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# Azure Blob Storage destinations

For more information on destinations, see the [Destinations](/destinations) page.

When new data is read from a SaaS instance via a [Read Action](/read-actions) or [Subscribe Action](/subscribe-actions), Ampersand writes the payload as objects to your Azure Blob Storage container.

## Prerequisites

Before setting up an Azure Blob Storage destination, ensure that you have:

* An Azure Storage account
* A blob container to write to
* The storage account's access key

## Data format

Ampersand writes each read or subscribe message as a JSON object to your container. The full payload schema is defined in [webhook.yaml](https://github.com/amp-labs/openapi/blob/main/webhook/webhook.yaml).

## Create an Azure Blob Storage destination

Go to the [Destinations page](https://dashboard.withampersand.com/projects/_/destinations) in the Ampersand Dashboard and create a new Azure Blob Storage destination.

You'll need to provide:

| Field                | Type   | Required | Example              | Description                                |
| -------------------- | ------ | -------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| **Destination name** | string | Yes      | `ampersandAzureBlob` | Alias to reference in your `amp.yaml` file |
| **Account**          | string | Yes      | `mystorageaccount`   | Azure Storage account name                 |
| **Container**        | string | Yes      | `ampersand-data`     | Blob container to write objects to         |
| **Access key**       | string | Yes      |                      | Storage account access key                 |

## Refer to the destination in your integration

After creating your Azure Blob Storage destination, reference it in your `amp.yaml` file:

```yaml theme={null}
specVersion: 1.0.0
integrations:
  - name: salesforceToAzureBlob
    displayName: Salesforce to Azure Blob Storage
    provider: salesforce
    read:
      objects:
        - objectName: account
          destination: ampersandAzureBlob
        - objectName: contact
          destination: ampersandAzureBlob
```