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Cosmos DB Operator

Azure Built-in Role

Role Information

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Role ID
230815da-be43-4aae-9cb4-875f7bd000aa
Type
BuiltInRole
Last Updated (Azure)
2025-06-10 15:15:52

Change History

Track all modifications to this role since 2025-12-15 01:08:16+00:00

2025-06-10 15:15:52 Initial Scan
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{
  "properties": {
    "roleName": "Cosmos DB Operator",
    "type": "BuiltInRole",
    "description": "Lets you manage Azure Cosmos DB accounts, but not access data in them. Prevents access to account keys and connection strings.",
    "assignableScopes": [
      "/"
    ],
    "permissions": [
      {
        "actions": [
          "Microsoft.DocumentDb/databaseAccounts/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*",
          "Microsoft.Authorization/*/read",
          "Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/read",
          "Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*",
          "Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read",
          "Microsoft.Support/*",
          "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/joinViaServiceEndpoint/action"
        ],
        "notActions": [
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/copyJobs/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/dataTransferJobs/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/readonlyKeys/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/regenerateKey/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/listKeys/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/listConnectionStrings/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleDefinitions/write",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleDefinitions/delete",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleAssignments/write",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleAssignments/delete",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbRoleDefinitions/write",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbRoleDefinitions/delete",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbUserDefinitions/write",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbUserDefinitions/delete"
        ],
        "dataActions": [],
        "notDataActions": []
      }
    ],
    "createdOn": "2019-04-26T17:01:17.016Z",
    "updatedOn": "2025-06-10T15:15:52.056Z",
    "createdBy": null,
    "updatedBy": null
  },
  "id": "/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/230815da-be43-4aae-9cb4-875f7bd000aa",
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions",
  "name": "230815da-be43-4aae-9cb4-875f7bd000aa"
}

Latest Role JSON

Raw definition from Azure

{
  "properties": {
    "roleName": "Cosmos DB Operator",
    "type": "BuiltInRole",
    "description": "Lets you manage Azure Cosmos DB accounts, but not access data in them. Prevents access to account keys and connection strings.",
    "assignableScopes": [
      "/"
    ],
    "permissions": [
      {
        "actions": [
          "Microsoft.DocumentDb/databaseAccounts/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*",
          "Microsoft.Authorization/*/read",
          "Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/read",
          "Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*",
          "Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read",
          "Microsoft.Support/*",
          "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/joinViaServiceEndpoint/action"
        ],
        "notActions": [
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/copyJobs/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/dataTransferJobs/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/readonlyKeys/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/regenerateKey/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/listKeys/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/listConnectionStrings/*",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleDefinitions/write",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleDefinitions/delete",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleAssignments/write",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleAssignments/delete",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbRoleDefinitions/write",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbRoleDefinitions/delete",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbUserDefinitions/write",
          "Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbUserDefinitions/delete"
        ],
        "dataActions": [],
        "notDataActions": []
      }
    ],
    "createdOn": "2019-04-26T17:01:17.016Z",
    "updatedOn": "2025-06-10T15:15:52.056Z",
    "createdBy": null,
    "updatedBy": null
  },
  "id": "/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/230815da-be43-4aae-9cb4-875f7bd000aa",
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions",
  "name": "230815da-be43-4aae-9cb4-875f7bd000aa"
}

Effective Permissions

Operations granted by this role (319 total)

Permission Patterns (from role definition)

Actions 8 patterns
Microsoft.DocumentDb/databaseAccounts/* Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/* Microsoft.Authorization/*/read Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/read Microsoft.Resources/deployments/* Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read Microsoft.Support/* Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/joinViaServiceEndpoint/action
NotActions (excluded)
Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/copyJobs/* Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/dataTransferJobs/* Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/readonlyKeys/* Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/regenerateKey/* Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/listKeys/* Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/listConnectionStrings/* Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleDefinitions/write Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleDefinitions/delete Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleAssignments/write Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/sqlRoleAssignments/delete Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbRoleDefinitions/write Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbRoleDefinitions/delete Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbUserDefinitions/write Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts/mongodbUserDefinitions/delete

Control Plane Operations (319)

Data Plane Operations (0)

No data plane operations granted