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Monitoring Contributor

Azure Built-in Role

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Role ID
749f88d5-cbae-40b8-bcfc-e573ddc772fa
Type
BuiltInRole
Last Updated (Azure)
2025-10-02 15:47:37

Change History

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

2025-10-02 15:47:37 Initial Scan
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{
  "properties": {
    "roleName": "Monitoring Contributor",
    "type": "BuiltInRole",
    "description": "Can read all monitoring data and update monitoring settings.",
    "assignableScopes": [
      "/"
    ],
    "permissions": [
      {
        "actions": [
          "*/read",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/alerts/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/alertsSummary/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/issues/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/actiongroups/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/activityLogAlerts/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/AlertRules/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/components/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/createNotifications/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionEndpoints/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRules/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRuleAssociations/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/DiagnosticSettings/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/eventtypes/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/LogDefinitions/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/metricalerts/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/MetricDefinitions/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/Metrics/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/notificationStatus/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/Register/Action",
          "Microsoft.Insights/scheduledqueryrules/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/webtests/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/workbooks/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/workbooktemplates/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/privateLinkScopes/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/privateLinkScopeOperationStatuses/*",
          "Microsoft.Monitor/accounts/*",
          "Microsoft.Monitor/settings/*",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/write",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/intelligencepacks/*",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/savedSearches/*",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/search/action",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/sharedKeys/action",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/sharedKeys/read",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/storageinsightconfigs/*",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/locations/workspaces/failover/action",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/failback/action",
          "Microsoft.Support/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/smartDetectorAlertRules/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/actionRules/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/smartGroups/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/migrateFromSmartDetection/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/investigations/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRuleGroups/*",
          "Microsoft.Monitor/investigations/*",
          "Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*"
        ],
        "notActions": [],
        "dataActions": [],
        "notDataActions": []
      }
    ],
    "createdOn": "2016-09-21T19:21:08.434Z",
    "updatedOn": "2025-10-02T15:47:37.448Z",
    "createdBy": null,
    "updatedBy": null
  },
  "id": "/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/749f88d5-cbae-40b8-bcfc-e573ddc772fa",
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions",
  "name": "749f88d5-cbae-40b8-bcfc-e573ddc772fa"
}

Latest Role JSON

Raw definition from Azure

{
  "properties": {
    "roleName": "Monitoring Contributor",
    "type": "BuiltInRole",
    "description": "Can read all monitoring data and update monitoring settings.",
    "assignableScopes": [
      "/"
    ],
    "permissions": [
      {
        "actions": [
          "*/read",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/alerts/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/alertsSummary/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/issues/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/actiongroups/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/activityLogAlerts/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/AlertRules/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/components/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/createNotifications/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionEndpoints/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRules/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRuleAssociations/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/DiagnosticSettings/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/eventtypes/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/LogDefinitions/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/metricalerts/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/MetricDefinitions/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/Metrics/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/notificationStatus/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/Register/Action",
          "Microsoft.Insights/scheduledqueryrules/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/webtests/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/workbooks/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/workbooktemplates/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/privateLinkScopes/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/privateLinkScopeOperationStatuses/*",
          "Microsoft.Monitor/accounts/*",
          "Microsoft.Monitor/settings/*",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/write",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/intelligencepacks/*",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/savedSearches/*",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/search/action",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/sharedKeys/action",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/sharedKeys/read",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/storageinsightconfigs/*",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/locations/workspaces/failover/action",
          "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/failback/action",
          "Microsoft.Support/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/smartDetectorAlertRules/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/actionRules/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/smartGroups/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/migrateFromSmartDetection/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/investigations/*",
          "Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRuleGroups/*",
          "Microsoft.Monitor/investigations/*",
          "Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*"
        ],
        "notActions": [],
        "dataActions": [],
        "notDataActions": []
      }
    ],
    "createdOn": "2016-09-21T19:21:08.434Z",
    "updatedOn": "2025-10-02T15:47:37.448Z",
    "createdBy": null,
    "updatedBy": null
  },
  "id": "/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/749f88d5-cbae-40b8-bcfc-e573ddc772fa",
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions",
  "name": "749f88d5-cbae-40b8-bcfc-e573ddc772fa"
}

Effective Permissions

Operations granted by this role (7635 total)

Permission Patterns (from role definition)

Actions 46 patterns
*/read Microsoft.AlertsManagement/alerts/* Microsoft.AlertsManagement/alertsSummary/* Microsoft.AlertsManagement/issues/* Microsoft.Insights/actiongroups/* Microsoft.Insights/activityLogAlerts/* Microsoft.Insights/AlertRules/* Microsoft.Insights/components/* Microsoft.Insights/createNotifications/* Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionEndpoints/* Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRules/* Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRuleAssociations/* Microsoft.Insights/DiagnosticSettings/* Microsoft.Insights/eventtypes/* Microsoft.Insights/LogDefinitions/* Microsoft.Insights/metricalerts/* Microsoft.Insights/MetricDefinitions/* Microsoft.Insights/Metrics/* Microsoft.Insights/notificationStatus/* Microsoft.Insights/Register/Action Microsoft.Insights/scheduledqueryrules/* Microsoft.Insights/webtests/* Microsoft.Insights/workbooks/* Microsoft.Insights/workbooktemplates/* Microsoft.Insights/privateLinkScopes/* Microsoft.Insights/privateLinkScopeOperationStatuses/* Microsoft.Monitor/accounts/* Microsoft.Monitor/settings/* Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/write Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/intelligencepacks/* Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/savedSearches/* Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/search/action Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/sharedKeys/action Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/sharedKeys/read Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/storageinsightconfigs/* Microsoft.OperationalInsights/locations/workspaces/failover/action Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/failback/action Microsoft.Support/* Microsoft.AlertsManagement/smartDetectorAlertRules/* Microsoft.AlertsManagement/actionRules/* Microsoft.AlertsManagement/smartGroups/* Microsoft.AlertsManagement/migrateFromSmartDetection/* Microsoft.AlertsManagement/investigations/* Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRuleGroups/* Microsoft.Monitor/investigations/* Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*

Control Plane Operations (7635)

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