install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install aztfexport

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#aztfexport

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/az/aztfexport/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/aztfexport

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/aztfexport.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Microsoft.Azure.AztfExport -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Microsoft.Azure.AztfExport · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Bring your existing Azure resources under the management of Terraform

Project links

Commands and aliases

aztfexport

history

Project history and usage

Azure Export for Terraform, packaged as `aztfexport`, is Microsoft's CLI for bringing existing Azure resources under Terraform management. It addresses the awkward middle state many cloud teams reach: infrastructure exists in Azure, Terraform is the desired control plane, and manually writing imports plus HCL for every resource is error-prone work.

Project history

The Azure/aztfexport repository was created in August 2021, with v0.0.1 published the same month. The official README states the goal directly: export supported Azure resources into Terraform state and generate corresponding Terraform configuration so that `terraform plan` shows no diff against remote state.

The tool's implementation history is closely tied to the Terraform Azure ecosystem. The README says it supports both the Terraform AzureRM provider and Azure AzAPI provider, uses `aztft` to identify Terraform resource types from Azure resource IDs, runs `terraform import` under the hood, and then uses `tfadd` to generate Terraform HCL from state.

The release stream moved quickly through early 0.x releases in 2021 and 2022, reached v0.12.0 in May 2023, and continued through v0.19.0 in January 2026. Microsoft Learn now hosts scenario-oriented Azure Export for Terraform documentation alongside the GitHub README.

Adoption history

The official README documents several install paths: GitHub releases, `go install`, WinGet, Homebrew for Linux/macOS, Microsoft package repositories for dnf and apt, and AUR. The batch input also lists Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and WinGet, which reflects its audience across Terraform-heavy local development, Windows admin desktops, and Linux automation environments.

How it is used

Users run `aztfexport` against Azure resources or resource groups to produce Terraform state and configuration, with Terraform itself required on PATH. The generated HCL is explicitly scoped: it is meant to be consistent with remote state and suitable for management, not guaranteed to be a complete reproducible design for the infrastructure.

The tool creates `~/.aztfexport/config.json` for settings managed by `aztfexport config`, including an installation id and telemetry opt-out setting.

Why package nerds care

Aztfexport is important to package nerds because it packages a messy import workflow into a repeatable CLI while still depending on a real Terraform binary. That makes versioning and distribution matter: the user is coordinating the Azure CLI/auth environment, Terraform, provider behavior, and this exporter.

It is also a good example of a cloud-vendor tool that grew around community-adjacent components. Microsoft owns the CLI, but the README openly names `aztft` and `tfadd` as the engines behind provider-type detection and HCL generation.

Timeline

2021: Azure/aztfexport repository created.
2021: v0.0.1 release published.
2022: v0.8.0 release published.
2023: v0.12.0 and v0.14.0 releases published.
2026: v0.19.0 release published.

Related projects

The README explicitly relates Azure Export for Terraform to Terraform, the Terraform AzureRM provider, the Terraform AzAPI provider, aztft, and tfadd.

Sources

GitHub releases API lists v0.0.1 on 2021-08-28 and v0.19.0 on 2026-01-27.
GitHub repository metadata: created_at 2021-08-14.
Microsoft Learn provides official Azure Export for Terraform overview and advanced scenario docs.
Official README documents goal, providers, Terraform import workflow, dependencies, install paths, config file, and limitations.
input.source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and WinGet packaging.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.aztfexport/config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`aztfexport`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.19.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/Azure/aztfexport

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Azure/aztfexportnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:aztfexport
Version	0.19.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aztfexport
Homepage	https://azure.github.io/aztfexport/
Repository	https://github.com/Azure/aztfexport
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Azure/aztfexport
License	MPL-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/Azure/aztfexport.git
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	aztfexport
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

aztfexport

nix profile install nixpkgs#aztfexport

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aztfexport

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/az/aztfexport/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/aztfexport

scoop install main/aztfexport

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aztfexport

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/aztfexport.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Microsoft.Azure.AztfExport

winget install --id Microsoft.Azure.AztfExport -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aztfexport

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.Azure.AztfExport from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/aztfexport.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install aztfexport with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget