Creating an Azure Data Explorer connection
Using App Registration
To create the connection you need:- A Cluster URI
- A Client ID
- A Client Secret
- A Tenant ID
Obtaining the credentials
- Log into the Azure Portal.
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Go to the Microsoft Entra ID resource.
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In the left-hand menu, click App registrations.
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Create a new application registration or click on one of your existing applications.
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Navigate to Overview and Copy your client ID and tenant ID.
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Create a new client secret.
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Copy the secret value.
- Grant contributor access on the Azure Data Explorer cluster for the newly created app. To do so, follow the Data Explorer cluster permissions documentation.
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To find the
connection URI
, go to your cluster resource in the Azure Portal. Theconnection URI
is the URI found in the Overview.
Creating your connection
- In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
- Select the Azure Data Explorer icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
- (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
- Select App Registration as the method to create the connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- The Cluster URI
- The Client ID
- The Client Secret
- The Tenant ID
- (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
- Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.