Azure CLI

Storage Commands

Manage Azure Storage accounts, blob containers, file shares, and queues. Upload, download, and sync data with the cloud.

7 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'azcopy' for high-performance data transfers instead of 'az storage blob'.

Enable soft delete to protect against accidental blob deletion.

Use lifecycle management policies to automatically tier or delete old blobs.

Common Mistakes

Storage account names must be globally unique and 3-24 characters.

Public access to containers is disabled by default - enable only when necessary.

Commands

Download Blob

$ az storage blob download --account-name <storage> --container-name <container> --name <blob-name> --file <local-file>

Download a blob to local file

List Blobs

$ az storage blob list --account-name <storage> --container-name <container> --output table

List all blobs in a container

Upload Blob

$ az storage blob upload --account-name <storage> --container-name <container> --name <blob-name> --file <local-file>

Upload a file to blob storage

Create Blob Container

$ az storage container create --name <container> --account-name <storage-account>

Create a blob container in storage account

Create Storage Account

$ az storage account create --name <name> --resource-group <rg> --location <region> --sku Standard_LRS

Create a new storage account

Get Storage Keys

$ az storage account keys list --account-name <storage> --resource-group <rg>

Get access keys for storage account

List Storage Accounts

$ az storage account list --output table

List all storage accounts in subscription