Cannot find the CREDENTIAL because it does not exist or you do not have permission- Azure SQL Server - sql-server

Question

I've a Azure SQL database where I'm trying to create an external data source to load CSV data to database from a blob storage.
I've created a database scoped credential using the following query.
CREATE DATABASE SCOPED CREDENTIAL [https://forecaststorage01.blob.core.windows.net]
WITH IDENTITY = 'SHARED ACCESS KEY',
SECRET = 'SAS Token';
Then created an external data source,
CREATE EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE [demodata]
WITH (
TYPE = BLOB_STORAGE,
LOCATION = 'https://forecaststorage01.blob.core.windows.net',
CREDENTIAL = [https://forecaststorage01.blob.core.windows.net]
);
When I try to run the following query,
SET NOCOUNT ON;
BULK INSERT input.RawData
FROM 'csv-data/egypt_sales_data.csv'
WITH (DATA_SOURCE = 'demodata',
FORMAT = 'CSV');
It says
"Failed to execute query. Error: Cannot find the CREDENTIAL 'https://forecaststorage01.blob.core.windows.net' because it does not exist or you do not have permission.'
Then I've granted access to database scoped credential to the user 'dbo' using the following query,
GRANT CONTROL ON DATABASE SCOPED CREDENTIAL::[https://forecaststorage01.blob.core.windows.net] TO [dbo]
Then I tried to bulk insert again. But it still shows the error,
"Failed to execute query. Error: Cannot find the CREDENTIAL 'https://forecaststorage01.blob.core.windows.net', because it does not exist or you do not have permission.
"
Why I cannot access the database scoped credentials?

Answer 1

If you try to run the first statement on Azure SQL you should get an error:
'CREATE CREDENTIAL' is not supported in this version of SQL Server.
You have to use the CREATE DATABASE SCOPED CREDENTIAL command. And also the IDENTITY value must be SHARED ACCESS SIGNATURE not "key":
CREATE DATABASE SCOPED CREDENTIAL [https://forecaststorage01.blob.core.windows.net]
WITH IDENTITY = 'SHARED ACCESS SIGNATURE',
SECRET = 'SAS Token';
That should fix your issue