Cannot publish Azure Function from Visual Studio 2022

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Cannot publish Azure Function from Visual Studio 2022

Constantin Dragomirov 0

Cannot publish Azure Function from Visual Studio 2022.
Created function according "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-develop-vs?pivots=isolated".

Function works locally.

Follow instruction on publishing function to Azure and cannot create new Function App ("Create" button is disable)

Praveen Kumar Gudipudi 1,880 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-01T16:18:35.5166667+00:00
Hello Constantin Dragomirov,

1. Check Azure Sign-In in Visual Studio

In Visual Studio → File → Account Settings

Make sure you're signed in with the correct Azure account.

If already signed in:

Sign out

Close Visual Studio

Reopen and sign in again

Sometimes the Azure token expires and prevents resource creation.

Verify Subscription Access

The Create button is disabled if:

No active Azure subscription is selected

You don’t have Contributor or higher role on the subscription

The subscription is disabled

Check this in:

Visual Studio → Publish → Azure → Make sure a subscription appears

Or directly in Azure Portal → Subscriptions → Check status

If the subscription does not appear, click Manage Accounts and refresh.

Required Fields Not Filled

The Create button stays disabled until all required fields are valid:

Subscription selected

Resource Group selected or created

Function App name (must be globally unique)

Hosting plan selected

Region selected

Runtime stack matches your project (e.g., .NET Isolated)

Common issue:

Function App name already exists globally. Try a unique name like:

myfuncapp20260301cd

.NET Isolated Worker Compatibility

Since you followed the isolated model guide, confirm:

Project Target Framework (e.g., .NET 8 isolated)

Azure Functions runtime version supports it

Hosting plan supports your runtime

If mismatch exists, the Create button may remain disabled.

Update Visual Studio & Azure Tools

Make sure:

Visual Studio 2022 is updated (Help → Check for Updates)

Azure Development workload is installed

Azure Functions tools are updated

Go to:

Tools → Get Tools and Features → Azure Development workload

Try Creating Function App from Azure Portal (Recommended Workaround)

Create the Function App first in Azure Portal:

Go to Azure Portal

Create → Function App

Choose:

Runtime: .NET (Isolated)

Correct region

After creation → go back to Visual Studio → Publish → Select existing Function App

This often bypasses the Visual Studio creation issue.

Check Azure Policy Restrictions (Enterprise Tenants)

If you're in a corporate subscription:

Azure Policy may block resource creation

Resource group creation may be restricted

Ask your Azure admin to verify.
Praveen Kumar Gudipudi 1,880 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-04T07:26:49.36+00:00

Hello Constantin Dragomirov,

**
**We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution, please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.
Praveen Kumar Gudipudi 1,880 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-09T08:23:09.97+00:00

Hello **Constantin Dragomirov,

**If you got chance to review my last response, please provide latest update on this.

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Praveen Kumar Gudipudi 1,880 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-04T07:26:49.36+00:00

Hello Constantin Dragomirov,

**
**We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution, please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.
Praveen Kumar Gudipudi 1,880 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-09T08:23:09.97+00:00

Hello **Constantin Dragomirov,

**If you got chance to review my last response, please provide latest update on this.

Answer 1

The Create button is disabled when one or more required settings for the new Function App are invalid or incompatible. For Functions created from Visual Studio using the isolated worker model, the Flex Consumption plan has specific requirements that commonly cause this behavior.

Check and correct these settings in the Create Function App dialog in Visual Studio:

Plan type selection bug (Flex Consumption)
When targeting a Flex Consumption plan, the dialog requires a specific sequence:
- First select App Service plan.
- Then reselect Flex Consumption.
  This clears a known issue with the dialog that otherwise keeps Create disabled.
Operating system must be Linux for Flex Consumption
- Ensure Operating system is set to Linux.
- Flex Consumption currently requires Linux; if Windows is selected with Flex Consumption, the configuration is invalid and the Create button remains grayed out.
Region must support Flex Consumption
- Ensure Location/Region is one of the Azure regions supported by the Flex Consumption plan.
- If an unsupported region is selected, the Create button is disabled.
Required fields must be valid
Verify all required fields in the dialog:
- Name: must be globally unique and use only a-z, 0-9, and -.
- Subscription: a valid subscription must be selected.
- Resource group: select an existing one or create a new one.
- Azure Storage: select or create a general-purpose storage account that meets the storage account requirements.
- Application Insights: either create a new instance or select an existing one.
Instance memory size
- For Flex Consumption, ensure Instance memory size is set to a valid value such as 2048, as shown in the guidance.

After correcting these settings, the Create button should become enabled. Then:

Select Create to provision the Function App and related resources.
Select Finish to complete publish profile creation.
On the publish profile page, select Publish to deploy the function.
Optionally, from the Hosting section, use ... → Open in Azure portal to verify the Function App in the Azure portal.

References:

Constantin Dragomirov 0 Reputation points

2026-03-01T23:23:34.9166667+00:00

I've created Function App on Azure and was able to to see "Create" button. Clicking on "Create" button after while give me an error

Template deployment failed. Deployment operation statuses:

Succeeded: /subscriptions/7b3ed9aa-0dcc-4105-94c1-2d6bf2e813b1/resourceGroups/DefaultResourceGroup-CUS/providers/Microsoft.Resources/deployments/StorageBlobContainerTemplate ()

Succeeded: /subscriptions/7b3ed9aa-0dcc-4105-94c1-2d6bf2e813b1/resourceGroups/DefaultResourceGroup-CUS/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/connetcostorageaccount ()

Failed: /subscriptions/7b3ed9aa-0dcc-4105-94c1-2d6bf2e813b1/resourceGroups/FlexGroup/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/TestFunction20260301103038 () BadRequest: properties.serverFarmId is invalid. ServerFarmId is a required parameter for FlexConsumption site creation.

Succeeded: /subscriptions/7b3ed9aa-0dcc-4105-94c1-2d6bf2e813b1/resourceGroups/FlexGroup/providers/microsoft.insights/components/connetcofunctions ()

Failed: ()

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I've created Function App on Azure and was able to to see "Create" button. Clicking on "Create" button after while give me an error

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