# Retrieving the credentials for the Azure blob storage

> To be able to upload the data to **Process Mining Automation Cloud<sup>TM</sup>** you need the credentials for the Azure Blob Storage to which the extracted data needs to be uploaded.

## Introduction

To be able to upload the data to **Process Mining Automation Cloud<sup>TM</sup>** you need the credentials for the Azure Blob Storage to which the extracted data needs to be uploaded.

## Obtaining the authentication credentials for an app

Follow these steps to obtain the authentication credentials for an app.

1. Open the **Process Mining Portal**.
2. [Creating a new app](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/creating-a-new-process-app#creating-a-new-app).
   :::note
   Select the applicable app template in the **Process apps** - **Create new app** step.
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3. Choose **Upload data using extractor** step.
   :::important
   If you want to use CData Sync or Theobald Xtract Universal to upload data, choose **Use CData extractor,** or **Use Theobald extractor** respectively.
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4. Finish the steps to create the app.
5. In the Upload data using extractor page, copy the authenticaion credentials and save them, for example, in Notepad.

Refer to [Create new app wizard](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/create-new-app-wizard#create-new-app-wizard) for more information.

### SAS uri

The **SAS uri** (Azure Shared Access Signature) is used to create an Azure BloB destination connection.

### End of upload API

The **End of upload API** is used when calling the data run API.

The API call is used when data is uploaded using a data extractor. Once all data has been uploaded, this API needs to be called to start data processing in Process Mining. Refer to [Create a job](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/create-a-job) for details on how to configure this for CData Sync.

:::note
Each process app has its own specific API call to start data processing after data has been uploaded.
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### Obtaining the authentication credentials for an existing process app

Follow these steps to obtain the authentication credentials for an existing process app.

1. On the **Process apps** tab, locate the app for which you want to obtain the authentication credentials in the list of process apps.
2. Select ![Open menu icon](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-image-129960-0d9a692d-b3b8346a.webp) and select **Upload data** from the context menu.
3. Select the **Upload data using extractor** option in the **Data source** step and select the **Upload data** button.
4. In the **Upload data using extractor** step, select ![Copy icon](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-copy-263784-77ad7744-0fafd0b6.webp) to copy the upload uri to the clipboard.
5. Select **Finish**.