Start and Stop Azure App Service using PowerShell

This blog article shows you how to start and stop Azure App Service using PowerShell. Below are the PowerShell commands to start and stop Azure App Service.

# Install and import the Az module

Install-Module -Name Az -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser -Force

Import-Module Az -Force

# Connect to Azure (sign in if not already signed in)

Connect-AzAccount

# Set variables for your Azure subscription and resource group

$subscriptionId = “<YourSubscriptionId>”

$resourceGroupName = “<YourResourceGroupName>”

$appServiceName = “<YourAppServiceName>”

# Select the target subscription

Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId

# Start the Azure App Service

Start-AzWebApp -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $appServiceName

# Stop the Azure App Service

Stop-AzWebApp -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $appServiceName

Source code download: https://github.com/chanmmn/powershell/blob/main/2023/StartStopAzureAppService.ps1/?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-36769

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.accounts/connect-azaccount?view=azps-11.0.0#code-try-11/?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-36769