Function App

Azure Functions is a serverless computing service that allows developers to build and run event-driven, scalable applications and services without the need to manage infrastructure. An Azure Functions app is a container for one or more Azure Functions that are grouped together based on the same configuration and resource requirements. Azure Functions apps provide a scalable and flexible platform to run serverless code that can be triggered by events such as HTTP requests, message queues, or database changes. Azure Functions supports several programming languages including C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, and PowerShell, and integrates with other Azure services such as Azure Event Grid, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Blob Storage. Azure Functions apps are easy to deploy and manage using tools such as the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or Azure DevOps, and can be configured to automatically scale based on incoming traffic or workload.‍

Terraform Name

azurerm_function_app

Function App

attributes:

The following arguments are supported:

name - (Required) Specifies the name of the Function App. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Limit the function name to 32 characters to avoid naming collisions. For more information about Function App naming rule.
resource_group_name - (Required) The name of the resource group in which to create the Function App. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
location - (Required) Specifies the supported Azure location where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
app_service_plan_id - (Required) The ID of the App Service Plan within which to create this Function App.
app_settings - (Optional) A map of key-value pairs for App Settings and custom values.

NOTE:

The values for AzureWebJobsStorage and FUNCTIONS_EXTENSION_VERSION will be filled by other input arguments and shouldn't be configured separately. AzureWebJobsStorage is filled based on storage_account_name and storage_account_access_key. FUNCTIONS_EXTENSION_VERSION is filled based on version.

auth_settings - (Optional) A auth_settings block as defined below.
connection_string - (Optional) An connection_string block as defined below.
client_cert_mode - (Optional) The mode of the Function App's client certificates requirement for incoming requests. Possible values are Required and Optional.
daily_memory_time_quota - (Optional) The amount of memory in gigabyte-seconds that your application is allowed to consume per day. Setting this value only affects function apps under the consumption plan.
enabled - (Optional) Is the Function App enabled? Defaults to true.
enable_builtin_logging - (Optional) Should the built-in logging of this Function App be enabled? Defaults to true.
https_only - (Optional) Can the Function App only be accessed via HTTPS? Defaults to false.
identity - (Optional) An identity block as defined below.
key_vault_reference_identity_id - (Optional) The User Assigned Identity Id used for looking up KeyVault secrets. The identity must be assigned to the application. See Access vaults with a user-assigned identity for more information.
os_type - (Optional) A string indicating the Operating System type for this function app. Possible values are linux and `(empty string). Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Defaults to""`.

NOTE:

This value will be linux for Linux derivatives, or an empty string for Windows (default). When set to linux you must also set azurerm_app_service_plan arguments as kind = "Linux" and reserved = true

site_config - (Optional) A site_config object as defined below.
source_control - (Optional) A source_control block, as defined below.
storage_account_name - (Required) The backend storage account name which will be used by this Function App (such as the dashboard, logs). Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
storage_account_access_key - (Required) The access key which will be used to access the backend storage account for the Function App.

Note:

When integrating a CI/CD pipeline and expecting to run from a deployed package in Azure you must seed your app settings as part of terraform code for function app to be successfully deployed. Important Default key pairs: ("WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE" = "", "FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME" = "node" (or Python, etc), "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION" = "10.14.1", "APPINSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATIONKEY" = "").

Note:

When using an App Service Plan in the Free or Shared Tiers use_32_bit_worker_process must be set to true.

version - (Optional) The runtime version associated with the Function App. Defaults to ~1.
tags - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.

The connection_string block supports the following:

name - (Required) The name of the Connection String.
type - (Required) The type of the Connection String. Possible values are APIHub, Custom, DocDb, EventHub, MySQL, NotificationHub, PostgreSQL, RedisCache, ServiceBus, SQLAzure and SQLServer.
value - (Required) The value for the Connection String.

The site_config block supports the following:

always_on - (Optional) Should the Function App be loaded at all times? Defaults to false.
app_scale_limit - (Optional) The number of workers this function app can scale out to. Only applicable to apps on the Consumption and Premium plan.
cors - (Optional) A cors block as defined below.
dotnet_framework_version - (Optional) The version of the .NET framework's CLR used in this function app. Possible values are v4.0 (including .NET Core 2.1 and 3.1), v5.0 and v6.0. For more information on which .NET Framework version to use based on the runtime version you're targeting - please see this table. Defaults to v4.0.
elastic_instance_minimum - (Optional) The number of minimum instances for this function app. Only affects apps on the Premium plan.
ftps_state - (Optional) State of FTP / FTPS service for this function app. Possible values include: AllAllowed, FtpsOnly and Disabled. Defaults to AllAllowed.
health_check_path - (Optional) Path which will be checked for this function app health.
http2_enabled - (Optional) Specifies whether or not the HTTP2 protocol should be enabled. Defaults to false.
ip_restriction - (Optional) A List of objects representing IP restrictions as defined below.

