Network Watchers - Create Or Update

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkWatchers/nw1?api-version=2025-03-01

{
  "location": "eastus",
  "properties": {}
}

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.network import NetworkManagementClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-network
# USAGE
    python network_watcher_create.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = NetworkManagementClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="subid",
    )

    response = client.network_watchers.create_or_update(
        resource_group_name="rg1",
        network_watcher_name="nw1",
        parameters={"location": "eastus", "properties": {}},
    )
    print(response)


# x-ms-original-file: specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2025-03-01/examples/NetworkWatcherCreate.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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package armnetwork_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore/to"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/network/armnetwork/v8"
)

// Generated from example definition: https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/blob/b24c97bfc136b01dd46a1c8ddcecd0bb5a1ab152/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2025-03-01/examples/NetworkWatcherCreate.json
func ExampleWatchersClient_CreateOrUpdate() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armnetwork.NewClientFactory("<subscription-id>", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	res, err := clientFactory.NewWatchersClient().CreateOrUpdate(ctx, "rg1", "nw1", armnetwork.Watcher{
		Location:   to.Ptr("eastus"),
		Properties: &armnetwork.WatcherPropertiesFormat{},
	}, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
	// You could use response here. We use blank identifier for just demo purposes.
	_ = res
	// If the HTTP response code is 200 as defined in example definition, your response structure would look as follows. Please pay attention that all the values in the output are fake values for just demo purposes.
	// res.Watcher = armnetwork.Watcher{
	// 	Name: to.Ptr("nw1"),
	// 	Type: to.Ptr("Microsoft.Network/networkWatchers"),
	// 	ID: to.Ptr("/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkWatchers/nw1"),
	// 	Location: to.Ptr("eastus"),
	// 	Tags: map[string]*string{
	// 	},
	// 	Etag: to.Ptr("W/\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\""),
	// 	Properties: &armnetwork.WatcherPropertiesFormat{
	// 		ProvisioningState: to.Ptr(armnetwork.ProvisioningStateSucceeded),
	// 	},
	// }
}

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const { NetworkManagementClient } = require("@azure/arm-network");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");
require("dotenv/config");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to Creates or updates a network watcher in the specified resource group.
 *
 * @summary Creates or updates a network watcher in the specified resource group.
 * x-ms-original-file: specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2025-03-01/examples/NetworkWatcherCreate.json
 */
async function createNetworkWatcher() {
  const subscriptionId = process.env["NETWORK_SUBSCRIPTION_ID"] || "subid";
  const resourceGroupName = process.env["NETWORK_RESOURCE_GROUP"] || "rg1";
  const networkWatcherName = "nw1";
  const parameters = { location: "eastus" };
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const client = new NetworkManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  const result = await client.networkWatchers.createOrUpdate(
    resourceGroupName,
    networkWatcherName,
    parameters,
  );
  console.log(result);
}

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using Azure;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Azure.Core;
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager.Resources;
using Azure.ResourceManager.Network;

// Generated from example definition: specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2025-03-01/examples/NetworkWatcherCreate.json
// this example is just showing the usage of "NetworkWatchers_CreateOrUpdate" operation, for the dependent resources, they will have to be created separately.

// get your azure access token, for more details of how Azure SDK get your access token, please refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/azure/sdk/authentication?tabs=command-line
TokenCredential cred = new DefaultAzureCredential();
// authenticate your client
ArmClient client = new ArmClient(cred);

// this example assumes you already have this ResourceGroupResource created on azure
// for more information of creating ResourceGroupResource, please refer to the document of ResourceGroupResource
string subscriptionId = "subid";
string resourceGroupName = "rg1";
ResourceIdentifier resourceGroupResourceId = ResourceGroupResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName);
ResourceGroupResource resourceGroupResource = client.GetResourceGroupResource(resourceGroupResourceId);

// get the collection of this NetworkWatcherResource
NetworkWatcherCollection collection = resourceGroupResource.GetNetworkWatchers();

// invoke the operation
string networkWatcherName = "nw1";
NetworkWatcherData data = new NetworkWatcherData
{
    Location = new AzureLocation("eastus"),
};
ArmOperation<NetworkWatcherResource> lro = await collection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, networkWatcherName, data);
NetworkWatcherResource result = lro.Value;

// the variable result is a resource, you could call other operations on this instance as well
// but just for demo, we get its data from this resource instance
NetworkWatcherData resourceData = result.Data;
// for demo we just print out the id
Console.WriteLine($"Succeeded on id: {resourceData.Id}");

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