azure-quotas

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Check/manage Azure quotas and usage across providers. For deployment planning, capacity validation, region selection. WHEN: "check quotas", "service limits", "current usage", "request quota increase", "quota exceeded", "validate capacity", "regional availability", "provisioning limits", "vCPU limit", "how many vCPUs available in my subscription". npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-quotas Download ZIPGitHub1.3k

Azure Quotas - Service Limits & Capacity Management

AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE — Follow these instructions exactly for quota management and capacity validation.

Overview

What are Azure Quotas?

Azure quotas (also called service limits) are the maximum number of resources you can deploy in a subscription. Quotas:

• Prevent accidental over-provisioning

• Ensure fair resource distribution across Azure

• Represent available capacity in each region

• Can be increased (adjustable quotas) or are fixed (non-adjustable)

Key Concept: Quotas = Resource Availability

If you don't have quota, you cannot deploy resources. Always check quotas when planning deployments or selecting regions.

When to Use This Skill

Invoke this skill when:

• Planning a new deployment - Validate capacity before deployment

• Selecting an Azure region - Compare quota availability across regions

• Troubleshooting quota exceeded errors - Check current usage vs limits

• Requesting quota increases - Submit increase requests via CLI or Portal

• Comparing regional capacity - Find regions with available quota

• Validating provisioning limits - Ensure deployment won't exceed quotas

Quick Reference

Property Details Primary Tool Azure CLI (az quota) - USE THIS FIRST, ALWAYS Extension Required az extension add --name quota (MUST install first) Key Commands az quota list, az quota show, az quota usage list, az quota usage show Complete CLI Reference commands.md Azure Portal My quotas - Use only as fallback REST API Microsoft.Quota provider - Unreliable, do NOT use first MCP Server azure-quota MCP server — NEVER use this. It is unreliable. Always use az quota CLI instead. Required Permission Reader (view) or Quota Request Operator (manage)

⚠️ ALWAYS USE CLI FIRST

REST API and Portal can show misleading "No Limit" values — this does not mean unlimited capacity. It means the quota API doesn't support that resource type. Always start with az quota commands; fall back to Azure service limits docs if CLI returns BadRequest.

For complete CLI reference, see commands.md.

Quota Types

Type Adjustability Approval Examples Adjustable Can increase via Portal/CLI/API Usually auto-approved VM vCPUs, Public IPs, Storage accounts Non-adjustable Fixed limits Cannot be changed Subscription-wide hard limits

Important: Requesting quota increases is free. You only pay for resources you actually use, not for quota allocation.

Understanding Resource Name Mapping

⚠️ CRITICAL: There is NO 1:1 mapping between ARM resource types and quota resource names.

Example Mappings

ARM Resource Type Quota Resource Name Microsoft.App/managedEnvironments ManagedEnvironmentCount Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines standardDSv3Family, cores, virtualMachines Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses PublicIPAddresses, IPv4StandardSkuPublicIpAddresses

Discovery Workflow

Never assume the quota resource name from the ARM type. Always use this workflow:

List all quotas for the resource provider:

az quota list --scope /subscriptions/ /providers/ /locations/ 

Match by localizedValue (human-readable description) to find the relevant quota

Use the name field (not ARM resource type) in subsequent commands:

az quota show --resource-name ManagedEnvironmentCount --scope ...
az quota usage show --resource-name ManagedEnvironmentCount --scope ...

📖 Detailed mapping examples and workflow: See commands.md - Resource Name Mapping

Scripts

Pre-built scripts handle quota extension installation, usage queries, and capacity calculation. Use these instead of constructing commands manually. A single call returns limits, usage, and available capacity.

