An Azure service that provides a registry of Docker and Open Container Initiative images.
The errors indicate that the Azure Container Registry (ACR) resource provider (Microsoft.ContainerRegistry) isn’t responding to list/resolve operations. This is typically a platform-side or networking issue rather than an authentication or CLI problem.
To narrow down and remediate:
- Check ACR service health from CLI
Run the ACR health check to see if there’s a registry-side or connectivity issue:
If an issue is detected, review the error code and description in the output and map it to the guidance in the health check error reference.az acr check-health --name <your-acr-name> --ignore-errors --yes - Verify general ACR access from your environment
Ifaz acr check-healthfails with connectivity-type errors (for example,Could not connect to the registry login serveror timeouts), troubleshoot network access:- Confirm that client firewalls or proxies allow outbound access to
*.azurecr.ioand Azure management endpoints. - If the registry uses private endpoints or restricted public network access, ensure the client (or CI/CD agent) is on a network that can reach the registry according to those rules.
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Could not connect to the registry login server - Timeouts when pushing/pulling images
- Inability to manage the registry via CLI or portal
- Confirm that client firewalls or proxies allow outbound access to
- Reproduce and capture the exact error
From a machine with Azure CLI:
Then immediately runaz acr list az acr show --name <your-acr-name>az acr check-healthas above. Use the error code fromcheck-healthto follow the documented resolution steps. - If the issue persists across subscriptions/regions
Since the error is coming from theMicrosoft.ContainerRegistryresource provider itself (not just a single registry), and if it reproduces from multiple machines and networks, this likely indicates a platform-side problem. In that case, open a support ticket with Azure Support and include:- The exact CLI commands and full error output
- Correlation IDs (from CI/CD logs and CLI where available)
- Output of
az acr check-health
These steps align with the documented initial troubleshooting flow for ACR access and authentication issues and help distinguish between client/network problems and service-side issues.
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