diff --git a/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/azure_client.py b/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/azure_client.py
index 0c50f8f14b..a9b85e6a78 100644
--- a/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/azure_client.py
+++ b/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/azure_client.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ def list(self, spec: AzureApiSpec, **kwargs: Any) -> List[Json]:
     def for_location(self, location: str) -> AzureClient:
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def delete(self, resource_id: str) -> bool:
+        pass
+
     @staticmethod
     def __create_management_client(
         credential: AzureCredentials, subscription_id: str, resource_group: Optional[str] = None
@@ -66,8 +70,19 @@ def list(self, spec: AzureApiSpec, **kwargs: Any) -> List[Json]:
             else:
                 raise e
 
-    def delete(self, resource_id: str) -> None:
-        self.client.resources.delete_by_id(resource_id)
+    def delete(self, resource_id: str) -> bool:
+        try:
+            self._delete_by_id(resource_id, api_version="2021-04-01")
+        except HttpResponseError as e:
+            if e.error and e.error.code == "ResourceNotFoundError":
+                return False
+            else:
+                raise e
+
+        return True
+
+    def _delete_by_id(self, resource_id: str, api_version: str) -> None:
+        self.client.resources._delete_by_id_initial(resource_id=resource_id, api_version=api_version)
 
     # noinspection PyProtectedMember
     def _call(self, spec: AzureApiSpec, **kwargs: Any) -> List[Json]:
diff --git a/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/resource/base.py b/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/resource/base.py
index 8eb21a3bc1..3c2ca8813f 100644
--- a/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/resource/base.py
+++ b/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/resource/base.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from azure.core.utils import CaseInsensitiveDict
 
 from resoto_plugin_azure.azure_client import AzureApiSpec, AzureClient
-from resoto_plugin_azure.config import AzureCredentials
+from resoto_plugin_azure.config import AzureCredentials, AzureAccountConfig
 from resotolib.baseresources import BaseResource, Cloud, EdgeType, BaseAccount, BaseRegion, ModelReference
 from resotolib.core.actions import CoreFeedback
 from resotolib.graph import Graph, EdgeKey
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 from resotolib.types import Json
 
 log = logging.getLogger("resoto.plugins.azure")
+
+
+def get_client(builder: GraphBuilder) -> AzureClient:
+    subscription_id = builder.subscription.subscription_id
+    credential = AzureAccountConfig().credentials()
+    return AzureClient.create(credential=credential, subscription_id=subscription_id)
+
+
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
@@ -28,10 +36,14 @@ class AzureResource(BaseResource):
     # Which API to call and what to expect in the result.
     api_spec: ClassVar[Optional[AzureApiSpec]] = None
 
-    def delete(self, graph: Any) -> bool:
-        # TODO: implement me.
-        # get_client().delete(self.id)
-        return False
+    def delete(self, graph: GraphBuilder) -> bool:
+        """
+        Deletes a resource by ID.
+
+        Returns:
+        bool: True if the resource was successfully deleted; False otherwise.
+        """
+        return get_client(graph).delete(self.id)
 
     def pre_process(self, graph_builder: GraphBuilder, source: Json) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/plugins/azure/test/conftest.py b/plugins/azure/test/conftest.py
index bc97daa8ad..4841ad2545 100644
--- a/plugins/azure/test/conftest.py
+++ b/plugins/azure/test/conftest.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ def create(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> StaticFileAzureClient:
     def for_location(self, location: str) -> AzureClient:
         return self
 
+    def delete(self, resource_id: str) -> bool:
+        return False
+
 
 @fixture
 def config() -> AzureConfig: