---
type: resource-type
title: containerGroups
description: azure resource type Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups
name: containerGroups
lexicon: azure
resource_type: Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups
---
`Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups`, a resource type of the azure lexicon.

## Properties

- `name` (`string`, required): The resource name
- `properties` (`containerGroups_ContainerGroupProperties`, required): The container group properties
- `identity` (`containerGroups_ContainerGroupIdentity`, optional): The identity of the container group, if configured.
- `location` (`string`, optional): The resource location of the container group.
- `tags` (`Record<string, unknown>`, optional): The resource tags.
- `zones` (`string[]`, optional): The availability zones.

## Attributes

- `id`