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Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck integration

Plan how Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck should share data across your business. Work with Stacksync engineers on record mapping, system access, and the requirements for running the integration.

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Proposed workflow

Application user or identity reporting workflow

Planning example. Stacksync support for the required connection and record operations needs a technical review.

Starting eventA change involving Azure Active Directory Users or the proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck needs a defined result in the other system.

  1. Start with Azure Active Directory Users and the proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck. Use the record-matching and field-ownership rules from your mapping worksheet.

  2. Resolve tenant and group references and establish a protected administrative-account policy.

  3. Test a normal update and one failed or repeated update in the supported direction. Keep both record IDs with the test results.

What to verifyTest a renamed login, disabled account, missing group, and a user existing in two tenants.

Review records and field ownership

Proposed record relationships

Records to connect

Use these examples to define record matching and field ownership for your technical review.

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Example record relationships between Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck
Azure Active Directory recordMotherDuck recordRecord matchingField ownership
UsersProposed record; confirm Stacksync object support.Reporting datasetProposed application user or identity tableProposed table; choose its name and schema.Use the immutable user ID within the tenant or directory. Do not equate an application user with a CRM customer contact.Identity and application owners approve account lifecycle and access changes; synchronize only approved attributes.
GroupsProposed record; confirm Stacksync object support.Reporting datasetProposed group or membership tableProposed table; choose its name and schema.Keep group IDs and membership relationships separately from group names.The access owner controls membership; reporting a group is different from granting its permissions.

These relationships do not establish connector availability. Review the required connection and record operations with Stacksync.

Record coverage to review

Use documented coverage where available. Catalog record types are starting points for review and do not confirm Stacksync support.

Azure Active Directory

Connection and object support require review

Record types to review with Stacksync

Record typesCoverage and requirements
  • Users
  • Groups
  • Group memberships
  • Applications
  • Service principals
  • Directory roles
Confirm support for this record type and the direction you need.

Discuss Azure Active Directory requirements

MotherDuck

Read and write support varies by record

Record types covered in the setup guide

Record typesCoverage and requirements
  • Tables (confirm coverage)
See connector requirements. Confirm field permissions and sync direction.

Read the MotherDuck connector guide

Connection essentials

Confirm Stacksync support and account requirements for undocumented connections. Interface information alone does not establish connector availability.

View setup requirements and limits
Connection requirementAzure Active DirectoryMotherDuck
Integration interfaceMicrosoft Graph REST API (v1.0)SQL through DuckDB clients and drivers using a MotherDuck (md:) connection
AuthenticationConfirm the credentials, API plan, and permissions required for Azure Active Directory.Access token created in MotherDuck
Change detectionConfirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.The saved Stacksync guide does not specify the change-detection mechanism.
Read accessConfirm with StacksyncAvailable for supported records
Write accessConfirm with StacksyncAvailable for supported records

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Alerts

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Secure connection options

Record-level recovery

Inspect sync errors and use retry and revert controls to resolve failed updates.

Read the recovery guide

Implementation

Technical reference

Review setup, record relationships, testing, and recovery for your implementation.

Authentication, permissions and API limits

Connection requirements and limits

Azure Active Directory
Integration interface
Microsoft Graph REST API (v1.0)
Authentication
Confirm the credentials, API plan, and permissions required for Azure Active Directory.
Change detection
Confirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.
Read access
Confirm with Stacksync
Write access
Confirm with Stacksync
Setup requirements
  • Identify the Azure Active Directory account, edition, environment, and business objects the integration must access.
  • Confirm a Stacksync connector or implementation path for Azure Active Directory, including read/write support, authentication, and initial-load limits.
Limitations to check
  • Confirm Stacksync support for Azure Active Directory and the record types your workflow needs.
  • Review write-back, deletion handling, update timing, and account limits with the integration team.
MotherDuck
Integration interface
SQL through DuckDB clients and drivers using a MotherDuck (md:) connection
Authentication
Access token created in MotherDuck (Settings > General > Create Token), pasted into Stacksync; database name and schema configurable if not using defaults
Change detection
The saved Stacksync guide does not specify the change-detection mechanism. Confirm it for the selected objects.
Read access
Available for supported records
Write access
Available for supported records
Setup requirements
  • Generate a MotherDuck access token in Settings > General and enter it in the Stacksync connection form.
  • Specify the intended database and schema and confirm read/write coverage for the selected tables.
Limitations to check
  • Two-way sync is documented at connector level. Confirm table eligibility, writable columns, and the change-detection interval during setup.
Technical documentation

Documentation reviewed 2026-09-15. Check the linked guides for current account and record requirements.

MotherDuck setup guide

Prepare Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck access

Set up both accounts before testing the mapping. Use test records where available, and identify the account administrator who can approve access and help resolve setup errors.

