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title: "Dapr extension for Azure Functions runtime"
linkTitle: "Azure Functions extension"
description: "Access Dapr capabilities from your Azure Functions runtime application"
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The Dapr Functions extension is currently in preview.
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Dapr integrates with the [Azure Functions runtime](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/functions-overview) via an extension that lets a function seamlessly interact with Dapr. Azure Functions provides an event-driven programming model and Dapr provides cloud-native building blocks. The extension combines the two for serverless and event-driven apps. 

Try out the [Dapr Functions extension](https://github.com/dapr/azure-functions-extension) samples.

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