# Azure Maps authentication

> To be able to create a connection, you require an Azure Maps **Subscription Key**.

## Prerequisites

To be able to create a connection, you require an Azure Maps **Subscription Key**.

## Creating a subscription key for Azure Maps

1. Login to [Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
2. Search for Azure Maps.  
   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-352969-a7ededf9.webp)
3. Create an Azure Maps account.  
   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-352973-fa5087b6.webp)
4. Create an Azure Maps resource and generate the subscription key.  
   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-352965-c9c01bd9.webp)
5. When the key is generated, copy the **Primary Key** value and use it to create your connection in Integration Service.  
   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-352977-04fcdb0c.webp)

For more information on this, you can view the [official Azure documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-manage-account-keys).

## Add the Azure Maps connection

1. In Integration Service, select the Azure Maps connector and select **Connect to Azure Maps**.
2. Insert the **Subscription Key** for your Azure Maps instance and select **Connect.**

   For any secret-type field, you can select the menu next to the field and choose **Use credential asset** to reference an Orchestrator credential asset linked to an external vault instead of entering the value directly. For more information, see [Use credential assets for connections](credential-store-connections.md).