Class ImageReference | Azure SDK for .NET
David Craig
Published Feb 16, 2026
Specifies information about the image to use. You can specify information about platform images, marketplace images, or virtual machine images. This element is required when you want to use a platform image, marketplace image, or virtual machine image, but is not used in other creation operations. NOTE: Image reference publisher and offer can only be set when you create the scale set.
Inheritance
System.Object
ImageReference
Inherited Members
Namespace: System.Dynamic.ExpandoObject
Assembly: Azure.ResourceManager.Compute.dll
Syntax
public class ImageReference : Azure.ResourceManager.Compute.Models.SubResource Constructors
ImageReference()
Initializes a new instance of ImageReference.
Declaration
public ImageReference (); Properties
ExactVersion
Specifies in decimal numbers, the version of platform image or marketplace image used to create the virtual machine. This readonly field differs from 'version', only if the value specified in 'version' field is 'latest'.
Declaration
public string ExactVersion { get; } Property Value
| System.String |
Offer
Specifies the offer of the platform image or marketplace image used to create the virtual machine.
Declaration
public string Offer { get; set; } Property Value
| System.String |
Publisher
The image publisher.
Declaration
public string Publisher { get; set; } Property Value
| System.String |
SharedGalleryImageId
Specified the shared gallery image unique id for vm deployment. This can be fetched from shared gallery image GET call.
Declaration
public string SharedGalleryImageId { get; set; } Property Value
| System.String |
Sku
The image SKU.
Declaration
public string Sku { get; set; } Property Value
| System.String |
Version
Specifies the version of the platform image or marketplace image used to create the virtual machine. The allowed formats are Major.Minor.Build or 'latest'. Major, Minor, and Build are decimal numbers. Specify 'latest' to use the latest version of an image available at deploy time. Even if you use 'latest', the VM image will not automatically update after deploy time even if a new version becomes available.
Declaration
public string Version { get; set; } Property Value
| System.String |