Virtual Machine Scale Set VMs - Deallocate

POST https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/rgcompute/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/virtualMachines/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/deallocate?api-version=2026-04-01

/**
 * Samples for VirtualMachineScaleSetVMs Deallocate.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file:
     * 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MaximumSet_Gen.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MaximumSet_Gen.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to ComputeManager.
     */
    public static void
        virtualMachineScaleSetVMDeallocateMaximumSetGen(com.azure.resourcemanager.compute.ComputeManager manager) {
        manager.serviceClient().getVirtualMachineScaleSetVMs().deallocate("rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
            "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", com.azure.core.util.Context.NONE);
    }
}

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from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.compute import ComputeManagementClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-compute
# USAGE
    python virtual_machine_scale_set_vm_deallocate_maximum_set_gen.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 = ComputeManagementClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
    )

    client.virtual_machine_scale_set_vms.begin_deallocate(
        resource_group_name="rgcompute",
        vm_scale_set_name="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
        instance_id="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
    ).result()


# x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MaximumSet_Gen.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

package armcompute_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v8"
)

// Generated from example definition: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MaximumSet_Gen.json
func ExampleVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient_BeginDeallocate_virtualMachineScaleSetVMDeallocateMaximumSetGen() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armcompute.NewClientFactory("{subscription-id}", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	poller, err := clientFactory.NewVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient().BeginDeallocate(ctx, "rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
	res, err := poller.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to poll the result: %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 = armcompute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClientDeallocateResponse{
	// }
}

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const { ComputeManagementClient } = require("@azure/arm-compute");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to deallocates a specific virtual machine in a VM scale set. Shuts down the virtual machine and releases the compute resources it uses. You are not billed for the compute resources of this virtual machine once it is deallocated.
 *
 * @summary deallocates a specific virtual machine in a VM scale set. Shuts down the virtual machine and releases the compute resources it uses. You are not billed for the compute resources of this virtual machine once it is deallocated.
 * x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MaximumSet_Gen.json
 */
async function virtualMachineScaleSetVMDeallocateMaximumSetGen() {
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const subscriptionId = "{subscription-id}";
  const client = new ComputeManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  await client.virtualMachineScaleSetVMs.deallocate(
    "rgcompute",
    "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
    "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  );
}

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POST https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/rgcompute/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/virtualMachines/aaaaaa/deallocate?api-version=2026-04-01

/**
 * Samples for VirtualMachineScaleSetVMs Deallocate.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file:
     * 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MinimumSet_Gen.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MinimumSet_Gen.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to ComputeManager.
     */
    public static void
        virtualMachineScaleSetVMDeallocateMinimumSetGen(com.azure.resourcemanager.compute.ComputeManager manager) {
        manager.serviceClient().getVirtualMachineScaleSetVMs().deallocate("rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
            "aaaaaa", com.azure.core.util.Context.NONE);
    }
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.compute import ComputeManagementClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-compute
# USAGE
    python virtual_machine_scale_set_vm_deallocate_minimum_set_gen.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 = ComputeManagementClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
    )

    client.virtual_machine_scale_set_vms.begin_deallocate(
        resource_group_name="rgcompute",
        vm_scale_set_name="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
        instance_id="aaaaaa",
    ).result()


# x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MinimumSet_Gen.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

package armcompute_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v8"
)

// Generated from example definition: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MinimumSet_Gen.json
func ExampleVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient_BeginDeallocate_virtualMachineScaleSetVMDeallocateMinimumSetGen() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armcompute.NewClientFactory("{subscription-id}", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	poller, err := clientFactory.NewVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient().BeginDeallocate(ctx, "rgcompute", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", "aaaaaa", nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
	res, err := poller.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to poll the result: %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 = armcompute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClientDeallocateResponse{
	// }
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

const { ComputeManagementClient } = require("@azure/arm-compute");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to deallocates a specific virtual machine in a VM scale set. Shuts down the virtual machine and releases the compute resources it uses. You are not billed for the compute resources of this virtual machine once it is deallocated.
 *
 * @summary deallocates a specific virtual machine in a VM scale set. Shuts down the virtual machine and releases the compute resources it uses. You are not billed for the compute resources of this virtual machine once it is deallocated.
 * x-ms-original-file: 2026-04-01/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSetVM_Deallocate_MinimumSet_Gen.json
 */
async function virtualMachineScaleSetVMDeallocateMinimumSetGen() {
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const subscriptionId = "{subscription-id}";
  const client = new ComputeManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  await client.virtualMachineScaleSetVMs.deallocate(
    "rgcompute",
    "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
    "aaaaaa",
  );
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue