Create an automation account
The Create an automation account operation creates an automation account with a specified name.
Request
To specify the request, replace <subscription-id> with your subscription ID, <cloud-service-name> with the name of the cloud service to use for making the request, and <automation-account-name> with the name of the automation account to create. Include required URI parameters.
This operation does not return a response body. To see the automation account you created, see List automation accounts in a cloud service.
Method |
Request URI |
|---|---|
PUT |
https://management.core.windows.net/<subscription-id>/cloudServices/<cloud-service-name>/resources/automation/AutomationAccount/<automation-account-name>?resourceType=AutomationAccount&detailLevel=Full&resourceProviderNamespace=automation |
URI Parameters
Uri Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
resourceType |
Required. Specify "AutomationAccount". |
detailLevel |
Required. Specify "Full". |
resourceProviderNamespace |
Required. Specify "automation". |
Request Headers
The request headers in the following table are required.
Request Header |
Description |
|---|---|
Content-Type |
Set to application/xml. |
x-ms-version |
Specifies the version of the operation. Set to 2013-06-01 or a later version. |
Request Body
The following XML fragment defines the automation account whose name is specified in the request URI.
<Resource xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/windowsazure">
<CloudServiceSettings>
<GeoRegion>North US</GeoRegion>
</CloudServiceSettings>
<SchemaVersion>1.0</SchemaVersion>
<Plan>Gold</Plan>
</Resource>
Request Body Element |
Description |
|---|---|
GeoRegion |
The geographic region of the resource. The resource must be built in this region and this cannot be changed once it is created. |
SchemaVersion |
The current version of the schema. |
Plan |
The plan tier of the automation account. |
Response
Status code
An operation returns 202 (Accepted) for an asynchronous operation. Use the Get Operation Status operation to determine its current status. You’ll need the x-ms-request-id that was returned in the response.
For information about common error codes, see Service Management Status and Error Codes. For all error codes, see HTTP/1.1 Status Code Definitions.
Response Headers
Response Header |
Description |
|---|---|
x-ms-request-id |
A unique identifier for the current operation. Use this value to determine the current status of an asynchronous operation. |
Response Body
None.