import-from-bacpac-powershell.md

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PowerShell: Import BACPAC file (Azure SQL Database)	Azure PowerShell example script to import a BACPAC file into an Azure SQL Database	sql-database	sql-database	data-movement	load & move data, sqldbrb=1	PowerShell	sample	stevestein	sstein	carlrab	05/24/2019

Use PowerShell to import a BACPAC file into an Azure SQL Database

This PowerShell script example imports a database from a BACPAC file into an Azure SQL database.

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If you choose to install and use the PowerShell locally, this tutorial requires AZ PowerShell 1.4.0 or later. If you need to upgrade, see Install Azure PowerShell module. If you are running PowerShell locally, you also need to run Connect-AzAccount to create a connection with Azure.

Sample script

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Clean up deployment

Use the following command to remove the resource group and all resources associated with it.

Remove-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName $resourcegroupname

Script explanation

This script uses the following commands. Each command in the table links to command specific documentation.

Command	Notes
New-AzResourceGroup	Creates a resource group in which all resources are stored.
New-AzSqlServer	Creates a server that hosts databases and elastic pools.
New-AzSqlServerFirewallRule	Creates a server-level firewall rule for a server.
New-AzSqlDatabaseImport	Imports a BACPAC file and create a new database on the server.
Remove-AzResourceGroup	Deletes a resource group including all nested resources.

Next steps

For more information on the Azure PowerShell, see Azure PowerShell documentation.

Additional SQL Database PowerShell script samples can be found in the Azure SQL Database PowerShell scripts.