VM has disappeared from subscription

IT Support 0 Reputation points
2026-09-17T20:24:39.58+00:00

Hello!

Having an issue where a VM in our subscription has just disappeared. I have checked the logs to see if a delete action was taken and it does not appear to have happened. The NIC associated with the VM still exists and we only have one subscription and resource group so I am unsure where the resource has gone. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

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Azure Virtual Machines

An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.

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  1. Andreas Baumgarten 132.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2026-09-17T21:06:35.6233333+00:00

    Hi @IT Support ,

    any delete action will be recorded in the Action Log for instance of the Azure Subscription or Resource Group.

    Azure retains activity log events for 90 days and then deletes them.

    Activity log entries are usually available for analysis and alerting within 3 to 20 minutes and not in real time.

    Source: Activity log in Azure Monitor

    If you can't find any Action Log entry for the delete action of the VM it could be because the action happens 90 days before or maybe is not in the Action Log yet.

    (If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

    Regards

    Andreas Baumgarten

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