Microsoft Azure Data Factory¶
The Microsoft Azure Data Factory connection type enables the Azure Data Factory Integrations.
Authenticating to Azure Data Factory¶
There are multiple ways to connect to Azure Data Factory using Airflow.
- Use token credentials i.e. add specific credentials (client_id, secret, tenant) and subscription id to the Airflow connection. 
- Fallback on DefaultAzureCredential. This includes a mechanism to try different options to authenticate: Managed System Identity, environment variables, authentication through Azure CLI… 
Default Connection IDs¶
All hooks and operators related to Microsoft Azure Data Factory use azure_data_factory_default by default.
Configuring the Connection¶
- Client ID
- Specify the - client_idused for the initial connection. This is needed for token credentials authentication mechanism. It can be left out to fall back on- DefaultAzureCredential.
- Secret
- Specify the - secretused for the initial connection. This is needed for token credentials authentication mechanism. It can be left out to fall back on- DefaultAzureCredential.
- Tenant ID
- Specify the Azure tenant ID used for the initial connection. This is needed for token credentials authentication mechanism. It can be left out to fall back on - DefaultAzureCredential. Use extra param- tenantIdto pass in the tenant ID.
- Subscription ID
- Specify the ID of the subscription used for the initial connection. This is needed for all authentication mechanisms. Use extra param - subscriptionIdto pass in the Azure subscription ID.
- Factory Name (optional)
- Specify the Azure Data Factory to interface with. If not specified in the connection, this needs to be passed in directly to hooks, operators, and sensors. Use extra param - factory_nameto pass in the factory name.
- Resource Group Name (optional)
- Specify the Azure Resource Group Name under which the desired data factory resides. If not specified in the connection, this needs to be passed in directly to hooks, operators, and sensors. Use extra param - resource_group_nameto pass in the resource group name.
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.
Examples¶
export AIRFLOW_CONN_AZURE_DATA_FACTORY_DEFAULT='azure-data-factory://applicationid:serviceprincipalpassword@?tenantId=tenant+id&subscriptionId=subscription+id&resource_group_name=group+name&factory_name=factory+name'
export AIRFLOW_CONN_AZURE_DATA_FACTORY_DEFAULT='azure-data-factory://applicationid:serviceprincipalpassword@?tenantId=tenant+id&subscriptionId=subscription+id'
