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# NAT gateway

An Azure NAT Gateway is a managed network address translation service that enables outbound internet connectivity for resources in a virtual network without requiring inbound access. It provides scalable, secure, and reliable outbound connections using static public IPs or prefixes, helping simplify network configuration and improve performance.

```
azure.network_nat_gateway
```

## Fields

| Title                   | ID   | Type          | Data Type                                                                               | Description |
| ----------------------- | ---- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| _key                    | core | string        |
| etag                    | core | string        | A unique read-only string that changes whenever the resource is updated.                |
| id                      | core | string        | Resource ID.                                                                            |
| idle_timeout_in_minutes | core | int64         | The idle timeout of the nat gateway.                                                    |
| location                | core | string        | Resource location.                                                                      |
| name                    | core | string        | Resource name.                                                                          |
| provisioning_state      | core | string        | The current provisioning state.                                                         |
| public_ip_addresses     | core | json          | An array of public ip addresses associated with the nat gateway resource.               |
| public_ip_prefixes      | core | json          | An array of public ip prefixes associated with the nat gateway resource.                |
| resource_group          | core | string        |
| resource_guid           | core | string        | The resource GUID property of the NAT gateway resource.                                 |
| sku                     | core | json          | SKU of nat gateway.                                                                     |
| subnets                 | core | json          | An array of references to the subnets using this nat gateway resource.                  |
| subscription_id         | core | string        |
| subscription_name       | core | string        |
| tags                    | core | hstore_csv    |
| type                    | core | string        | Resource type.                                                                          |
| zones                   | core | array<string> | A list of availability zones denoting the zone in which Nat Gateway should be deployed. |