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How to load Azure authentication information from a file using PowerShell cmdlets.

Written by Titus Manohar, IT security team, ManageEngine Updated on November 2025

Description:

Executing this command loads Azure authentication information from a file to set the Azure environment and context. The Azure authentication information that is loaded is used by cmdlets that are run in the current session to authenticate requests to Azure Resource Manager.

Syntax:

Import-AzContext [-Path] <String> [-Scope <ContextModificationScope>] [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Import-AzContext [-AzureContext] <AzureRmProfile> [-Scope <ContextModificationScope>] [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Example:

Import-AzContext -Path C:\test.json
Account SubscriptionName TenantId Environment
azureuser@managengine.com Subscription1 xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx AzureCloud

This example shows a context being selected from a json file and passed through to the cmdlet.

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