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title: Error requesting Azure Authorization Token
slug: troubleshooting/error-requesting-azure-authorization-token
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createdAt: 2025-05-16T20:08:27.931Z
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### ISSUE

ZEN Master is displaying "Error - Error requesting Azure Authorization token"

You may be experiencing an error "Error - Request failed with status code 401" also when attempting to create new sources/targets/broadcasters within ZEN Master.

### CAUSE

Azure credentials for the application that is configured to communicate with ZEN Master have expired.

![Error - Expired Credentials](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/mzxtTQEvCNIdUNgF2kuwJ/sOY5GzO2NRdz-lKvwxwNj_image.png)

*Example of error when trying to create new elements in ZEN Master:*

![Error screenshot Status Code 401](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/mzxtTQEvCNIdUNgF2kuwJ/XiPnAUwQKeiFygY2zXGBm_image.png "Error screenshot Status Code 401")

### RESOLUTION

- In Azure, Access your Azure keys under "Storage Account"

![Access Azure Keys](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/mzxtTQEvCNIdUNgF2kuwJ/o2A4vOkDw16O735CResG1_image.png)

- Update the configuration for Azure
- Resume operation within ZEN Master