Azure Functions integration

Azure Function integrations enable you to trigger Microsoft’s event-driven serverless compute functions when an event occurs in Ably.

Create an Azure Function integration

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To create an Azure Function integration in your dashboard:

  1. Login and select the application you wish to integrate with an Azure Function.
  2. Click the Integrations tab.
  3. Click the New Integration Rule button.
  4. Choose Webhook.
  5. Choose Azure Functions.
  6. Configure the Azure Functions settings.
  7. Click Create.

You can also create an Azure Function integration using the Control API.

Settings

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The following settings are available when creating an Azure Function integration:

Setting Description
Azure App ID The ID of your Azure App.
Function Name The name of your Azure Function.
Headers Allows the inclusion of additional information in key-value format.
Request Mode Choose between Single Request or Batch Request.
Source Specifies the event types being sent to Azure Functions.
Channel filter Filters the source channels based on a regular expression.
Encoding Specifies the encoding format of messages. Either JSON or MsgPack.
Enveloped Checkbox to set whether messages should be enveloped or not. Enveloped is the default. Only available when Request Mode is set to Single.
Sign with key Payloads will be signed with an API key so they can be validated by your servers. Only available when Request Mode is set to Batched.