Azure Active Directory setup checklist
  • Identify the Azure Active Directory account, edition, environment, and business objects the integration must access.
  • Confirm a Stacksync connector or implementation path for Azure Active Directory, including read/write support, authentication, and initial-load limits.
MotherDuck setup checklist
  • Generate a MotherDuck access token in Settings > General and enter it in the Stacksync connection form.
  • Specify the intended database and schema and confirm read/write coverage for the selected tables.
Prepare to go live

Record the fields each system can update, the first-load cutoff, both record IDs, the expected update delay, and who handles errors. Complete the tests before production before expanding to more records.

Use the Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck planning worksheet to capture these decisions. Record the access owner in the worksheet and enter credentials only in the connection setup.

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Record identity and field ownership

Use these data-model references to describe the records your connection needs. They are planning examples; connector availability and supported operations must be established before implementation.

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Reporting dataset

Users / Proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck (choose its name)

Plan a application user or identity dataset while preserving its source meaning.

Planning example. Stacksync support for the required connection and record operations needs a technical review.

Azure Active Directory
Object support to establish
MotherDuck
Your database schema
Record identity
Use the immutable user ID within the tenant or directory. Do not equate an application user with a CRM customer contact.
Field ownership
Identity and application owners approve account lifecycle and access changes; synchronize only approved attributes.

Fields to include

  • Source user ID
  • Tenant reference
  • Account status
  • Group references
Record dependencies
Resolve tenant and group references and establish a protected administrative-account policy.
Validation
Test a renamed login, disabled account, missing group, and a user existing in two tenants.
Recovery
Review access impact before retrying a lifecycle change; reconcile current identity state and retain an approval trail.

Reporting dataset

Groups / Proposed group or membership table in MotherDuck (choose its name)

Plan a group or membership dataset while preserving its source meaning.

Planning example. Stacksync support for the required connection and record operations needs a technical review.

Azure Active Directory
Object support to establish
MotherDuck
Your database schema
Record identity
Keep group IDs and membership relationships separately from group names.
Field ownership
The access owner controls membership; reporting a group is different from granting its permissions.

Fields to include

  • Source group ID
  • Member references
  • Tenant reference
  • Group type
Record dependencies
Resolve user and tenant identities before membership changes.
Validation
Test removed membership, nested groups, and equal group names in different tenants.
Recovery
Recompute the approved membership delta before retrying; do not replay an outdated access grant.

Compare integration approaches

Choose a method around one example record and the update your business needs. Use Users / Proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck (choose its name) to review record matching and confirm Stacksync support for the required operations. Compare ongoing sync, a custom workflow, and a scheduled export against that requirement.

Stacksync managed sync

Best fit
Review compatibility with a Stacksync engineer using an example of the records and updates you need.
Operating responsibility
Fits ongoing record synchronization when the required operations are supported. Add workflow steps for approvals or business actions that go beyond copying fields.
Before you choose
Check record matching: Use the immutable user ID within the tenant or directory. Do not equate an application user with a CRM customer contact. Verify field coverage, deletion handling, and how changes are detected.

Native vendor integration

Best fit
A vendor-built integration may fit if it supports your Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck record types.
Operating responsibility
Can reduce setup for a supported workflow. You may need another method for records or business steps it does not cover.
Before you choose
First check whether either vendor offers this integration. If available, verify Users / Proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck (choose its name), update direction, account tier, and related-record handling.

Custom API or workflow

Best fit
Consider when Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck need a transformation, approval, or action outside a direct record sync.
Operating responsibility
Provides control over business steps; the team owns credentials, version changes, error queues, and reconciliation.
Before you choose
Verify endpoint permissions, pagination, quotas, duplicate detection, and failure recovery. Separate reading history from actions that send messages, grant access, or post transactions.

File or scheduled snapshot

Best fit
Consider for a one-time Azure Active Directory / MotherDuck migration or a reporting need with an explicit freshness window.
Operating responsibility
Can simplify a bounded transfer; later changes and deletion history require another extraction or a separately designed incremental process.
Before you choose
Record the extraction cutoff, source IDs, encoding, date/number formats, and reconciliation totals.

Workflow scenarios and expected results

Application user or identity reporting workflow

Planning example. Stacksync support for the required connection and record operations needs a technical review.

Starting event: A change to the selected Users or Proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck (choose its name) record needs a defined result in the other system.

  1. Start with Azure Active Directory Users and MotherDuck Proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck (choose its name). Use the record-matching and field-ownership rules from your mapping worksheet.
  2. Resolve tenant and group references and establish a protected administrative-account policy.
  3. Test a normal update and one failed or repeated update in the supported direction. Keep both record IDs with the test results.

Expected result: Test a renamed login, disabled account, missing group, and a user existing in two tenants.

