute the below command using Windows PowerShell ISE or Windows PowerShell.

Install-Module -Name AzureAD

There might be a chance you will get the error “No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureAD’”. Try Get-PSRepository to see all available registered module repositories. To fix this, follow my article No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureAD’

Once you will successfully install the AzureAD module,You can connect to the Azure.

Step-2:

You must call the Connect-AzureAD cmdlet before calling get-azureadgroup. Use the below command and then enter your credentials when asked.

the term get-azureadgroup is not recognized
get azureadgroup

Step-3:

Now run the below command to get the AzureAD group details.

PS C:\windows\system32> get-azureadgroup

See here

get-azureadgroup -filter
the term get-azureadgroup is not recognized

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In this Azure tutorial, we discussed how to fix error, The term ‘get-azureadgroup’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. I hope it helped you to fix your issue.