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Hello Forum,

 

I need to start uploading data to a MS Azure Blob Storage account set up by our IT service providers.

I have a Creator connected to a FeatureReader which is reading in the source file. The FeatureReader is connected to an AzureBlobStorageConnector transformer.

But I first need to set up a new Web Connection through FME Options…

 

 

I asked our IT provider for the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key of the Azure Blob Storage. They responded by saying that I should just use my standard network username (for the Access Key ID) and my standard network password (for the Secret Access Key). This really doesn’t sound right to me. I was expecting Access Key ID and Secret Access Key for the Azure Blob Storage.

 

As I’ve not used Azure Blob before I don’t know what an Access Key ID and Secret Access Key would look like, but I’m sure it’s not my network username and password!

 

Has anyone had successful experience with using the AzureBlobStorageConnector? If so, what did the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key look like? Naturally, you’d want to redact some of it. But having a rough idea of what it should look like would really help in my discussion with our IT suppliers.

 

 

Thanks,

Stuart

Just a quick add-on to my post. I can now see that when uploading I can choose the file within the AzureBlobStarageConnetor. So I won’t need the FeatureReader. However my questions about Access Key ID and Secret Access Key still stand. Thanks

I’ve been supplied a Key and Connection String. Redacted here….…

 

But how to they relate to the credentials required when setting up the web connection, or with settings within the AzureBlobStorageConnetor?

 

Thanks,

Hello @scarter 

The correct web service to use with the AzureBlobStorageConnector would be the Microsoft Azure Storage web service. The selected web service in your initial screenshot is for Amazon Web Service, which is a different provider and will not work.

You have the information to add an Azure Storage web connection if you have the key and connection string. The Azure Storage web connection requires an account key (key in your last screenshot) and the account name. The account name is the value of the AccountName query string of the provided connection string (the alpha-numeric string after AccountName= and before the next ;).

Hi @debbiatsafe . Re: “The correct web service to use with the AzureBlobStorageConnector would be the Microsoft Azure Storage web service”… yes, I spotted that after posting the post! 

 

OK, I’ll look into your suggestions and see how it goes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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