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# Azure Service Bus destinations

For more information on destinations, see the [Destinations](/destinations) page.

When new data is read from a SaaS instance via a [Read Action](/read-actions) or [Subscribe Action](/subscribe-actions), Ampersand publishes the payload as messages to your Azure Service Bus queue or topic.

## Prerequisites

Before setting up an Azure Service Bus destination, ensure that you have:

* An Azure Service Bus namespace with a queue or topic
* A connection string with `Send` permission on that queue or topic

## Data format

Ampersand publishes each read or subscribe message to your queue or topic as JSON. The full payload schema is defined in [webhook.yaml](https://github.com/amp-labs/openapi/blob/main/webhook/webhook.yaml).

## Create an Azure Service Bus destination

Go to the [Destinations page](https://dashboard.withampersand.com/projects/_/destinations) in the Ampersand Dashboard and create a new Azure Service Bus destination.

You'll need to provide:

| Field                 | Type   | Required | Example               | Description                                |
| --------------------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| **Destination name**  | string | Yes      | `ampersandServiceBus` | Alias to reference in your `amp.yaml` file |
| **Name**              | string | Yes      | `ampersand-events`    | Name of the queue or topic to publish to   |
| **Connection string** | string | Yes      |                       | Connection string with `Send` permission   |

## Refer to the destination in your integration

After creating your Azure Service Bus destination, reference it in your `amp.yaml` file:

```yaml theme={null}
specVersion: 1.0.0
integrations:
  - name: salesforceToServiceBus
    displayName: Salesforce to Azure Service Bus
    provider: salesforce
    read:
      objects:
        - objectName: account
          destination: ampersandServiceBus
        - objectName: contact
          destination: ampersandServiceBus
```