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Set up your HTTP connection

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This article outlines the steps to create HTTP connection.

Supported authentication types

The HTTP connector supports the following authentication types for copy and Dataflow Gen2 respectively.

Authentication type Copy Dataflow Gen2
Anonymous √ n/a
Basic √ n/a

Set up your connection in Dataflow Gen2

The HTTP connector isn't currently supported in Dataflow Gen2.

Set up your connection in a data pipeline

To create a connection in a data pipeline:

  1. From the page header in the Data Factory service, select Settings Settings gear icon > Manage connections and gateways.

    Screenshot showing how to open manage gateway

  2. Select New at the top of the ribbon to add a new data source.

    Screenshot showing the '+ new' page.

    The New connection pane opens on the left side of the page.

    Screenshot showing the 'New connection' pane.

Setup connection

Step 1: Specify the new connection name, type, and URL

Screenshot showing how to set a new connection

In the New connection pane, choose Cloud, and then specify the following fields:

  • Connection name: Specify a name for your connection.
  • Connection type: Select Web for your connection type.
  • URL: The base URL to the web server.

Step 2: Select and set your authentication

Under Authentication method, select your authentication from the drop-down list and complete the related configuration. This HTTP connector supports the following authentication types:

Screenshot showing that authentication method of HTTP.

Basic authentication

  • Username: The user name to use to access the HTTP endpoint.
  • Password: The password for specified username.

Screenshot showing the basic authentication method.

Step 3: Specify the privacy level that you want to apply

In the General tab, select the privacy level that you want apply in the Privacy level drop-down list. Three privacy levels are supported. For more information, go to privacy levels.

Step 4: Create your connection

Select Create. Your creation is successfully tested and saved if all the credentials are correct. If not correct, the creation fails with errors.

Screenshot showing connection page.

Table summary

The following connector properties in the table are supported in pipeline copy:

Name Description Required Property Copy
Connection name A name for your connection. Yes ✓/
Connection type Select Web for your connection type. Yes ✓/
URL The base URL to the HTTP server. Yes ✓/
Authentication Go to Authentication Yes Go to Authentication
Privacy Level The privacy level that you want to apply. Allowed values are Organizational, Privacy, Public Yes ✓/

Authentication

The following properties in the table are the supported authentication types.

Name Description Required Property Copy
Basic ✓
- Username The user name to use to access the HTTP endpoint. Yes
- Password The password for specified username. Yes

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