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# Connecting to the Unstructured Platform (UI and API)

This section outlines the information required for your applications to access the Unstructured Platform (UI and API).

### Required Azure identifier information

The following table lists the information required to configure access to the Unstructured Platform over Azure Private Link.

<Note>
  The **Order** column indicates the general sequence for the information exchange. Items with the same order value can usually be provided at the same stage.
</Note>

| Order | Information Required             | Description                                              | Example                                                                    | Provided by  |
| ----- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| 1     | Private Link Service Resource ID | Resource ID of Unstructured’s Private Link Service       | `/subscriptions/…/providers/Microsoft.Network/privateLinkServices/uio-pls` | Unstructured |
| 1     | Private Link Service Alias       | Alias for Unstructured’s Private Link Service            | `uio-pls.abc123.eastus.azure.privatelinkservice`                           | Unstructured |
| 1     | Service Region                   | Region where Unstructured’s service is hosted            | `eastus`                                                                   | Unstructured |
| 2     | Azure Subscription ID            | Customer’s Azure Subscription ID (to approve connection) | `a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890`                                     | Customer     |
| 2     | Azure Region                     | Region where private endpoint will be created            | `eastus`                                                                   | Customer     |
| 2     | Virtual Network Name             | VNet where endpoint will be deployed                     | `customer-vnet`                                                            | Customer     |
| 2     | Subnet Name                      | Subnet for the private endpoint                          | `private-endpoints-subnet`                                                 | Customer     |
| 2     | Resource Group                   | Resource group containing the VNet                       | `customer-network-rg`                                                      | Customer     |

Once the private endpoint connection is approved, configure DNS to route traffic through your private endpoint. See [DNS configuration for Private Link](/business/azure/azure-privatelink/dns-privatelink).