Azure Storage

Manage Blob Storage, file shares, and storage accounts.

List storage accounts

az storage account list --query '[].{Name:name,ResourceGroup:resourceGroup,Kind:kind,Sku:sku.name,Location:location}' -o table

List blob containers

az storage container list --account-name mystorageacct --query '[].{Name:name,Access:properties.publicAccess}' -o table

List blobs

az storage blob list --account-name mystorageacct --container-name mycontainer \
  --query '[].{Name:name,Size:properties.contentLength,Modified:properties.lastModified}' -o table | head -20

Upload blob

az storage blob upload --account-name mystorageacct --container-name mycontainer \
  --file /tmp/report.pdf --name reports/report.pdf --overwrite
echo "Uploaded"

Download blob

az storage blob download --account-name mystorageacct --container-name mycontainer \
  --name reports/report.pdf --file /tmp/downloaded.pdf
echo "Downloaded"

Delete blob

az storage blob delete --account-name mystorageacct --container-name mycontainer --name reports/old.pdf
echo "Deleted"

Generate SAS token

az storage blob generate-sas --account-name mystorageacct --container-name mycontainer \
  --name reports/report.pdf --permissions r --expiry $(date -u -d '+1 hour' +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) -o tsv

Get account keys

az storage account keys list --account-name mystorageacct --query '[0].value' -o tsv

Notes

• Use --auth-mode login for Azure AD auth instead of account keys.
• SAS tokens provide time-limited access to specific resources.
• Confirm before uploading, deleting, or modifying blobs.