Run and monitor long running tasks with Azure Functions and Azure Container Instances

1. Send request to POST /api/jobs?code=<functions_code> to start a job (executes RequestJob function). It responds with a 202 status code and a location header. It also triggers StartJob function via a queue.
2. Send GET request to the location to get job status and logs (executes GetJobStatus function).
   • Returns status 202 if job is still in progress
   • Returns status 200 if job is complete

Resources

For more information, see the blog post.

• PowerShell for Azure Functions announcement
• Azure Functions developers guide for PowerShell
• PowerShell Functions quickstart