---
title: "Remove-VBOAzureServiceAccount"
description: "This cmdlet removes the specified Microsoft Azure Blob service account from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. After removing the service account, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will not be able to use the Azure archiver appliance when transferring..."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/remove-vboazureserviceaccount.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Settings > Microsoft Azure Service Accounts > Remove-VBOAzureServiceAccount"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Remove-VBOAzureServiceAccount

## Short Description
Removes Microsoft Azure service accounts.

## Syntax
```
Remove-VBOAzureServiceAccount -Account <VBOAzureServiceAccount> [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes the specified Microsoft Azure Blob service account from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. After removing the service account, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will not be able to use the Azure archiver appliance when transferring backed-up data between different instances of Azure Blob Storage or to Azure Blob Storage Archive.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Account</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a Microsoft Azure service account that you want to remove.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vboazureserviceaccount.md"><code>VBOAzureServiceAccount</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vboazureserviceaccount.md"><code>Get-VBOAzureServiceAccount</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vboazureserviceaccount.md"><code>VBOAzureServiceAccount</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if the user is sure that he wants to continue.</p><p>Default: <em>True</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1: Removing Microsoft Azure Service Account

This example shows how to remove the specified Microsoft Azure service account.

```
$account = Get-VBOAzureServiceAccount -Name "Archiver Appliance App"
Remove-VBOAzureServiceAccount -Account $account
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOAzureServiceAccount`](get-vboazureserviceaccount.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the `Remove-VBOAzureServiceAccount` cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2: Removing Microsoft Azure Service Accounts (Using Pipeline)

This example shows how to remove Microsoft Azure Blob service accounts.

```
Get-VBOAzureServiceAccount | Remove-VBOAzureServiceAccount
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOAzureServiceAccount`](get-vboazureserviceaccount.md) cmdlet.
2. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Remove-VBOAzureServiceAccount` cmdlet.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBOAzureServiceAccount`](get-vboazureserviceaccount.md)