c# - How can I pass ARM template parameters through the API instead of a parameter file? -

i'm attempting automate creation of resources in azure using azure resource manager .net libraries. able create resource group , have placed arm template in accessible location on blob storage; however, able pass in parameters request in code instead of staging json file somewhere in storage.

it seems should possible. example, on deployment.properties object, has both parameters , parameterslink, cannot find documentation on usage , following throwing exception saying no value specified parameters in template:

deployment.properties = new deploymentproperties {     mode = deploymentmode.incremental,     templatelink = new templatelink("link-to-my-template-json-in-storage"),     parameters = new     {         diskstorageaccountname = "value",         imagevhdpath = "value",         virtualnetworkname = "value",         virtualnetworksubnetname = "value",         vmname = value,         vmadminusername = "value",         vmadminpassword = "value"     } }; 

this yields following error:

an unhandled exception of type 'microsoft.rest.azure.cloudexception' occurred in mscorlib.dll

additional information: deployment template validation failed: 'the value template parameter 'diskstorageaccountname' @ line '5' , column '32' not provided. please see http://aka.ms/arm-deploy/#parameter-file usage details.'.

am doing wrong? deploymentproperties.parameters object had assumed serialized , passed on correctly -- assumption incorrect?

edit: msdn article not helpful either.

edit 2: wonder if bug in autogenerated code. see line 700 here:

https://github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-net/blob/master/src/resourcemanagement/resource/resourcemanagement/generated/deploymentoperations.cs

looks trying jobject.parse

edit 3: opened issue on github.

for deployment properties parameters, should use jobject type newtonsoft.json.linq namespace.

e.g.

using newtonsoft.json.linq; // paramjsonstring string type object parameters = jobject.parse(paramjsonstring); 

note: microsoft.azure.management.resources nuget package deprecated.

strongly recommend use microsoft.azure.resourcemanager 1.0.0-preview microsoft.azure.resourcemanager development related azure resource manager.

hope helps!