Add a cluster connection in the Azure Data Explorer web UI
This article explains how to add a cluster connection in the Azure Data Explorer web UI.
The Azure Data Explorer web UI allows you to seamlessly manage clusters from various user accounts or Microsoft Entra directories. Follow the optional steps in this article to set up connections with alternative credentials. Once connected, you can switch between clusters associated with different credentials within a unified interface, without a need to repeatedly sign in and sign out or switch directories.
Prerequisites
- A Microsoft account or a Microsoft Entra user identity. An Azure subscription isn't required.
Add a cluster connection
To add a connection to your Azure Data Explorer cluster:
From the main left menu, select Query.
In the upper left corner, select Add. From the dropdown menu, select Connection.
In the Add connection dialog box, enter the cluster Connection URI and Display name. To find the connection URI, go to your cluster resource in the Azure portal. The connection URI is the URI found in the Overview. To add a free sample cluster, specify "help" as the Connection URI.
(Optional) If you have multiple user accounts and want to authenticate with a different account, select Connect as another user and proceed to add or select the appropriate account.
(Optional) If your account is linked to multiple Microsoft Entra directories, select Switch directory and choose the relevant directory for this connection.
Select Add to add the connection. Your cluster and databases should now be visible in the left panel.
For example, the following image shows a cluster connection pane that contains three clusters:
help,FreeCluster, andHomeCluster. TheHomeClusterconnection uses different credentials from those of the signed-in user, as indicated by the small icon of a person in the upper-left corner.
