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# Azure Blob Storage
First time creating a connector? [Read this first](/api-reference/workflow/connector-first-time-reqs).
Send processed data from Unstructured to Azure Blob Storage.
## Requirements
You will need:
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:
## Examples
To create an Azure Blob Storage destination connector, see the following examples.
For more information on working with destination connectors using the Unstructured API, see [Destination endpoints](/api-reference/api/destination/destination-apis).
```python Python SDK theme={null}
import os
from unstructured_client import UnstructuredClient
from unstructured_client.models.operations import CreateDestinationRequest
from unstructured_client.models.shared import CreateDestinationConnector
with UnstructuredClient(api_key_auth=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY")) as client:
response = client.sources.create_destination(
request=CreateDestinationRequest(
create_destination_connector=CreateDestinationConnector(
name="",
type="azure",
config={
"remote_url": "az:///",
# For SAS token authentication:
# "account_name": "",
# "sas_token": "",
# For account key authentication:
# "account_name": "",
# "account_key": "",
# For connection string authentication:
# "connection_string": ""
}
)
)
)
print(response.destination_connector_information)
```
```bash curl theme={null}
curl --request 'POST' --location \
"$UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL/destinations" \
--header 'accept: application/json' \
--header "unstructured-api-key: $UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY" \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data \
'{
"name": "",
"type": "azure",
"config": {
"remote_url": "az:///",
# For SAS token authentication:
"account_name": "",
"sas_token": ""
# For account key authentication:
"account_name": "",
"account_key": ""
# For connection string authentication:
"connection_string": ""
}
}'
```
## Configuration settings
Replace the preceding placeholders as follows:
A unique name for this connector.
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/`.
The Azure Storage account name. Required for SAS token authentication and account key authentication.
For SAS token authentication, the SAS token for the Azure Storage account.
For account key authentication, the key for the Azure Storage account.
For connection string authentication, the connection string for the Azure Storage account.
Source connector only. Set to `true` to recursively access files from subfolders within the container.