| author | probableprime |
|---|---|
| ms.service | azure-communication-services |
| ms.topic | include |
| ms.date | 06/30/2021 |
| ms.author | rifox |
- An Azure account with an active subscription. Create an account for free.
If you're planning to use phone numbers, you can't use the free trial account. Check that your subscription meets all the requirements if you plan to purchase phone numbers before creating your resource.
To create an Azure Communication Services resource, first sign in to the Azure portal. In the upper-left corner of the page, select + Create a resource.
:::image type="content" source="../media/create-a-communication-resource/create-resource-plus-sign.png" alt-text="Screenshot highlighting the Create a resource button in the Azure portal.":::
Enter Communication into either the Search the Marketplace input or the search bar at the top of the portal.
:::image type="content" source="../media/create-a-communication-resource/searchbar-communication-portal.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing a search for communication services in the search bar.":::
Select Communication Services in the results, and then select Create.
:::image type="content" source="../media/create-a-communication-resource/create-communication-portal.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Communication Services panel, highlighting the Create button.":::
You can now configure your Communication Services resource. On the first page of the create process, you need to specify:
- The subscription.
- The resource group (you can create a new one or choose an existing resource group).
- The name of the Communication Services resource.
- The geography associated with the resource.
In the next step, you can assign tags to the resource. You can use tags to organize your Azure resources. For more information about tags, see Use tags to organize your Azure resources and management hierarchy.
Finally, review your configuration and click Create to deploy the resource. Deployment takes a few minutes to complete.
To manage your Communication Services resource, sign in to the Azure portal, and search for and select Azure Communication Services.
On the Communication Services page, select the name of your resource.
The Overview page for your resource contains options for basic management like browse, stop, start, restart, and delete. For more configuration options, see the left menu of your resource page.