> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Microsoft Foundry
> Microsoft 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 Microsoft 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 Microsoft Foundry account.
2. Click on **Build**.
3. Click on **Deployments**.
4. Copy your **API Key**.
#### 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 **Microsoft 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.