{"id":"0f5d654c-c185-4594-b648-19842edb6d21","task":"Configure Azure IoT Central continuous data export to stream device data to Blob Storage, Event Hubs, or Service Bus","domain":"iot","steps":["Confirm you have the Data export permission in your IoT Central application","Create the destination resource (Storage account/container, Event Hubs namespace/hub, or Service Bus namespace/queue or topic) and assign your IoT Central app's system-assigned managed identity the matching role (Storage Blob Data Contributor for Blob Storage, Azure Event Hubs Data Sender for Event Hubs, Azure Service Bus Data Sender for Service Bus)","In IoT Central, go to Data export > + New destination, pick the destination type, choose managed identity or connection string auth, and enter the endpoint/host name plus container, event hub, or queue/topic name","Create a new export: select the data type(s) to stream (telemetry, property changes, device connectivity, device lifecycle, device template lifecycle, or audit logs), optionally add filters and enrichments","Attach the destination(s) to the export (up to 5 per export) and save — data begins streaming continuously from that point forward in near real time (Blob Storage batches and writes once per minute)"],"gotchas":["Data export only streams data from the moment it's turned on — there's no way to backfill historical data through this feature (use the REST API to query past data instead)","Use the Storage Blob Data Contributor role for Blob Storage exports, not Storage Account Contributor as shown in Microsoft's own walkthrough video","Exported messages can take up to 60 seconds to reach the destination, measured from when IoT Central receives the message from the underlying IoT hub"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T00:09:27Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0f5d654c-c185-4594-b648-19842edb6d21"}