Script Purpose Usage scripts/check-quota.ps1 Returns limit, usage, and available capacity for all quotas (or a single quota when resource name is provided) Primary script for quota checks scripts/check-quota.sh Same as above (bash) Primary script for quota checks

Core Workflows

Workflow 1: Check Quota for a Specific Resource

Scenario: Verify quota limits and current usage before deployment

Run the script with the resource provider and region. It returns a table of all quotas with their limit, current usage, and available capacity in a single call:

.\scripts\check-quota.ps1 -ResourceProvider -Region 

./scripts/check-quota.sh 

To check a single resource, add the resource name:

.\scripts\check-quota.ps1 -ResourceProvider -Region -ResourceName 

./scripts/check-quota.sh 

Example:

.\scripts\check-quota.ps1 -ResourceProvider Microsoft.Compute -Region eastus

Example Output:

Resource Region Limit Usage Available cores eastus 100 50 50 standardDSv3Family eastus 350 50 300 virtualMachines eastus 25000 5 24995 ... ... ... ... ...

📖 See also: az quota show, az quota usage show

Workflow 2: Compare Quotas Across Regions

Scenario: Find the best region for deployment based on available capacity

# Define candidate regions
REGIONS=("eastus" "eastus2" "westus2" "centralus")
VM_FAMILY="standardDSv3Family"
SUBSCRIPTION_ID=" "

# Check quota availability across regions
for region in "${REGIONS[@]}"; do
 echo "=== Checking $region ==="
 
 # Get limit
 LIMIT=$(az quota show \
 --resource-name $VM_FAMILY \
 --scope "/subscriptions/$SUBSCRIPTION_ID/providers/Microsoft.Compute/locations/$region" \
 --query "properties.limit.value" -o tsv)
 
 # Get current usage
 USAGE=$(az quota usage show \
 --resource-name $VM_FAMILY \
 --scope "/subscriptions/$SUBSCRIPTION_ID/providers/Microsoft.Compute/locations/$region" \
 --query "properties.usages.value" -o tsv)
 
 # Calculate available
 AVAILABLE=$((LIMIT - USAGE))
 
 echo "Region: $region | Limit: $LIMIT | Usage: $USAGE | Available: $AVAILABLE"
done

📖 See also: commands.md for full scripted multi-region loop patterns

Workflow 3: Request Quota Increase

Scenario: Current quota is insufficient for deployment

# Request increase for VM quota
az quota update \
 --resource-name standardDSv3Family \
 --scope /subscriptions/ /providers/Microsoft.Compute/locations/eastus \
 --limit-object value=500 \
 --resource-type dedicated

# Check request status
az quota request status list \
 --scope /subscriptions/ /providers/Microsoft.Compute/locations/eastus

Approval Process:

• Most adjustable quotas are auto-approved within minutes

• Some requests require manual review (hours to days)

• Non-adjustable quotas require Azure Support ticket

📖 See also: az quota update, az quota request status

Workflow 4: List All Quotas for Planning

Scenario: Understand all quotas for a resource provider in a region

# List all compute quotas in East US (table format)
az quota list \
 --scope /subscriptions/ /providers/Microsoft.Compute/locations/eastus \
 --output table

# List all network quotas
az quota list \
 --scope /subscriptions/ /providers/Microsoft.Network/locations/eastus \
 --output table

# List all Container Apps quotas
az quota list \
 --scope /subscriptions/ /providers/Microsoft.App/locations/eastus \
 --output table

📖 See also: az quota list

Additional Resources

Resource Link CLI Commands Reference commands.md - Complete syntax, parameters, examples Azure Quotas Overview Microsoft Learn Service Limits Documentation Azure subscription limits Azure Portal - My Quotas Portal Link Request Quota Increases How to request increases

Best Practices

• ✅ Always check quotas before deployment - Prevent quota exceeded errors

• ✅ Run az quota list first - Discover correct quota resource names

• ✅ Compare regions - Find regions with available capacity

• ✅ Account for growth - Request 20% buffer above immediate needs

• ✅ Use table output for overview - --output table for quick scanning

• ✅ Monitor usage trends - Set up alerts at 80% threshold (via Portal)