Obtaining connection values for Microsoft Azure Blob storage

About this task

This topic provides instructions for obtaining the connection values for the Microsoft Azure Blob storage connector.

Procedure

  1. Sign in to the Azure portal and go to your storage account.
  2. If you are using the Basic (default) authentication method to connect to App Connect:
    1. Enter your Storage account name. For more information, see Storage account overview on the Microsoft Documentation page.
    2. Enter the Tenant ID.

      To find the Tenant ID, go to Azure Active Directory > Properties. Then, scroll down to the Tenant ID field. Click Copy to copy the Tenant ID.

      Figure 1. The Tenant ID
      Locating the Tenant ID in Microsoft Azure

      For more information about Tenant ID, see How to find your Azure Active Directory tenant ID on the Microsoft Documentation page.

    3. Enter the Client ID.

      To find the Client ID for your application, select Azure Active Directory. From App registrations, select your application. Click Copy to copy the Client ID of your application.

      Figure 2. The Client ID of your application
      Locating the Client ID of your application in Microsoft Azure

      For more information about Client ID, see Use the portal to create an Azure AD application and service principal that can access resources on the Microsoft Documentation page.

    4. Enter the Client secret.

      To find the Client secret for your application, select Azure Active Directory. From App registrations, select your application.

      Go to Certificates & secrets > Client secrets. Click Copy to copy the existing Client secret or click New client secret to create a new Client secret and copy it.

      Figure 3. The Client secret of your application
      Locating the Client Secret of your application in Microsoft Azure

      For more information about Client secret, see Use the portal to create an Azure AD application and service principal that can access resources on the Microsoft Documentation page.

  3. If you are using the API key (Shared key) authentication method to connect to App Connect:
    1. Enter your Storage account name. For more information, see Storage account overview on the Microsoft Documentation page.
    2. Enter the Storage account key.

      To find the Storage account key, go to Security + networking > Access keys. Your account access keys appear, as well as the complete connection string for each key.

      Select Show keys to show your access keys and connection strings, and to enable buttons to copy the values.

      Under key1, find the Key value. Click Copy to copy the Storage account key.

      Figure 4. The Storage account key
      Locating the Storage account key in Microsoft Azure

      For more information about Storage account key, see Manage storage account access keys on the Microsoft Documentation page.