Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Connection

The Microsoft Azure Blob Storage connection type enables the Azure Blob Storage Integrations.

Authenticating to Azure Blob Storage

There are four ways to connect to Azure Blob Storage using Airflow.

  1. Use token credentials i.e. add specific credentials (client_id, secret, tenant) and subscription id to the Airflow connection.

  2. Use Azure Shared Key Credential i.e. add shared key credentials to shared_access_key the Airflow connection.

  3. Use a SAS Token i.e. add a key config to sas_token in the Airflow connection.

  4. Use a Connection String i.e. add connection string to connection_string in the Airflow connection.

Only one authorization method can be used at a time. If you need to manage multiple credentials or keys then you should configure multiple connections.

Default Connection IDs

All hooks and operators related to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage use wasb_default by default.

Configuring the Connection

Login (optional)

Specify the login used for azure blob storage. For use with Shared Key Credential and SAS Token authentication.

Password (optional)

Specify the password used for azure blob storage. For use with Active Directory (token credential) and shared key authentication.

Host (optional)

Specify the account url for anonymous public read, Active Directory, shared access key authentication.

Extra (optional)

Specify the extra parameters (as json dictionary) that can be used in Azure connection. The following parameters are all optional:

  • tenant_id: Specify the tenant to use. Needed for Active Directory (token) authentication.

  • shared_access_key: Specify the shared access key. Needed for shared access key authentication.

  • connection_string: Connection string for use with connection string authentication.

  • sas_token: SAS Token for use with SAS Token authentication.

When specifying the connection in environment variable you should specify it using URI syntax.

Note that all components of the URI should be URL-encoded.

For example connect with token credentials:

export AIRFLOW_CONN_WASB_DEFAULT='wasb://blob%20username:blob%20password@myblob.com?tenant_id=tenant+id'

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