PowerShell Remove-AzADServicePrincipal

How to use Remove-AzADServicePrincipal in Azure AD

This cmdlet cmdlet is utilized within the Azure PowerShell module to delete an Azure AD service principal.

Azure PowerShell syntax:

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Remove-AzADServicePrincipal
-ObjectId <String>
[-IfMatch <String>]
[-DefaultProfile <PSObject>]
[-PassThru]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]

You can also use -ApplicatonId, -ServicePrincipalName, -DisplayName, -InputObject, or -ApplicationObject interchangeably with -ObjectId to delete an Azure AD service principal.

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Example:

The following is an example for removing service principal by display name:

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Remove-AzADServicePrincipal -DisplayName $name

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How to use Remove-AzADServicePrincipal in Azure AD

Azure PowerShell syntax:

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