Unable to create azure resource group by using Terraform command in PowerShell

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Unable to create azure resource group by using Terraform command in PowerShell

Jayesh Mhatre 10

Unable to create Azure resource group by using Terraform command in PowerShell

error- Error: subscription_id is a required provider property when performing a plan/apply operation

As checked my subsciption is Active

(Taken code from official website link- https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest)

terraform {

required_providers {

azurerm = {

  source = "hashicorp/azurerm"

  version = "4.0.1"

}

}

provider "azurerm" {

features {}

}

resource "azurerm_resource_group" "RGJayesh" {

name = "JayeshRG1"

location = "West Europe"

}

Please help me to fix this issue

Jayesh Mhatre 10 Reputation points

2024-08-29T05:16:38.2433333+00:00

please refer error snap
Sasser, Barry 20 Reputation points

2024-09-09T19:57:20.5+00:00

Confirmed this issue occurs when "hashicorp/azurerm" version is set to "~>4.1.0".

This does not occur when version is set to "~>3.6".

The same code uses data blocks to retrieve subscription information since that can change in my case.
Zafer KAYA 90 Reputation points MVP

2024-11-18T11:57:34.7366667+00:00

Hello, if the Azure Subscription status is active or disabled, you may be getting an error due to this, please check your subscription status.

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Jayesh Mhatre 10 Reputation points

2024-08-29T05:16:38.2433333+00:00

please refer error snap
Sasser, Barry 20 Reputation points

2024-09-09T19:57:20.5+00:00

Confirmed this issue occurs when "hashicorp/azurerm" version is set to "~>4.1.0".

This does not occur when version is set to "~>3.6".

The same code uses data blocks to retrieve subscription information since that can change in my case.
Zafer KAYA 90 Reputation points MVP

2024-11-18T11:57:34.7366667+00:00

Hello, if the Azure Subscription status is active or disabled, you may be getting an error due to this, please check your subscription status.

Answer 1

Prrudram-MSFT 28,391 Microsoft Employee Moderator

Hi @Jayesh Mhatre

Happy to help!

The subscription_id property is missing in your Terraform configuration file.

To fix this issue, you need to add the subscription_id property to your Terraform configuration file. You can get the subscription ID from the Azure portal or by using the Azure CLI. Here is an example of how to add the subscription_id property to your Terraform configuration file:

provider "azurerm" {
  subscription_id = "your-subscription-id"
  # other provider properties
}

# other resources

If this is the first time you are working on this topic, you can refer to the below blog which i found to be clear and precise https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-create-azure-resource-group-using-terraform/

also, please consider checking the hashicorp/azurerm version as suggested by Sasser Barry

If I have answered your query, please click "Accept as answer" as a token of appreciation

Sasser, Barry 20 Reputation points

2024-09-09T20:00:59.7+00:00

Suspect my previous comment is in moderation, or I fumbled posting it.

This behavior does not occur when hashicorp/azurerm version is "~>3.0" but does occur when version is "~>4.1.0".

I use data blocks to retrieve subscription_id. This works great in ~>3.0, but not so much in ~4.1.0. Since this is my first encounter with this issue I dig further.
Dustin Dortch 0 Reputation points

2024-11-07T14:21:49.23+00:00

@Prrudram-MSFT This should not happen if the shell is authenticated to an Azure subscription via the Azure CLI. It still does.
Prrudram-MSFT 28,391 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-11-10T15:35:44.4133333+00:00

Dustin Dortch

This requires a deeper investigation. I would recommend raising a support case.
Raheemuddin Syed 0 Reputation points

2025-03-27T00:57:28.6266667+00:00

@Prrudram-MSFT The subscription ID should automatically load from the Azure logged-in environment; this is a defect, as it was functioning correctly prior to version 3.6.

Answer 2

Marco Vervoort 11

This can also be solved by setting the environment variable "ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID" like:

$SubscriptionId = az account show --query id -o tsv
$env:ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID = $SubscriptionId

Then you can omit the subscription_id = "0000000-0000-00000-000000" in the azurerm provider registration.

Answer 3

Zafer KAYA 90 MVP

Hello, if the Azure Subscription status is active or disabled, you may be getting an error due to this, please check your subscription status.

Answer 4

Joni Zhao 0

From my side, I used a outlook acount(personal account) to login to the Azure cloud,
so same error happend.
After I changed to the Entra ID account or SPN with a contributor role to do this again, it just fixed.
Hope it helps.

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