# Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Catalog and govern Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL assets in Atlan for discovery and governance.

## Required permissions

- [Preflight checks for Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/preflight-checks-for-microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/llms.txt): Before running the Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL crawler, run preflight checks to perform the necessary technical validations.

## Setup options

- [Set up Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/set-up-microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/llms.txt): Set up a Microsoft Entra ID service principal and grant it read-only access to the Cosmos DB for NoSQL accounts you want to catalog.

## Crawl and mine

- [Crawl Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/crawl-microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/llms.txt): Create a crawler workflow to extract and catalog metadata from your Cosmos DB for NoSQL accounts, databases, containers, and scripts in Atlan.

## Reference

- [How Atlan connects to Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/how-atlan-connects-to-microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/llms.txt): Understand how Atlan securely connects to your Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL accounts to extract metadata.
- [What does Atlan crawl from Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL?](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/what-does-atlan-crawl-from-microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql/llms.txt): Assets and metadata that Atlan extracts from Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL during metadata extraction.