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Load Test ContributorAzure built-in role

View, create, update, delete and execute load tests. View and list load test resources but can not make any changes.

Role ID749a398d-560b-491b-bb21-08924219302e
CategoryDevops
Actions5 (minus 2 NotActions)
Data actions3

Before you assign it

  • It reaches the data, not just the resource. It has 3 data actions, such as reading blobs, secrets or messages.

What it can do

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

Can't do

These are taken away from the actions above.

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.LoadTestService/PlaywrightWorkspaces/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService/PlaywrightWorkspaces
Microsoft.LoadTestService/locations/PlaywrightQuotas/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService/locations/PlaywrightQuotas

Data actions

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.LoadTestService/loadtests/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService/loadtests
Microsoft.LoadTestService/testProfiles/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService/testProfiles
Microsoft.LoadTestService/testProfileRuns/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService/testProfileRuns

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 "Load Test Contributor" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Load Test Contributor" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '749a398d-560b-491b-bb21-08924219302e')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '749a398d-560b-491b-bb21-08924219302e')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "749a398d-560b-491b-bb21-08924219302e"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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