# Creating a Azure Cosmos DB connection


**Prerequisites**:
+ In Azure, you will need to identify or generate an Azure Cosmos DB Key for use by AWS Glue, `cosmosKey`. For more information, see [Secure access to data in Azure Cosmos DB](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/secure-access-to-data?tabs=using-primary-key) in the Azure documentation.

**To configure a connection to Azure Cosmos DB:**

1. In AWS Secrets Manager, create a secret using your Azure Cosmos DB Key. To create a secret in Secrets Manager, follow the tutorial available in [ Create an AWS Secrets Manager secret ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//secretsmanager/latest/userguide/create_secret.html) in the AWS Secrets Manager documentation. After creating the secret, keep the Secret name, *secretName* for the next step. 
   + When selecting **Key/value pairs**, create a pair for the key `spark.cosmos.accountKey` with the value *cosmosKey*.

1. In the AWS Glue console, create a connection by following the steps in [Adding an AWS Glue connection](console-connections.md). After creating the connection, keep the connection name, *connectionName*, for future use in AWS Glue. 
   + When selecting a **Connection type**, select Azure Cosmos DB.
   + When selecting an **AWS Secret**, provide *secretName*.