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Assign a managed identity to an Azure Event Grid partner topic

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This article shows you how to use the Azure portal to assign a system-assigned or a user-assigned managed identity to an Event Grid partner topic. When you use the Azure portal, you can assign one system assigned identity and up to two user assigned identities to an existing partner topic.

  1. Go to the Azure portal.
  2. Search for event grid partner topics in the search bar at the top.
  3. Select the partner topic for which you want to enable the managed identity.
  4. Select Identity on the left menu.

Assign a system-assigned identity

  1. In the System assigned tab, turn on the switch to enable the identity.

  2. Select Save on the toolbar to save the setting.

    Screenshot showing the Identity page for a partner topic.

Assign a user-assigned identity

  1. Create a user-assigned identity by following instructions in the Manage user-assigned managed identities article.

  2. On the Identity page, switch to the User assigned tab in the right pane, and then select + Add on the toolbar.

    Screenshot showing the User Assigned Identity tab

  3. In the Add user managed identity window, follow these steps:

    1. Select the Azure subscription that has the user-assigned identity.
    2. Select the user-assigned identity.
    3. Select Add.

  4. Refresh the list in the User assigned tab to see the added user-assigned identity.

Next steps

Add the identity to an appropriate role (for example, Service Bus Data Sender) on the destination (for example, a Service Bus queue). For detailed steps, see Grant managed identity the access to Event Grid destination.