If it fails: Review access impact before retrying a lifecycle change; reconcile current identity state and retain an approval trail.

Group or membership reporting workflow

Planning example. Stacksync support for the required connection and record operations needs a technical review.

Starting event: A change to the selected Groups or Proposed group or membership table in MotherDuck (choose its name) record needs a defined result in the other system.

  1. Start with Azure Active Directory Groups and MotherDuck Proposed group or membership table in MotherDuck (choose its name). Use the record-matching and field-ownership rules from your mapping worksheet.
  2. Resolve user and tenant identities before membership changes.
  3. Test a normal update and one failed or repeated update in the supported direction. Keep both record IDs with the test results.

Expected result: Test removed membership, nested groups, and equal group names in different tenants.

If it fails: Recompute the approved membership delta before retrying; do not replay an outdated access grant.

Manage approved account changes across Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck

This is an evaluation scenario; connector and operation support require confirmation.

Starting event: An approved identity change in Azure Active Directory needs to be reflected in the MotherDuck process.

  1. Identify the tenant and immutable user ID in Azure Active Directory; determine whether a selected destination dataset has a legitimate relationship to that user.
  2. Separate reporting identity context from actions that create users, grant access, or deactivate accounts. Document the approval and effective date before any action.
  3. Keep identity attributes separate from customer contacts and exclude attributes unnecessary for the process.

Expected result: A rename preserves identity; an unapproved access change is withheld; a future-dated change waits until its approved time.

If it fails: Review current permissions and approval before retrying. A stale event must not restore access that has since been removed.

Initial load and acceptance testing

Keep both record IDs with the expected and actual result. Reconcile the same filters and time window in each system.

Users / Proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck (choose its name)

Test case

Test a renamed login, disabled account, missing group, and a user existing in two tenants.

Expected result

The expected application user or identity relationship is preserved with no duplicate action or unintended write.

Groups / Proposed group or membership table in MotherDuck (choose its name)

Test case

Test removed membership, nested groups, and equal group names in different tenants.

Expected result

The expected group or membership relationship is preserved with no duplicate action or unintended write.

Direction and permissions

Test case

Bring an example source record and the intended destination operation to the compatibility review. Confirm the supported route before granting write access.

Expected result

Only an approved, supported direction and permitted fields are written.

Freshness and reconciliation

Test case

Measure source and destination times for the selected records under normal load and a burst. Reconcile IDs and values using the same filters and cutoff.

Expected result

The process meets its agreed freshness target and reconciliation has no unexplained differences.

Failed updates, retries and recovery

Start with the failed record and the destination error, then inspect the source value, field requirements, and access.

Rejected or repeated application user or identity change

Investigate

Inspect Azure Active Directory Users and MotherDuck Proposed application user or identity table in MotherDuck (choose its name), their IDs, and the destination error.

Next action

Review access impact before retrying a lifecycle change; reconcile current identity state and retain an approval trail.

Rejected or repeated group or membership change

Investigate

Inspect Azure Active Directory Groups and MotherDuck Proposed group or membership table in MotherDuck (choose its name), their IDs, and the destination error.

Next action

Recompute the approved membership delta before retrying; do not replay an outdated access grant.

A record type or update is unavailable

Investigate

Check the Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck connector guides, account permissions, and any operations marked On Request.

Next action

Ask the integration team to confirm a supported way to handle that record. Verify whether it needs connector configuration or a separate workflow step.

Source and destination disagree after a retry

Investigate

Compare current source values, destination validation, identity mappings, and any side effects already completed.

Next action

Stacksync issue retry reads the current source state. Decide the intended state before retrying or reverting; reconcile downstream effects separately.

Read the Stacksync issues dashboard guide for retry and revert behavior.

Change detection and update delivery

How updates move between Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck

See how each system detects changes and which updates the other system can receive. Each direction has its own permissions and record requirements.

Azure Active Directory MotherDuck Direction requires confirmation

Detect changesConfirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.

Apply updatesConfirm that Stacksync can create or update the records you need in MotherDuck.

MotherDuck Azure Active Directory Direction requires confirmation

Detect changesThe saved Stacksync guide does not specify the change-detection mechanism. Confirm it for the selected objects.

Apply updatesConfirm that Stacksync can create or update the records you need in Azure Active Directory.

Update timing and record limits
  • Measure initial-load and ongoing-change latency separately. Source detection, selected objects, account limits, and destination validation determine the observed delay.
  • Review write-back, deletion handling, update timing, and account limits with the integration team.
  • Two-way sync is documented at connector level. Confirm table eligibility, writable columns, and the change-detection interval during setup.
FAQ

Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck integration FAQ

Next step

Plan your integration with an engineer

Walk through your Azure Active Directory and MotherDuck records, field mappings, and requirements with an integration engineer.