---
title: "Azure CLI example: Move a database between elastic pools"
description: Use this Azure CLI example script to create two elastic pools and move a database in SQL Database from one elastic pool to another.
author: arvindshmicrosoft
ms.author: arvindsh
ms.reviewer: wiassaf, mathoma
ms.date: 01/26/2022
ms.service: sql-database
ms.subservice: elastic-pools
ms.topic: sample
ms.custom:
  - "sqldbrb=1"
  - "devx-track-azurecli"
ms.devlang: azurecli
---

# Move a database in SQL Database in a SQL elastic pool using the Azure CLI

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This Azure CLI script example creates two elastic pools, moves a pooled database in SQL Database from one SQL elastic pool into another SQL elastic pool, and then moves the pooled database out of the SQL elastic pool to be a single database in SQL Database.

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[!INCLUDE [azure-cli-prepare-your-environment.md](../../includes/azure-cli-prepare-your-environment.md)]

## Sample script

[!INCLUDE [cli-launch-cloud-shell-sign-in.md](../../includes/cli-launch-cloud-shell-sign-in.md)]

### Run the script

:::code language="azurecli" source="~/../azure_cli_scripts/sql-database/move-database-between-pools/move-database-between-pools.sh" id="FullScript":::

## Clean up resources

[!INCLUDE [cli-clean-up-resources.md](../../includes/cli-clean-up-resources.md)]

```azurecli
az group delete --name $resourceGroup
```

## Sample reference

This script uses the following commands. Each command in the table links to command-specific documentation.

| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| [az sql server](/cli/azure/sql/server) | Server commands. |
| [az sql elastic-pools](/cli/azure/sql/elastic-pool) | Elastic pool commands. |
| [az sql db](/cli/azure/sql/db) | Database commands. |

## Next steps

For more information on Azure CLI, see [Azure CLI documentation](/cli/azure).

Additional SQL Database CLI script samples can be found in the [Azure SQL Database documentation](../az-cli-script-samples-content-guide.md).