# Azure: Invoke an Azure Function

Invokes an Azure Function with a custom JSON payload as an incident workflow step, running external Azure code during incident response.


> **Availability:** See the [Incident Workflow Actions Overview table](/workflow-actions) for the plans this workflow is available on.

## Description

Invoke an Azure function with a custom payload.

## Instructions

1. If you have not done so, follow the instructions to [Create an Incident Workflow](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#create-an-incident-workflow).
2. When the instructions prompt you to [add actions](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#add-actions), select **this action**.
3. Enter the following **Inputs** and click **Save**.
4. Continue following instructions to **Publish** the Workflow.
5. When the action runs, you will see the **Outputs** listed below.

## Inputs

> **Field References:** Fields with the **\{+\}** icon accept [Field References](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#field-references), which can be useful for referencing incident data or outputs created in prior workflow steps. To add Field References, click **\{+\}**, or enter `{{`, and select relevant fields. Refer to the [Field References](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#field-references) article for more information.

| Name        | Description                                                                                                                                                         |
| :---------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Integration | Select a [Workflow Integration](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows/workflow-integrations)  or click **New Azure Functions Connection** to establish a new one. |
| Payload     | Specify the payload in JSON to send to the Azure function. Ex: `{“key”: ”value”, ...}`                                                                              |

## Outputs

| Name                            | Description                                                                                                           |
| :------------------------------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Response Status Code            | The status code of the response. `204` is the expected value for successful invocations for Functions 2.x and higher. |
| Successful Status Code Response | Boolean value that signifies if the call made within the action was successful or not (e.g., `2XX`).                  |
| Response Time Milliseconds      | The time in milliseconds taken for the request to be sent and the response to be received.                            |
| Result                          | Value that shows if the action was successful or not. Either "Success" or "Failed."                                   |
| Result Summary                  | Brief description of what the action did or if it failed.                                                             |
| Error                           | Brief description that is populated if the action failed.                                                             |
| Response Body                   | The body attached to the response.                                                                                    |
| JSON Response Body              | The response body parsed into a JSON object, if a JSON response body is returned.                                     |