---
type: resource-type
title: RoleDefinition
description: azure resource type Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions
name: RoleDefinition
lexicon: azure
resource_type: Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions
---
`Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions`, a resource type of the azure lexicon.

## Properties

- `name` (`string`, required): The resource name
- `properties` (`RoleDefinition_RoleDefinitionProperties`, required): Role definition properties.

## Attributes

- `id`

## Governed by

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