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Blueprint ContributorAzure built-in role

Can manage blueprint definitions, but not assign them.

Role ID41077137-e803-4205-871c-5a86e6a753b4
CategoryManagement-and-governance
Actions5
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.Blueprint/blueprints/*Every operation under Microsoft.Blueprint/blueprints
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.
Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*Every operation under Microsoft.Resources/deployments
Microsoft.Support/*Every operation under Microsoft.Support

Assign it

Scope it as tightly as you can: a resource or resource group rather than the whole subscription.

azure cli
az role assignment create \
  --assignee "jane.doe@contoso.com" \
  --role "Blueprint Contributor" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Blueprint Contributor" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '41077137-e803-4205-871c-5a86e6a753b4')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '41077137-e803-4205-871c-5a86e6a753b4')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "41077137-e803-4205-871c-5a86e6a753b4"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

Other management-and-governance roles

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