> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connecting to Azure Data Explorer

> Configure a PlayFab Data Connection to Azure Data Explorer for near real-time ingestion of PlayStream and telemetry events into your ADX cluster and database.

Data Connections now allows you to export to Azure Data Explorer for near-real time ingestion and distribution of your data. After you configure a data connection with your ADX cluster information, PlayFab exports your data into the ADX cluster specified.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Don't have a ADX cluster yet? See [Create a free Azure Data Explorer cluster](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/start-for-free-web-ui).

## Create an Azure Data Explorer Data Connection in PlayFab

### Step 1: Navigate to the data connections tab

![Screenshot of PlayFab data connections tab](https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/IwSYTY5BEqd_x-HK/images/playfab/data-analytics/export-data/navigate-to-data-connections-tab.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IwSYTY5BEqd_x-HK\&q=85\&s=a6a1ae52f205f7b84499d2448ec91e46)

* Sign in to PlayFab and navigate to your title.
* Select the “Data” section in the left-hand menu
* Select the “Data Connections” tab

### Step 2: Configure a new Data Connection

* Select the “New Connection” button.
* Choose the “Destination Type” to be “Azure Data Explorer”
* Populate the fields using the following values

| Value | Details |
| :- | :- |
| Name | The friendly name of your data connection. This name allows you to find the data connection later to edit it. Put a descriptive name here. |
| Cluster URI | The Azure Data Explorer cluster URI. This field information is available in your Azure Data Explorer cluster details. |
| Database | The database name. The PlayFab ingestion service creates a table in this database and ingests the data to that table. |
| Table | The name of the table in the database that PlayFab ingests the data into. If the table doesn't exist, then the ingestion service creates the table. |

![Screenshot of configuring and ADX data connection](https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/IwSYTY5BEqd_x-HK/images/playfab/data-analytics/export-data/Config-ADX-Data-Connections.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IwSYTY5BEqd_x-HK\&q=85\&s=efd9308c245e4c9603d6668d9e2df7ed)

> [!NOTE]
>
> We recommend using a table name that does not exist. If you use an existing table and the schema is not what PlayFab is expecting, then the schema will be modified.

### Step 3: Run commands

* Run the following commands in order as they appear in the onboarding flow individually in your ADX clusters

  ![Screenshot of granting access to AAD App](https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/IwSYTY5BEqd_x-HK/images/playfab/data-analytics/export-data/grant-aad-access.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=IwSYTY5BEqd_x-HK\&q=85\&s=b54b5157d6e254d69d4415a8b0941f55)


## Related topics

- [Connecting Azure Data Explorer to Insights](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/data-analytics/legacy/connectivity/connecting-azure-data-explorer-to-insights.md)
- [Connecting external tools with Insights](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/data-analytics/legacy/connectivity/index.md)
- [Connecting Azure Data Factory (ADF) to Insights](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/data-analytics/legacy/connectivity/connecting-azure-data-factory-to-insights.md)
- [PFEventsDataConnectionAzureDataExplorerSettings](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfeventstypes/structs/pfeventsdataconnectionazuredataexplorersettings.md)
- [Data Connections - Overview](https://docs.xbox.com/services/playfab/data-analytics/export-data/data-connection-overview.md)