Network Watchers - Create Or Update

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkWatchers/nw1?api-version=2025-07-01

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

import com.azure.resourcemanager.network.fluent.models.NetworkWatcherInner;

/**
 * Samples for NetworkWatchers CreateOrUpdate.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file: 2025-07-01/NetworkWatcherCreate.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: Create network watcher.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to NetworkManager.
     */
    public static void createNetworkWatcher(com.azure.resourcemanager.network.NetworkManager manager) {
        manager.serviceClient().getNetworkWatchers().createOrUpdateWithResponse("rg1", "nw1",
            new NetworkWatcherInner().withLocation("eastus"), com.azure.core.util.Context.NONE);
    }
}

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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="SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
    )

    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: 2025-07-01/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/v10"
)

// Generated from example definition: 2025-07-01/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("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", 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 = armnetwork.WatchersClientCreateOrUpdateResponse{
	// 	Watcher: armnetwork.Watcher{
	// 		Name: to.Ptr("nw1"),
	// 		Type: to.Ptr("Microsoft.Network/networkWatchers"),
	// 		Etag: to.Ptr("W/\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\""),
	// 		ID: to.Ptr("/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkWatchers/nw1"),
	// 		Location: to.Ptr("eastus"),
	// 		Properties: &armnetwork.WatcherPropertiesFormat{
	// 			ProvisioningState: to.Ptr(armnetwork.ProvisioningStateSucceeded),
	// 		},
	// 		Tags: map[string]*string{
	// 		},
	// 	},
	// }
}

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

/**
 * 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: 2025-07-01/NetworkWatcherCreate.json
 */
async function createNetworkWatcher() {
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const subscriptionId = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";
  const client = new NetworkManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  const result = await client.networkWatchers.createOrUpdate("rg1", "nw1", { location: "eastus" });
  console.log(result);
}

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