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# Azure
If you're new to Unstructured, read this note first.
Before you can create a source connector, you must first [sign up for Unstructured](https://platform.unstructured.io) and get your
Unstructured API key. After you sign up, the [Unstructured user interface](/ui/overview) (UI) appears, which you use to get the key.
To learn how, watch this 40-second [how-to video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FucugLkYB6M).
After you create the source connector, add it along with a
[destination connector](/api-reference/workflow/destinations/overview) to a [workflow](/api-reference/workflow/overview#workflows).
Then run the worklow as a [job](/api-reference/workflow/overview#jobs). To learn how, try out the
[hands-on Workflow Endpoint quickstart](/api-reference/workflow/overview#quickstart),
go directly to the [quickstart notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/drive/13f5C9WtUvIPjwJzxyOR3pNJ9K9vnF4ww),
or watch the two 4-minute video tutorials for the [Unstructured Python SDK](/api-reference/workflow/overview#unstructured-python-sdk).
You can also create source connectors with the Unstructured user interface (UI).
[Learn how](/ui/sources/overview).
If you need help, reach out to the [community](https://short.unstructured.io/pzw05l7) on Slack, or
[contact us](https://unstructured.io/contact) directly.
You are now ready to start creating a source connector! Keep reading to learn how.
Ingest your files into Unstructured from Azure Blob Storage.
The requirements are as follows.
The following video shows how to fulfill the minimum set of Azure Storage account requirements:
If you are generating an SAS token as shown in the preceding video, be sure to set the following permissions:
* **Read** and **List** for reading from the container only.
* **Write** and **List** for writing to the container only.
* **Read**, **Write**, and **List** for both reading from and writing to the container.
Here are some more details about these requirements:
* An Azure account. To create one, [learn how](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account).
* An Azure Storage account, and a container within that account. [Create a storage account](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-account-create). [Create a container](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/blob-containers-portal).
* The Azure Storage remote URL, using the format `az:///`
For example, if your container is named `my-container`, and there is a folder in the container named `my-folder`, the
Azure Storage remote URL would be `az://my-container/my-folder/`.
* An SAS token (recommended), access key, or connection string for the Azure Storage account. [Create an SAS token (recommended)](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-services/translator/document-translation/how-to-guides/create-sas-tokens). [Get an access key](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-account-keys-manage#view-account-access-keys). [Get a connection string](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-configure-connection-string#configure-a-connection-string-for-an-azure-storage-account).
Create an SAS token (recommended):
Get an access key or connection string:
To create an Azure Blob Storage source connector, see the following examples.
```python Python SDK theme={null}
import os
from unstructured_client import UnstructuredClient
from unstructured_client.models.operations import CreateSourceRequest
from unstructured_client.models.shared import (
CreateSourceConnector,
SourceConnectorType,
AzureSourceConnectorConfigInput
)
with UnstructuredClient(api_key_auth=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY")) as client:
response = client.sources.create_source(
request=CreateSourceRequest(
create_source_connector=CreateSourceConnector(
name="",
type=SourceConnectorType.AZURE,
config=AzureSourceConnectorConfigInput(
remote_url="az:///",
recursive=,
# For anonymous authentication, do not set any of the
# following fields.
# For SAS token authentication:
account_name="",
sas_token=""
# For account key authentication:
account_name="",
account_key=""
# For connection string authentication:
connection_string=""
)
)
)
)
print(response.source_connector_information)
```
```bash curl theme={null}
curl --request 'POST' --location \
"$UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL/sources" \
--header 'accept: application/json' \
--header "unstructured-api-key: $UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY" \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data \
'{
"name": "",
"type": "azure",
"config": {
"remote_url": "az:///",
"recursive": ,
# For anonymous authentication, do not set any of the
# following fields.
# For SAS token authentication:
"account_name": "",
"sas_token": ""
# For account key authentication:
"account_name": "",
"account_key": ""
# For connection string authentication:
"connection_string": ""
}
}'
```
Replace the preceding placeholders as follows:
* `` (*required*) - A unique name for this connector.
* `az:///` (*required*) - The Azure Storage remote URL, with the format `az:///`
For example, if your container is named `my-container`, and there is a folder in the container named `my-folder`, the
Azure Storage remote URL would be `az://my-container/my-folder/`.
* `` (*required* for SAS token authentication and account key authentication) - The Azure Storage account name.
* `` - For SAS token authentication, the SAS token for the Azure Storage account (*required*).
* `` - For account key authentication, the key for the Azure Storage account (*required*).
* `` - For connection string authentication, the connection string for the Azure Storage account (*required*).
* For `recursive` (source connector only), set to `true` to recursively access files from subfolders within the container. The default is `false` if not otherwise specified.