cosmos-db-create-dbaccount-graph.md

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1. In a new browser window, sign in to the Azure portal.

2. In the left menu, select Create a resource.

   

3. On the New page, select Databases > Azure Cosmos DB.

   

4. On the Create Azure Cosmos DB Account page, enter the settings for the new Azure Cosmos DB account.

   Setting	Value	Description
   Subscription	Your subscription	Select the Azure subscription that you want to use for this Azure Cosmos DB account.
   Resource Group	Create new Then enter the same name as Account Name	Select Create new. Then enter a new resource group name for your account. For simplicity, use the same name as your Azure Cosmos DB account name.
   Account Name	Enter a unique name	Enter a unique name to identify your Azure Cosmos DB account. Your account URI will be gremlin.azure.com appended to your unique account name. The account name can use only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens (-), and must be between 3 and 31 characters long.
   API	Gremlin (graph)	The API determines the type of account to create. Azure Cosmos DB provides five APIs: Core (SQL) for document databases, Gremlin for graph databases, MongoDB for document databases, Azure Table, and Cassandra. You must create a separate account for each API. Select Gremlin (graph), because in this quickstart you are creating a table that works with the Gremlin API. Learn more about the Gremlin API.
   Location	Select the region closest to your users	Select a geographic location to host your Azure Cosmos DB account. Use the location that's closest to your users to give them the fastest access to the data.

   Select Review+Create. You can skip the Network and Tags section.

   

5. The account creation takes a few minutes. Wait for the portal to display the Congratulations! Your Azure Cosmos DB account was created page.