backup-database-cli.md

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Azure CLI example: Backup a database in Azure SQL Database	Use this Azure CLI example script to backup an Azure SQL single database to an Azure storage container	SudhirRaparla	nvraparl	mathoma	01/26/2022	azure-sql-database	backup-restore	sample	devx-track-azurecli	azurecli

Backup an Azure SQL single database to an Azure storage container using the Azure CLI

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This Azure CLI example backs up a database in SQL Database to an Azure storage container.

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Sample script

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Run the script

:::code language="azurecli" source="~/../azure_cli_scripts/sql-database/backup-database/backup-database.sh" id="FullScript":::

Clean up resources

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az group delete --name $resourceGroup

Sample reference

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

Command	Notes
az sql server	Server commands.
az sql db	Database commands.

Next steps

For more information on Azure CLI, see Azure CLI documentation.

Additional SQL Database CLI script samples can be found in the Azure SQL Database documentation.