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# Azure Queue

## Introduction to Azure Queue with Couchdrop

Couchdrop supports streaming data directly into Azure Queue through file actions and automations, making it effortless to bridge file-based workflows with event-driven architectures. Instead of writing custom code or maintaining integration middleware, Couchdrop can take files or payloads from virtually any source - cloud storage, SFTP/FTP, APIs, or inbound webhooks - and automatically publish them as messages to your Azure queues.

Using Couchdrop’s automations with Azure Queue, you can transform traditional file transfers into real-time, event-driven pipelines.  

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## How Azure Queue works with Couchdrop

Azure Queues are configured in Couchdrop as a platform integration. This type of integration does not appear directly as a [virtual folder](/connections/virtual-folders.md) as Couchdrop, rather Azure Queue is configured as a connection that you can use in a file action inside an [Transfer Automations](/features/transfer-automations.md) or [File Actions](/features/file-actions.md).&#x20;

## Requirements

To connect to Azure Queue in Couchdrop you will need:

* An Azure account, with an azure queue created within a storage account - take note of the queue name, and the storage account name
* An access key for the storage account

## Configuration Steps

1. Log in to Couchdrop and add a new system integration
2. Select Azure Queue from the list of available integrations
3. Provide the details above
4. Click **Add System Integration**