NOTE

User has to explicitly set ip_restriction to empty slice ([]) to remove it.

java_version - (Optional) Java version hosted by the function app in Azure. Possible values are 1.8, 11 & 17 (In-Preview).
linux_fx_version - (Optional) Linux App Framework and version for the AppService, e.g. DOCKER|(golang:latest).
min_tls_version - (Optional) The minimum supported TLS version for the function app. Possible values are 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. Defaults to 1.2 for new function apps.
pre_warmed_instance_count - (Optional) The number of pre-warmed instances for this function app. Only affects apps on the Premium plan.
runtime_scale_monitoring_enabled - (Optional) Should Runtime Scale Monitoring be enabled?. Only applicable to apps on the Premium plan. Defaults to false.
scm_ip_restriction - (Optional) A List of objects representing IP restrictions as defined below.

NOTE

User has to explicitly set scm_ip_restriction to empty slice ([]) to remove it.

scm_type - (Optional) The type of Source Control used by the Function App. Valid values include: BitBucketGit, BitBucketHg, CodePlexGit, CodePlexHg, Dropbox, ExternalGit, ExternalHg, GitHub, LocalGit, None (default), OneDrive, Tfs, VSO, and VSTSRM.

NOTE:

This setting is incompatible with the source_control block which updates this value based on the setting provided.

scm_use_main_ip_restriction - (Optional) IP security restrictions for scm to use main. Defaults to false.

NOTE

Any scm_ip_restriction blocks configured are ignored by the service when scm_use_main_ip_restriction is set to true. Any scm restrictions will become active if this is subsequently set to false or removed.

use_32_bit_worker_process - (Optional) Should the Function App run in 32 bit mode, rather than 64 bit mode? Defaults to true.

Note:

when using an App Service Plan in the Free or Shared Tiers use_32_bit_worker_process must be set to true.

vnet_route_all_enabled - (Optional) Should all outbound traffic to have Virtual Network Security Groups and User Defined Routes applied? Defaults to false.

NOTE:

This setting supersedes the previous mechanism of setting the app_settings value of WEBSITE_VNET_ROUTE_ALL. However, to prevent older configurations breaking Terraform will update this value if it not explicitly set to the value in app_settings.WEBSITE_VNET_ROUTE_ALL.

websockets_enabled - (Optional) Should WebSockets be enabled?
auto_swap_slot_name - (Optional) The name of the slot to automatically swap to during deployment

NOTE:

This attribute is only used for slots.

A cors block supports the following:

allowed_origins - (Required) A list of origins which should be able to make cross-origin calls. * can be used to allow all calls.
support_credentials - (Optional) Are credentials supported?

An identity block supports the following:

type - (Required) Specifies the identity type of the Function App. Possible values are SystemAssigned (where Azure will generate a Service Principal for you), UserAssigned where you can specify the Service Principal IDs in the identity_ids field, and SystemAssigned, UserAssigned which assigns both a system managed identity as well as the specified user assigned identities.

NOTE:

When type is set to SystemAssigned, The assigned principal_id and tenant_id can be retrieved after the Function App has been created. More details are available below.

identity_ids - (Optional) Specifies a list of user managed identity ids to be assigned. Required if type is UserAssigned.

An auth_settings block supports the following:

enabled - (Required) Is Authentication enabled?
active_directory - (Optional) A active_directory block as defined below.
additional_login_params - (Optional) Login parameters to send to the OpenID Connect authorization endpoint when a user logs in. Each parameter must be in the form "key=value".
allowed_external_redirect_urls - (Optional) External URLs that can be redirected to as part of logging in or logging out of the app.
default_provider - (Optional) The default provider to use when multiple providers have been set up. Possible values are AzureActiveDirectory, Facebook, Google, MicrosoftAccount and Twitter.

NOTE:

When using multiple providers, the default provider must be set for settings like unauthenticated_client_action to work.

facebook - (Optional) A facebook block as defined below.
google - (Optional) A google block as defined below.
issuer - (Optional) Issuer URI. When using Azure Active Directory, this value is the URI of the directory tenant, e.g. https://sts.windows.net/{tenant-guid}/.
microsoft - (Optional) A microsoft block as defined below.
runtime_version - (Optional) The runtime version of the Authentication/Authorization module.
token_refresh_extension_hours - (Optional) The number of hours after session token expiration that a session token can be used to call the token refresh API. Defaults to 72.
token_store_enabled - (Optional) If enabled the module will durably store platform-specific security tokens that are obtained during login flows. Defaults to false.
twitter - (Optional) A twitter block as defined below.
unauthenticated_client_action - (Optional) The action to take when an unauthenticated client attempts to access the app. Possible values are AllowAnonymous and RedirectToLoginPage.

An active_directory block supports the following:

client_id - (Required) The Client ID of this relying party application. Enables OpenIDConnection authentication with Azure Active Directory.
client_secret - (Optional) The Client Secret of this relying party application. If no secret is provided, implicit flow will be used.
allowed_audiences - (Optional) Allowed audience values to consider when validating JWTs issued by Azure Active Directory.

