---
title: "Add-VBRAzureADAccount"
description: "This cmdlet adds Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts to Veeam Backup & Replication."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrazureadaccount.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Cloud Credentials > Microsoft Azure Accounts > Managing Azure Entra ID Account > Add-VBRAzureADAccount"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRAzureADAccount

## Short Description
Adds Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts to Veeam Backup & Replication.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>SecretKey (Default)</code></p>

```
Add-VBRAzureADAccount [-Region <VBRAzureBlobRegionType>] -StorageAccountName <String> [-Description <String>]
 -TenantId <String> -ApplicationId <String> -SecretKey <String> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Certificate</code></p>

```
Add-VBRAzureADAccount [-Region <VBRAzureBlobRegionType>] -StorageAccountName <String> [-Description <String>]
 -TenantId <String> -ApplicationId <String> -CertificatePath <String> [-Password <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts to Veeam Backup & Replication.

## 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">ApplicationId</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the ID of Microsoft Entra ID application.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">CertificatePath</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For certificate-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies a path to the folder where the certificate is located. The cmdlet will use it to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a description of an Azure Entra ID-based storage account. The cmdlet will add this storage account with this description.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">Password</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For password-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies a password that the cmdlet will use it to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">Region</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the Microsoft Azure region where Azure Entra ID-based storage account is located. You can select the following types of regions:</p><ul><li><code>Global</code></li><li><code>Government</code></li><li><code>China</code></li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRAzureBlobRegionType</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">SecretKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For password-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies an application secret that the cmdlet will use to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">StorageAccountName</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a name of an Azure Entra ID-based storage account. The cmdlet will use it as a friendly name and will add the storage account using this name.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">TenantId</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For existing account connection type.</p><p>Specifies an ID of a tenant (directory) where the Microsoft Entra ID application resides.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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 [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
[`VBRAzureADAccount`](vbrazureadaccount.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Adding Azure Entra ID-Based Storage Account with Password-Based Authentication

This command adds the Azure Entra ID-based storage account to Veeam Backup & Replication. The cmdlet uses a password-based authentication.

```
Add-VBRAzureADAccount -ApplicationId "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" -CertificatePath "C:\Users\Administrator\Locked" -StorageAccountName "EntraID" -TenantId "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" -Description "Administrator Entra ID"  -Password "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" -Region Global
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Adding Azure Entra ID-Based Storage Account Using Certificate

This command adds the Azure Entra ID-based storage account to Veeam Backup & Replication. The cmdlet uses a certificate-based authentication.

```
Add-VBRAzureADAccount -ApplicationId "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" -Description "Administrator Entra ID" -Region Global -SecretKey XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -StorageAccountName "EntraID" -TenantId "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
```

:::