PowerShell script to create an Application Insights resource with type: General

Question

Every time I try create an Application Insights resource with

"Application_Type" = "General"

or

"Application_Type" = "Other"

using Azure Template, it is creating as "ASP.NET" type. It seems that the default value for "Application_Type" field is "ASP.NET" or "Web".

How do I create an Application Insights resource with "Application_Type" = "General" using ARM template? I specifically need an Application Insight instance of General type to collect logs from Azure AD B2C so that we can diagnose problems with our custom policies.

Answer 1

The following template will work for you.

{
    "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2014-04-01-preview/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "shuitest4"
        },
        "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "other"
        },
        "hockeyAppToken": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": ""
        },
        "hockeyAppId": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": ""
        },
        "regionId": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "southcentralus"
        },
        "requestSource": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "IbizaAIExtension"
        }
    },
    "resources": [
        {
            "name": "[parameters('name')]",
            "type": "microsoft.insights/components",
            "location": "[parameters('regionId')]",
            "apiVersion": "2014-08-01",
            "properties": {
                "ApplicationId": "[parameters('name')]",
                "Application_Type": "[parameters('type')]",
                "HockeyAppToken": "[parameters('hockeyAppToken')]",
                "HockeyAppId": "[parameters('hockeyAppId')]",
                "Flow_Type": "Redfield",
                "Request_Source": "[parameters('requestSource')]"
            }
        }
    ]
}

There is a easy way for you to get the template. You could create the resource on Azure Portal, when you click Automation options, you will get the template.