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title: "Azure Blob storage"
date: "2024-02-14T06:18:38+00:00"
summary: "Seamlessly integrate Azure Blob Storage with Customer Data Platform. Learn how to set up connectors, manage parameters, and securely export data using our step-by-step guide for marketers and developers."
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To use a Microsoft Azure location, you must select the **Microsoft Azure Datalake** option on the Select Channel screen:

![Example destination channel options](https://acquia.widen.net/content/0iaxrxmisx/jpeg/cdp_azure-blob-storage-select-channel-1.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=lcfvma)

External documentation
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*   To push data to [Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/blobs/), Customer Data Platform (CDP) calls the [Blob Service REST API](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/blob-service-rest-api).
    
*   [Copy your credentials from the Azure portal](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-java#copy-your-credentials-from-the-azure-portal).
    

Creating a new Azure connector
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To add a new Azure connector, send a request to [Support](/customer-data-platform/getting-started/support) or your customer value manager (CVM), and provide the following information:

*   Connector name such as “Demo Azure Storage Connector”
    
*   azure.connection.string, which is the connection string fetched from the Azure portal
    
*   folder.name, which is the folder within the Azure container
    
    It can be a path such as folder1, folder2, or folder3.
    
*   azure.bucket.name, which is the Azure container name
    

Updating the parameters to an existing connector
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You can change the following parameters by sending a request to [Support](/customer-data-platform/getting-started/support). The changes apply to all files that are exported to that connector going forward.

   

Parameter

Values

Example

Description

filename.date.format

Date format

YYYY-MM-DD

Date format that is appended to the end of the file name.

date.column.date.format

Date format

Default: epoch timestamp

YYYY-MM-DD

Datetime format that is used when the output columns are dates. For example, first transaction date.

date.column.date.format.timezone

Time zones

Default: UTC

–

Timezone that is used for output columns are dates. For example, first transaction date.

pgp.public.key

PGP public key

Default: none

–

Public encryption key if the output file should be encrypted.