ARM template
An ARM template is an Azure Resource Manager JSON file that describes cloud resources. A Sentinel playbook template is one, holding a Logic Apps workflow and its API connections. It makes playbooks deployable by pipeline, and it is readable only by Azure tooling.
What ARM template means
Microsoft advises removing tenant and subscription details before you share an exported template. A PowerShell script in the Azure-Sentinel repository does it.
ARM JSON is a good specification for a rebuild in another product, even though no other platform documents importing it.
ARM template in Microsoft Sentinel's own words
A Sentinel playbook template is an ARM template holding a Logic Apps workflow and its API connections, and the Code view of the Logic Apps editor shows the JSON. Microsoft Sentinel documentation, read 2026-11-03