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Kusto (KQL) extension for Azure Data Studio (Preview)

Connect and query Azure Data Explorer (Kusto) clusters and databases with Azure Data Studio, a modern data editor available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. This extension enables you to interact with Kusto using Azure Data Studio features like:

  • Connect to Azure Data Explorer anywhere.
  • Searchable object explorer view for database objects.
  • Query authoring and editing with Intellisense and syntax highlighting.
  • Create a notebook with Kusto.
  • View query results and save to CSV, JSON, XML, Excel, or as a chart.

For more information, visit the Kusto (KQL) extension for Azure Data Studio documentation.

Connect to an Azure Data Explorer cluster

You can connect to an Azure Data Explorer cluster with Azure Data Studio.

Select New Connection and choose Kusto for the Connection Type.

Once connected to a cluster, you can start writing a KQL query, run it and a view the results to save it to CSV, JSON, XML, Excel, or as a chart as shown below.

KQL query in Azure Data Studio

Create notebooks using the Kusto Kernel

You can run Kusto in a notebook with Azure Data Studio.

Select on Create notebook to create a new notebook in Azure Data Studio.

Kusto notebook in Azure Data Studio

For more information, see Create and run a Kusto (KQL) notebook.

Contributing to the Extension

This extension lives in the azuredatastudio repo and follows the same guidelines for contribution. If you are interested in fixing issues and contributing directly to the code base, see the document How to Contribute, which covers the following:

Code of Conduct

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

Privacy Statement

The Microsoft Enterprise and Developer Privacy Statement describes the privacy statement of this software.

License

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Licensed under the Source EULA.