diff --git a/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/azure_client.py b/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/azure_client.py
index 0c50f8f14b..2be9b300e5 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 +70,16 @@ 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.client.resources.begin_delete_by_id(resource_id=resource_id, api_version="2021-04-01")
+        except HttpResponseError as e:
+            if e.error and e.error.code == "ResourceNotFoundError":
+                return False  # Resource not found to delete
+            else:
+                raise e
+
+        return True
 
     # 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..68ceb1154a 100644
--- a/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/resource/base.py
+++ b/plugins/azure/resoto_plugin_azure/resource/base.py
@@ -3,21 +3,36 @@
 import logging
 from concurrent.futures import Future
 from threading import Lock
-from typing import Any, ClassVar, Dict, Optional, TypeVar, List, Type, Callable
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, Dict, Optional, TypeVar, List, Type, Callable, cast
 
 from attr import define, field
 from azure.core.utils import CaseInsensitiveDict
+from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
 
 from resoto_plugin_azure.azure_client import AzureApiSpec, AzureClient
-from resoto_plugin_azure.config import AzureCredentials
+from resoto_plugin_azure.config import AzureConfig, AzureCredentials
 from resotolib.baseresources import BaseResource, Cloud, EdgeType, BaseAccount, BaseRegion, ModelReference
 from resotolib.core.actions import CoreFeedback
 from resotolib.graph import Graph, EdgeKey
 from resotolib.json_bender import Bender, bend, S, ForallBend, Bend
 from resotolib.threading import ExecutorQueue
 from resotolib.types import Json
+from resotolib.config import current_config
 
 log = logging.getLogger("resoto.plugins.azure")
+
+
+def get_client(subscription_id: str) -> AzureClient:
+    config = current_config()
+    azure_config = cast(AzureConfig, config.azure)
+    #  Taking credentials from the config if access through the environment cannot be provided
+    if azure_config.accounts and (account := azure_config.accounts.get(subscription_id)):
+        credential = account.credentials()
+    else:
+        credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
+    return AzureClient.create(credential=credential, subscription_id=subscription_id)
+
+
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
@@ -28,10 +43,17 @@ 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: Graph) -> bool:
+        """
+        Deletes a resource by ID.
+
+        Returns:
+        bool: True if the resource was successfully deleted; False otherwise.
+        """
+        # Extracts {subscriptionId} value from a resource_id
+        # e.g /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/...
+        subscription_id = self.id.split("/")[2]
+        return get_client(subscription_id).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: