functions-cli-create-function-app-connect-to-cosmos-db.md

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Create an Azure Function that connects to an Azure Cosmos DB

This Azure Functions sample script creates a function app and connects the function to an Azure Cosmos DB database. The created app setting that contains the connection can be used with an Azure Cosmos DB trigger or binding.

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If you use the CLI locally, make sure that you are running the Azure CLI version 2.0 or later. To find the version, run az --version. If you need to install or upgrade, see Install the Azure CLI.

Sample script

This sample creates an Azure Function app and adds a Cosmos DB endpoint and access key to app settings.

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Script explanation

This script uses the following commands: Each command in the table links to command specific documentation.

Command	Notes
az group create	Create a resource group with location
az storage accounts create	Create a storage account
az functionapp create	Creates a function app in the serverless consumption plan.
az cosmosdb create	Create an Azure Cosmos DB database.

Next steps

For more information on the Azure CLI, see Azure CLI documentation.

Additional Azure Functions CLI script samples can be found in the Azure Functions documentation.