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Install Azure CLI on macOS¶

For the macOS platform, you can install the Azure CLI with homebrew package manager. Homebrew makes it easy to keep your installation of the CLI update to date. The CLI package has been tested on macOS versions 10.9 and later.

Install¶

Homebrew is the easiest way to manage your CLI install. It provides convenient ways to install, update, and uninstall. If you don't have homebrew available on your system, install homebrew before continuing.

You can install the CLI by updating your brew repository information, and then running the install command:

brew update && brew install azure-cli

The Azure CLI has a dependency on the python3 package in Homebrew, and will install it on your system, even if Python 2 is available. The Azure CLI is guaranteed to be compatible with the latest version of python3 published on Homebrew.

You can then run the Azure CLI with the az command. To sign in, use az login command.

To learn more about different authentication methods, see Sign in with Azure CLI.

Troubleshooting¶

If you encounter a problem when installing the CLI through Homebrew, here are some common errors. If you experience a problem not covered here, file an issue on github.

Unable to find Python or installed packages¶

There may be a minor version mismatch or other issue during homebrew installation. The CLI doesn't use a Python virtual environment, so it relies on finding the installed Python version. A possible fix is to install and relink the python3 dependency from Homebrew.

brew update && brew install python3 && brew upgrade python3
brew link --overwrite python3

CLI version 1.x is installed¶

If an out-of-date version was installed, it could be because of a stale homebrew cache. Follow the update instructions.

Proxy blocks connection¶

You may be unable to get resources from Homebrew unless you have correctly configured it to use your proxy. Follow the Homebrew proxy configuration instructions.

If you are behind a proxy, HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY must be set to connect to Azure services with the CLI. If you are not using basic auth, it's recommended to export these variables in your .bashrc file. Always follow your business' security policies and the requirements of your system administrator.

In order to get the bottle resources from Homebrew, your proxy needs to allow HTTPS connections to the following addresses:

https://formulae.brew.sh
https://homebrew.bintray.com

Update¶

The CLI is regularly updated with bug fixes, improvements, new features, and preview functionality. A new release is available roughly every two weeks. Update your local repository information and then upgrade the azure-cli package.

brew update && brew upgrade azure-cli

Uninstall¶

Use homebrew to uninstall the azure-cli package.

brew uninstall azure-cli

Other installation methods¶

If you can't use homebrew to install the Azure CLI in your environment, it's possible to use the manual instructions for Linux. Note that this process is not officially maintained to be compatible with macOS. Using a package manager such as Homebrew is always recommended. Only use the manual installation method if you have no other option available.

For the manual installation instructions, see Install Azure CLI on Linux manually.