> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Azure Foundry

> Azure AI Foundry is Microsoft unified platform for building, customizing, deploying, and managing AI applications and agents using foundation models, enterprise data, and cloud infrastructure.

## Creating an Azure Foundry connection

### Using API Key

To create the connection you need:

* An API Address
* An API Key

#### Obtaining the credentials

1. Sign in to your Azure Foundry account.

2. Click on **Build**.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blinkops-2/v92_Te0n_3aDcK1A/img/AzureFoundry/build.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=v92_Te0n_3aDcK1A&q=85&s=def4f33bf8ac4d58dcc341759e6c43a2" alt="Build" width="754" height="206" data-path="img/AzureFoundry/build.png" />

3. Click on **Deployments**.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blinkops-2/v92_Te0n_3aDcK1A/img/AzureFoundry/deployments.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=v92_Te0n_3aDcK1A&q=85&s=8a907678c1fb684c59ac62c77fcace8f" alt="deployments" width="219" height="464" data-path="img/AzureFoundry/deployments.png" />

4. Copy your **API Key**.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blinkops-2/v92_Te0n_3aDcK1A/img/AzureFoundry/apikey.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=v92_Te0n_3aDcK1A&q=85&s=7cbccb204f6abcf8094f8fdb9dc256b3" alt="apikey" width="2289" height="1155" data-path="img/AzureFoundry/apikey.png" />

#### Creating your connection

1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the **Connections** page > **Add connection**. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
2. Select the **Azure Foundry** icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
4. Select **API Key** as the method to create the connection.
5. Fill in the parameters:
   * The API Address
   * The API Key
6. (Optional) Click **Test Connection** to test it.
7. Click **Create connection**. The new connection appears on the **Connections** page.
