Microsoft.Authorization policySetDefinitions

Bicep resource definition

The policySetDefinitions resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions resource, add the following Bicep to your template.

resource symbolicname 'Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions@2025-03-01' = {
  scope: resourceSymbolicName or scope
  name: 'string'
  properties: {
    description: 'string'
    displayName: 'string'
    metadata: any(...)
    parameters: {
      {customized property}: {
        allowedValues: [
          any(...)
        ]
        defaultValue: any(...)
        metadata: {
          assignPermissions: bool
          description: 'string'
          displayName: 'string'
          strongType: 'string'
        }
        schema: any(...)
        type: 'string'
      }
    }
    policyDefinitionGroups: [
      {
        additionalMetadataId: 'string'
        category: 'string'
        description: 'string'
        displayName: 'string'
        name: 'string'
      }
    ]
    policyDefinitions: [
      {
        definitionVersion: 'string'
        groupNames: [
          'string'
        ]
        parameters: {
          {customized property}: {
            value: any(...)
          }
        }
        policyDefinitionId: 'string'
        policyDefinitionReferenceId: 'string'
      }
    ]
    policyType: 'string'
    version: 'string'
    versions: [
      'string'
    ]
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions

ParameterDefinitions

ParameterDefinitionsValue

ParameterDefinitionsValueMetadata

ParameterValues

ParameterValuesValue

PolicyDefinitionGroup

PolicyDefinitionReference

PolicySetDefinitionProperties

ARM template resource definition

The policySetDefinitions resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions",
  "apiVersion": "2025-03-01",
  "name": "string",
  "properties": {
    "description": "string",
    "displayName": "string",
    "metadata": {},
    "parameters": {
      "{customized property}": {
        "allowedValues": [ {} ],
        "defaultValue": {},
        "metadata": {
          "assignPermissions": "bool",
          "description": "string",
          "displayName": "string",
          "strongType": "string"
        },
        "schema": {},
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "policyDefinitionGroups": [
      {
        "additionalMetadataId": "string",
        "category": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "displayName": "string",
        "name": "string"
      }
    ],
    "policyDefinitions": [
      {
        "definitionVersion": "string",
        "groupNames": [ "string" ],
        "parameters": {
          "{customized property}": {
            "value": {}
          }
        },
        "policyDefinitionId": "string",
        "policyDefinitionReferenceId": "string"
      }
    ],
    "policyType": "string",
    "version": "string",
    "versions": [ "string" ]
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions

ParameterDefinitions

ParameterDefinitionsValue

ParameterDefinitionsValueMetadata

ParameterValues

ParameterValuesValue

PolicyDefinitionGroup

PolicyDefinitionReference

PolicySetDefinitionProperties

Usage Examples

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

The policySetDefinitions resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions resource, add the following Terraform to your template.

resource "azapi_resource" "symbolicname" {
  type = "Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions@2025-03-01"
  name = "string"
  parent_id = "string"
  body = {
    properties = {
      description = "string"
      displayName = "string"
      metadata = ?
      parameters = {
        {customized property} = {
          allowedValues = [
            ?
          ]
          defaultValue = ?
          metadata = {
            assignPermissions = bool
            description = "string"
            displayName = "string"
            strongType = "string"
          }
          schema = ?
          type = "string"
        }
      }
      policyDefinitionGroups = [
        {
          additionalMetadataId = "string"
          category = "string"
          description = "string"
          displayName = "string"
          name = "string"
        }
      ]
      policyDefinitions = [
        {
          definitionVersion = "string"
          groupNames = [
            "string"
          ]
          parameters = {
            {customized property} = {
              value = ?
            }
          }
          policyDefinitionId = "string"
          policyDefinitionReferenceId = "string"
        }
      ]
      policyType = "string"
      version = "string"
      versions = [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions

ParameterDefinitions

ParameterDefinitionsValue

ParameterDefinitionsValueMetadata

ParameterValues

ParameterValuesValue

PolicyDefinitionGroup

PolicyDefinitionReference

PolicySetDefinitionProperties

Usage Examples

Terraform Samples

A basic example of deploying policy set definition.

terraform {
  required_providers {
    azapi = {
      source = "Azure/azapi"
    }
  }
}

provider "azapi" {
  skip_provider_registration = false
}

variable "resource_name" {
  type    = string
  default = "acctest0001"
}

variable "location" {
  type    = string
  default = "westus"
}

data "azapi_client_config" "current" {}

resource "azapi_resource" "policyDefinition" {
  type      = "Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions@2021-06-01"
  parent_id = "/subscriptions/${data.azurerm_client_config.current.subscription_id}"
  name      = var.resource_name
  body = {
    properties = {
      description = ""
      displayName = "my-policy-definition"
      mode        = "All"
      parameters = {
        allowedLocations = {
          metadata = {
            description = "The list of allowed locations for resources."
            displayName = "Allowed locations"
            strongType  = "location"
          }
          type = "Array"
        }
      }
      policyRule = {
        if = {
          not = {
            field = "location"
            in    = "[parameters('allowedLocations')]"
          }
        }
        then = {
          effect = "audit"
        }
      }
      policyType = "Custom"
    }
  }
  schema_validation_enabled = false
  response_export_values    = ["*"]
}

resource "azapi_resource" "policySetDefinition" {
  type      = "Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions@2025-01-01"
  parent_id = "/subscriptions/${data.azapi_client_config.current.subscription_id}"
  name      = "acctestpolset-${var.resource_name}"
  body = {
    properties = {
      description = ""
      displayName = "acctestpolset-${var.resource_name}"
      parameters = {
        allowedLocations = {
          metadata = {
            description = "The list of allowed locations for resources."
            displayName = "Allowed locations"
            strongType  = "location"
          }
          type = "Array"
        }
      }
      policyDefinitions = [{
        groupNames = []
        parameters = {
          listOfAllowedLocations = {
            value = "[parameters('allowedLocations')]"
          }
        }
        policyDefinitionId          = azapi_resource.policyDefinition.id
        policyDefinitionReferenceId = ""
      }]
      policyType = "Custom"
    }
  }
}