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Demo repository to show how to use Managed Identity on Azure Functions to connect to Power Apps Web API.

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Azure Functions - Managed Identity

This is a sample repo to demonstrate how to use Azure Functions System Assigned Managed Identity to connect to Power Apps WebAPI - without any password, secret or certificate.

Blog Post: https://dreamingincrm.com/2021/11/16/connecting-to-dataverse-from-function-app-using-managed-identity/

Deploying Azure Resources

Click this button to deploy Storage Account, App Insights and Function App resources to your Azure tenant.

Function App Deployment

The Function App assembly/code has to be deployed from your local machine by running deploy-function.ps1 and providing the following parameters.

Name Mandatory Description Default
functionAppName No Name of the currently deployed Function App
environmentUrl Yes URL of your Power Apps Environment e.g. https://org.crm.dynamics.com
createApplicationUser No Create the Managed Identity of the Function App as an Application User in the Power Apps Environment $false

You also do it all in once (create Azure resources and deploy the Function App code) by running run.ps1 and providing the following parameters

Name Mandatory Description Default
resourceGroup No Name of the new Resource Group where you would like the resources deployed to rgazfunc
location No Azure location where you would like the Resource Group to be created in australiasoutheast
environmentUrl Yes URL of your Power Apps Environment e.g. https://org.crm.dynamics.com
createApplicationUser No Create the Managed Identity of the Function App as an Application User in the Power Apps Environment $false

The created Application User needs to have the right security roles assigned, so that operations in the Function App that leverage Power Apps WebAPI can be performed.

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Demo repository to show how to use Managed Identity on Azure Functions to connect to Power Apps Web API.


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