To configure your environment to use an existing Azure AI Foundry Project, follow these steps:
⚠️ Region requirementThe existing Foundry project must reside in a region that supports both the GPT model deployed by this accelerator (default
gpt-5.1withGlobalStandarddeployment type) and Azure AI Content Understanding (GA).
Supported regions:australiaeast,eastus,eastus2,northcentralus,southcentralus,swedencentral,switzerlandnorth,westeurope,westus,westus2,westus3.
If the existing project is in a different region, deployment will fail.
Go to https://portal.azure.com
In the search bar at the top, type "Azure AI Foundry" and click on it. Then select the Foundry service instance where your project exists.
On the left sidebar of the Foundry service blade:
- Expand the Resource Management section
- Click on Projects (this refers to the active Foundry project tied to the service)
From the Projects view: Click on the project name to open its details
Note: You will see only one project listed here, as each Foundry service maps to a single project in this accelerator
In the left-hand menu of the project blade:
- Click on Properties under Resource Management
- Locate the Resource ID field
- Click on the copy icon next to the Resource ID value
Run the following command in your terminal
azd env set AZURE_EXISTING_AIPROJECT_RESOURCE_ID '<Existing Foundry Project Resource ID>'Replace <Existing Foundry Project Resource ID> with the value obtained from Step 5.
Proceed with the next steps in the deployment guide.


