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--- title: Set up and manage an exchange peering titleSuffix: Internet peering description: Learn how to provision and manage an exchange peering in Azure Peering Service. author: halkazwini ms.author: halkazwini ms.service: internet-peering ms.topic: how-to ms.date: 04/21/2025 #CustomerIntent: As an administrator, I want to learn about the requirements to create an exchange peering in Azure Peering Service, so I can provision and manage exchange peerings. # Customer intent: As a network administrator, I want to understand how to provision and manage exchange peerings in Azure Peering Service, so that I can establish reliable connections for data exchange. --- # Set up and manage an exchange peering In this article, you learn how to set up and manage an exchange peering in Azure Peering Service. ## Create an exchange peering :::image type="content" source="./media/walkthrough-exchange-all/exchange-peering.png" alt-text="Diagram showing exchange peering workflow and connection states." lightbox="./media/walkthrough-exchange-all/exchange-peering.png"::: To provision an exchange peering: 1. Review the Microsoft [peering policy](policy.md) to understand the requirements for exchange peering. 1. Find a Microsoft peering location and peering facility ID on [PeeringDB](https://www.peeringdb.com/net/694). 1. Request exchange peering for a peering location by using the instructions in [Create and modify an exchange peering](howto-exchange-portal.md). 1. After you submit a peering request, Microsoft reviews the request and contacts you if necessary. 1. When the peering request is approved, the connection state changes to **Approved**. 1. Configure a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) on your end and notify Microsoft. 1. Microsoft provisions the BGP session with a DENY ALL policy and completes an end-to-end session validation. 1. If validation is successful, you receive a notification that the peering connection state is **Active**. Traffic is then allowed through the new peering. > [!NOTE] > Connection states are different from standard BGP session states. ## Convert a legacy exchange peering to Azure resource To convert a legacy exchange peering to an Azure resource: 1. Complete the steps in [Convert a legacy exchange peering to Azure resource](howto-legacy-exchange-portal.md). 1. After you submit the conversion request, Microsoft reviews the request and contacts you if necessary. 1. When the conversion is approved, you see your exchange peering with a connection state of **Active**. ## Deprovision an exchange peering To deprovision an exchange peering, contact the [Microsoft peering](mailto:peering@microsoft.com) team. When an exchange peering is set for deprovision, the connection state changes to ***PendingRemove***. > [!IMPORTANT] > If you run PowerShell cmdlet to delete the exchange peering when the connection state is **ProvisioningStarted** or **ProvisioningCompleted**, the operation fails. ## Related content - Learn about the [prerequisites to set up peering with Microsoft](prerequisites.md). - Learn about [peering policy](policy.md).