A facebook block supports the following:

app_id - (Required) The App ID of the Facebook app used for login
app_secret - (Required) The App Secret of the Facebook app used for Facebook login.
oauth_scopes - (Optional) The OAuth 2.0 scopes that will be requested as part of Facebook login authentication. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login

A google block supports the following:

client_id - (Required) The OpenID Connect Client ID for the Google web application.
client_secret - (Required) The client secret associated with the Google web application.
oauth_scopes - (Optional) The OAuth 2.0 scopes that will be requested as part of Google Sign-In authentication. https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/web/

A microsoft block supports the following:

client_id - (Required) The OAuth 2.0 client ID that was created for the app used for authentication.
client_secret - (Required) The OAuth 2.0 client secret that was created for the app used for authentication.
oauth_scopes - (Optional) The OAuth 2.0 scopes that will be requested as part of Microsoft Account authentication. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn631845.aspx

A twitter block supports the following:

consumer_key - (Required) The OAuth 1.0a consumer key of the Twitter application used for sign-in.
consumer_secret - (Required) The OAuth 1.0a consumer secret of the Twitter application used for sign-in.

A ip_restriction block supports the following:

ip_address - (Optional) The IP Address used for this IP Restriction in CIDR notation.
service_tag - (Optional) The Service Tag used for this IP Restriction.
virtual_network_subnet_id - (Optional) The Virtual Network Subnet ID used for this IP Restriction.

NOTE:

One of either ip_address, service_tag or virtual_network_subnet_id must be specified

name - (Optional) The name for this IP Restriction.
priority - (Optional) The priority for this IP Restriction. Restrictions are enforced in priority order. By default, the priority is set to 65000 if not specified.
action - (Optional) Does this restriction Allow or Deny access for this IP range. Defaults to Allow.
headers - (Optional) The headers for this specific ip_restriction as defined below.

A scm_ip_restriction block supports the following:

ip_address - (Optional) The IP Address used for this IP Restriction in CIDR notation.
service_tag - (Optional) The Service Tag used for this IP Restriction.
virtual_network_subnet_id - (Optional) The Virtual Network Subnet ID used for this IP Restriction.

NOTE:

One of either ip_address, service_tag or virtual_network_subnet_id must be specified

name - (Optional) The name for this IP Restriction.
priority - (Optional) The priority for this IP Restriction. Restrictions are enforced in priority order. By default, priority is set to 65000 if not specified.
action - (Optional) Allow or Deny access for this IP range. Defaults to Allow.
headers - (Optional) The headers for this specific scm_ip_restriction as defined below.

A headers block supports the following:

x_azure_fdid - (Optional) A list of allowed Azure FrontDoor IDs in UUID notation with a maximum of 8.
x_fd_health_probe - (Optional) A list to allow the Azure FrontDoor health probe header. Only allowed value is "1".
x_forwarded_for - (Optional) A list of allowed 'X-Forwarded-For' IPs in CIDR notation with a maximum of 8
x_forwarded_host - (Optional) A list of allowed 'X-Forwarded-Host' domains with a maximum of 8.

A source_control block supports the following:

repo_url - (Optional) The URL of the source code repository.
branch - (Optional) The branch of the remote repository to use. Defaults to 'master'.
manual_integration - (Optional) Limits to manual integration. Defaults to false if not specified.
rollback_enabled - (Optional) Enable roll-back for the repository. Defaults to false if not specified.
use_mercurial - (Optional) Use Mercurial if true, otherwise uses Git.

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Associating resources with a

Function App

Resources do not "belong" to a

Function App

Rather, one or more Security Groups are associated to a resource.

Create

Function App

via Terraform:

The following HCL manages a Function App

Syntax:

resource "azurerm_resource_group" "example" {
name = "azure-functions-test-rg"
location = "West Europe"
}

resource "azurerm_storage_account" "example" {
name = "functionsapptestsa"
resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
location = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
account_tier = "Standard"
account_replication_type = "LRS"
}

resource "azurerm_app_service_plan" "example" {
name = "azure-functions-test-service-plan"
location = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name

sku {
tier = "Standard"
size = "S1"
}
}

resource "azurerm_function_app" "example" {
name = "test-azure-functions"
location = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
app_service_plan_id = azurerm_app_service_plan.example.id
storage_account_name = azurerm_storage_account.example.name
storage_account_access_key = azurerm_storage_account.example.primary_access_key
}

Create

Function App

via CLI:

Parameters:

az functionapp create --name
--resource-group
--storage-account
[--app-insights]
[--app-insights-key]
[--assign-identity]
[--consumption-plan-location]
[--deployment-container-image-name]
[--deployment-local-git]
[--deployment-source-branch]
[--deployment-source-url]
[--disable-app-insights {false, true}]
[--docker-registry-server-password]
[--docker-registry-server-user]
[--environment]
[--functions-version {2, 3, 4}]
[--https-only {false, true}]
[--image]
[--os-type {Linux, Windows}]
[--plan]
[--registry-password]
[--registry-username]
[--role]
[--runtime]
[--runtime-version]
[--scope]
[--subnet]
[--tags]
[--vnet]

Example:

az functionapp create -g MyResourceGroup -p MyPlan -n MyUniqueAppName -s MyStorageAccount

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