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ACS CLI Cheatsheet¶

Azure Communication Services-specific Azure CLI commands for common management and operational tasks.

graph TD
    CLI[CLI Cheatsheet] --> Res[Resource Management]
    CLI --> SMS[SMS Management]
    CLI --> Email[Email Management]
    CLI --> Chat[Chat Management]
    CLI --> Identity[Identity & Phone Numbers]

Resource Management¶

Command	Description	Example
`az communication create`	Create a new ACS resource.	`az communication create --name my-acs-resource --location Global --data-location UnitedStates --resource-group my-rg`
`az communication list`	List all ACS resources.	`az communication list --output table`
`az communication list-key`	Get connection strings for a resource.	`az communication list-key --name my-acs-resource --resource-group my-rg`

Identity and Phone Numbers¶

Command	Description	Example
`az communication identity create`	Create a new communication identity.	`az communication identity create --name my-acs-resource --resource-group my-rg`
`az communication phone-number list`	List acquired phone numbers.	`az communication phone-number list --name my-acs-resource --resource-group my-rg`
`az communication phone-number list-area-codes`	List available area codes.	`az communication phone-number list-area-codes --location US --number-type TollFree`

SMS Management¶

Command	Description	Example
`az communication sms send`	Send an SMS message.	`az communication sms send --sender-number "+18001234567" --recipient-numbers "+18007654321" --message "Hello from ACS!"`

Email Management¶

Command	Description	Example
`az communication email send`	Send an email message.	`az communication email send --sender-address "do-not-reply@example.com" --recipient-address "user@example.com" --subject "Welcome" --text "Hello!"`

Chat Management¶

Command	Description	Example
`az communication chat thread list`	List chat threads.	`az communication chat thread list --name my-acs-resource --resource-group my-rg`

See Also¶

Sources¶

ACS CLI Documentation