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PIServer.Connect Method (String, String)

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PIServer.Connect Method (String, String)

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Last UpdatedJan 12, 2026
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Connects to the server using the specified credentials to allow sending and retrieving data.

Namespace: OSIsoft.AF.PI
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.2.0.7

Syntax

public void Connect(
	string clientID,
	string clientSecret
)

Public Sub Connect ( 
	clientID As String,
	clientSecret As String
)

Dim instance As PIServer
Dim clientID As String
Dim clientSecret As String

instance.Connect(clientID, clientSecret)

public:
void Connect(
	String^ clientID, 
	String^ clientSecret
)

member Connect : 
        clientID : string * 
        clientSecret : string -> unit

Parameters

clientID: Type: SystemString
The Client Id to use when requesting an Access Token from the Identity Server.
clientSecret: Type: SystemString
The Client Secret to use when requesting an Access Token from the Identity Server.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
PIConnectionException	A connection to the PI Data Archive server cannot be made.

Version Information

AFSDK

Supported in: 3.1.1, 3.1.0, 3.0.2, 3.0.1, 3.0.0

AF SDK Reference

PIServer.Connect Method (String, String)

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PIServer.Connect Method (String, String)

Syntax

Parameters

Exceptions

Version Information

AFSDK

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