How to get Azure API credentials - Client ID, Client Secret, Tenant ID and Subscription ID
- Azure
- July 21, 2019
| Prerequisite step | Reference topics | |
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| 1 | Register at Cloudsnoze.com as a first step, then logon to your Azure portal account to get information you need to populate your subscription page. | For instructions, see Portal.azure.com |
| 2 | Get your Azure subscription ID. The subscription ID is a GUID that uniquely identifies your subscription to use Azure services. |
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| 3 | Ensure that you have the required permissions to create an application in Azure Active Directory (AAD). | For instructions, see Check Azure Active Directory permissions in the Microsoft documentation. |
| 4 | Create an AAD application. In a text editor (such as Notepad), copy the name of the application and label it asApplication Name. | For instructions, see Create an Azure Active Directory application in the Microsoft documentation. |
| 5 | Get the Application ID and generate an authentication key for this application. In a text editor (such as Notepad), copy the name of the Application ID and label it asClient ID. Copy the authentication key string to the text editor, and label the string asClient Secret Key. | For instructions, see Get application ID and authentication keyin the Microsoft documentation. |
| 6 | Get the Tenant ID, which is the ID of the AAD directory in which you created the application. In a text editor (such as Notepad), copy the ID and label it asTenant ID. About Tenants ATenant is representative of an organization within Azure Active Directory. It is a dedicated instance of the Azure AD service. An AAD tenant is required for defining an application and for assigning permissions so the application can make use of other Azure services' REST APIs. | For instructions, see Get tenant ID in the Microsoft documentation. |
| 7 | Assign contributor role to the application. |
For details, seeAssign application to role in the Microsoft documentation. |
