---
type: resource-type
title: ManagementGroup
description: azure resource type Microsoft.Management/managementGroups
name: ManagementGroup
lexicon: azure
resource_type: Microsoft.Management/managementGroups
---
`Microsoft.Management/managementGroups`, a resource type of the azure lexicon.

## Properties

- `name` (`string`, required): The resource name
- `properties` (`ManagementGroup_CreateManagementGroupPropertiesOrManagementGroupProperties`, required): The generic properties of a management group used during creation.
- `resources` (`any[]`, optional)

## Attributes

- `id`

## Governed by

- [AZR013](/rules/AZR013.md): Resource missing location — most Azure resources require a location property