Set up a connection to Azure Blob Storage

Azure Active Directory documentation: API guide, Authentication

Before you begin, verify that you have set up an OAuth 2.0 connection to Azure. You must register the app to retrieve your client ID, tenant ID, and client secret. Use the following steps to register your app in Azure:

1. Log in to the Azure portal.
2. Click Add > App registration.

3. Name the app and click Register at the bottom of the page.
4. Click API Permissions in the left navigation menu.

5. Click Add a permission.

6. Click Azure Storage on the Request API permissions page.

7. Check the user_impersonation checkbox in the Permissions section at the bottom of the page, and click Add permissions.

8. Click App roles in the left navigation menu, then click Create app role.

9. Create a new app role named Storage Blob Data Contributor (or select it if it has already been created). Verify that the app role has Applications selected in the Allowed member types section, and a Value of Task.Write.

A. Set up an Azure Blob Storage connection

Start establishing a connection to Azure Blob Storage in either of the following ways:

• From the Resources menu, select Connections. Then, click + Create connection at the top right.
      – or –
• While working in a new or existing integration, you can add an application to a flow by clicking a source or destination. In the resulting Application list, select Azure Blob Storage.

B. Describe the Azure Blob Storage connection

Edit the General settings specific to your account and this connection resource.

Name (required): Provide a clear and distinguishable name. Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection, and a unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting among a list of connections that you’ve created.

Application (required, non-editable): A reminder of the app you’re editing. 

C. Supply required Azure Blob Storage account information

At this point, you’re presented with a series of options for providing Azure Blob Storage authentication.

Storage account name (required): Enter the name of the Azure storage account which contains the data you want to access with this connection.

Tenant ID (required): Specify the tenant ID that identifies the Azure Active Directory tenant used for authentication. Log in to Microsoft Azure and click the Overview page for the app you created, and us the value displayed in the Directory (tenant) ID field.

iClient (required): Select the iClient pair that stores the client ID and client secret provided to you by Microsoft Azure. To add an iClient and configure your credentials, click the plus (+) button. Click the edit (  ) button to modify a selected iClient. Be sure to give the iClient a recognizable name for use in any other connections.

D. Save, test, and authorize

Once you have configured the HTTP connection, click Save & authorize to follow the Microsoft prompts and authorize this connection: