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title: "Azure Monitor data source | Grafana Labs"
description: "Query Azure Monitor with a Grafana data source."
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## How it works

[Azure Monitor data source: Query metrics, Log Analytics, and App Insights from Grafana](cp-olly-azure-monitor-ds-light.svg "Azure Monitor data source: Query metrics, Log Analytics, and App Insights from Grafana")

One plugin gives you Azure metrics, Log Analytics workspaces, Application Insights, and Azure Resource Graph. Authenticate with a service principal, a managed identity when you run Grafana in Azure, or a Microsoft Entra ID app registration. Logs use KQL. Multi-subscription support lets you build dashboards that span your Azure estate.

## What you get

- Metrics and Log Analytics in one plugin
- Application Insights integration
- Resource graph for discovery
- Multi-subscription support
- Template variables

## Considerations

- KQL query learning curve
- Azure API latency
- Alert evaluation calls the API

## Authentication options

Service principal, managed identity, or Microsoft Entra ID app registration

## Documentation

View the [Azure Monitor data source](/docs/grafana/latest/datasources/azure-monitor/) documentation.