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# Tenant and Subscription display names now available in Azure Resource Graph command lines
- URL: https://codeisahighway.com/tenant-and-subscription-display-names-now-available-in-azure-resource-graph-command-lines/
- Published: 2019-09-19T19:56:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-17T08:28:27.000Z
- Author: Stephane Lapointe
- Tags: Microsoft Azure, Azure Resource Graph, PowerShell, Azure CLI, #Import 2023-07-11 16:44, #Import 2026-09-04 10:31, #Import 2026-09-04 13:56

I love Azure Resource Graph but one of the things I deeply wanted since its launch is a native way to get the subscription or tenant names, not just the id. Good news! It's now possible if you use Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell.

## Prerequisites

The following article has been tested with:

- Azure CLI: `resource-graph` extension v1.0.0
- PowerShell: `Az.ResourceGraph` module v0.7.6

## Before the include

Here's a simple query that returns only one result

```
#Azure CLI
az graph query -q "where type =~ 'Microsoft.Network/dnsZones' | limit 1"

# PowerShell
Search-AzGraph -Query "where type =~ 'Microsoft.Network/dnsZones' | limit 1"
```

Both will return the same data, let's convert it to JSON, we end up with the following output:

```
[
  {
    "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/ciah-shared-all/providers/Microsoft.Network/dnszones/poc.ciah.dev",
    "identity": null,
    "kind": "",
    "location": "global",
    "managedBy": "",
    "name": "poc.ciah.dev",
    "plan": null,
    "properties": {
      "maxNumberOfRecordSets": 10000,
      "maxNumberOfRecordsPerRecordSet": null,
      "nameServers": [
        "ns1-03.azure-dns.com.",
        "ns2-03.azure-dns.net.",
        "ns3-03.azure-dns.org.",
        "ns4-03.azure-dns.info."
      ],
      "numberOfRecordSets": 5,
      "zoneType": "Public"
    },
    "resourceGroup": "ciah-shared-all",
    "sku": null,
    "subscriptionId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "tags": {},
    "tenantId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "type": "microsoft.network/dnszones",
    "zones": null
  }
]
```

As you can see, we get a member `subscriptionId` and `tenantId` but no names.

## Welcome the include parameter

In the latest versions of Azure Resource Graph PowerShell module (PS)/extension (CLI), you now have the option to include this information automatically. If you DON'T use projection in your query using the `project` operator, you can do something like this:

```
#Azure CLI
az graph query -q "where type =~ 'Microsoft.Network/dnsZones' | limit 1" --include displayNames

# PowerShell
Search-AzGraph -Query "where type =~ 'Microsoft.Network/dnsZones' | limit 1" -Include displayNames
```

Will result in:

```
[
  {
    "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/ciah-shared-all/providers/Microsoft.Network/dnszones/poc.ciah.dev",
    "identity": null,
    "kind": "",
    "location": "global",
    "managedBy": "",
    "name": "poc.ciah.dev",
    "plan": null,
    "properties": {
      "maxNumberOfRecordSets": 10000,
      "maxNumberOfRecordsPerRecordSet": null,
      "nameServers": [
        "ns1-03.azure-dns.com.",
        "ns2-03.azure-dns.net.",
        "ns3-03.azure-dns.org.",
        "ns4-03.azure-dns.info."
      ],
      "numberOfRecordSets": 5,
      "zoneType": "Public"
    },
    "resourceGroup": "ciah-shared-all",
    "sku": null,
    "subscriptionDisplayName": "MSDN Subscription",
    "subscriptionId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "tags": {},
    "tenantDisplayName": "POC",
    "tenantId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "type": "microsoft.network/dnszones",
    "zones": null
  }
]
```

If you DO use projection, ensure you specify which display name you want returned, i.e.:

```
#Azure CLI
az graph query -q "where type =~ 'Microsoft.Network/dnsZones' | limit 1 | project name, resourceGroup, subscriptionDisplayName, tenantDisplayName" --include displayNames

# PowerShell
Search-AzGraph -Query "where type =~ 'Microsoft.Network/dnsZones' | limit 1 | project name, resourceGroup, subscriptionDisplayName, tenantDisplayName" -Include displayNames
```

Will result in:

```
[
  {
    "name": "poc.ciah.dev",
    "resourceGroup": "ciah-shared-all",
    "subscriptionDisplayName": "MSDN Subscription",
    "tenantDisplayName": "POC"
  }
]
```

Hope it helps you if you use the command line to query Azure Resource Graph.

## References

- [Azure Resource Graph](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/?ref=codeisahighway.com)
- Run your first Resource Graph query using Azure CLI
- [Run your first Resource Graph query using Azure PowerShell](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/first-query-powershell?ref=codeisahighway.com)
- [Kusto Project operator](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kusto/query/projectoperator?ref=codeisahighway.com)