Azure Storage Blob TS
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The @azure/storage-blob SDK provides a comprehensive interface for interacting with Azure Blob Storage. It supports various authentication methods, including Microsoft Entra ID and connection strings, and facilitates operations such as uploading, downloading, listing, and managing blobs and containers. The library is designed for both Node.js and browser environments, offering specialized features like streaming for large files, SAS token generation for secure access, and support for block, append, and page blobs.
What it does
- Manage storage containers and blobs via a hierarchical client structure.
- Upload and download data using buffers, streams, or direct file paths.
- Generate Service, Account, and User Delegation SAS tokens for secure access.
- Configure blob properties, metadata, and HTTP headers.
- Support for block, append, and page blob types.
- Handle storage errors with specific status code reporting.
When to use it
- When building applications that require cloud-based object storage on Azure.
- When you need to implement secure, time-limited access to storage resources via SAS tokens.
- When handling large file uploads or downloads that require streaming.
- When integrating Azure storage operations into TypeScript or JavaScript projects.
Advantages
- Official Microsoft support for Azure Blob Storage.
- Strong TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions.
- Flexible authentication options including modern Entra ID integration.
- Optimized for large data transfers with built-in streaming and concurrency controls.
- Cross-platform compatibility for both Node.js and browser environments.
Usage examples
- “How do I upload a local file to Azure Blob Storage using the SDK?”
- The agent provides a code snippet using BlockBlobClient.uploadFile, demonstrating how to initialize the client and perform the upload operation.
- “Show me how to generate a read-only SAS token for a specific blob.”
- The agent provides a function using generateBlobSASQueryParameters, specifying the container, blob name, read permissions, and expiration time.
- “How can I list all blobs in a container that start with a specific prefix?”
- The agent demonstrates using the listBlobsFlat method on a ContainerClient with a prefix filter option.
- “What is the best way to handle errors when creating a container?”
- The agent shows a try-catch block using RestError to check for specific HTTP status codes like 404, 409, or 403.
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Documentation by Microsoft
@azure/storage-blob (TypeScript/JavaScript)
SDK for Azure Blob Storage operations — upload, download, list, and manage blobs and containers.
Installation
npm install @azure/storage-blob @azure/identityCurrent Version: 12.x
Node.js: >= 18.0.0
Environment Variables
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME=<account-name>
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY=<account-key>
# OR connection string
AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING=DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=...
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in productionAuthentication
Microsoft Entra Token Credential (Recommended)
import { BlobServiceClient } from "@azure/storage-blob";
import { DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential } from "@azure/identity";
// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential({requiredEnvVars: ["AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS"]});
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-node-latest#credential-classes
// const credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
const accountName = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME!;
const client = new BlobServiceClient(
`https://${accountName}.blob.core.windows.net`,
credential
);Connection String
import { BlobServiceClient } from "@azure/storage-blob";
const client = BlobServiceClient.fromConnectionString(
process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING!
);StorageSharedKeyCredential (Node.js only)
import { BlobServiceClient, StorageSharedKeyCredential } from "@azure/storage-blob";
const accountName = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME!;
const accountKey = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY!;
const sharedKeyCredential = new StorageSharedKeyCredential(accountName, accountKey);
const client = new BlobServiceClient(
`https://${accountName}.blob.core.windows.net`,
sharedKeyCredential
);SAS Token
import { BlobServiceClient } from "@azure/storage-blob";
const accountName = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME!;
const sasToken = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN!; // starts with "?"
const client = new BlobServiceClient(
`https://${accountName}.blob.core.windows.net${sasToken}`
);Client Hierarchy
BlobServiceClient (account level)
└── ContainerClient (container level)
└── BlobClient (blob level)
├── BlockBlobClient (block blobs - most common)
├── AppendBlobClient (append-only blobs)
└── PageBlobClient (page blobs - VHDs)Container Operations
Create Container
const containerClient = client.getContainerClient("my-container");
await containerClient.create();
// Or create if not exists
await containerClient.createIfNotExists();List Containers
for await (const container of client.listContainers()) {
console.log(container.name);
}
// With prefix filter
for await (const container of client.listContainers({ prefix: "logs-" })) {
console.log(container.name);
}Delete Container
await containerClient.delete();
// Or delete if exists
await containerClient.deleteIfExists();Blob Operations
Upload Blob (Simple)
const containerClient = client.getContainerClient("my-container");
const blockBlobClient = containerClient.getBlockBlobClient("my-file.txt");
// Upload string
await blockBlobClient.upload("Hello, World!", 13);
// Upload Buffer
const buffer = Buffer.from("Hello, World!");
await blockBlobClient.upload(buffer, buffer.length);Upload from File (Node.js only)
const blockBlobClient = containerClient.getBlockBlobClient("uploaded-file.txt");
await blockBlobClient.uploadFile("/path/to/local/file.txt");Upload from Stream (Node.js only)
import * as fs from "fs";
const blockBlobClient = containerClient.getBlockBlobClient("streamed-file.txt");
const readStream = fs.createReadStream("/path/to/local/file.txt");
await blockBlobClient.uploadStream(readStream, 4 * 1024 * 1024, 5, {
// bufferSize: 4MB, maxConcurrency: 5
onProgress: (progress) => console.log(`Uploaded ${progress.loadedBytes} bytes`),
});Upload from Browser
const blockBlobClient = containerClient.getBlockBlobClient("browser-upload.txt");
// From File input
const fileInput = document.getElementById("fileInput") as HTMLInputElement;
const file = fileInput.files![0];
await blockBlobClient.uploadData(file);
// From Blob/ArrayBuffer
const arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(1024);
await blockBlobClient.uploadData(arrayBuffer);Download Blob
const blobClient = containerClient.getBlobClient("my-file.txt");
const downloadResponse = await blobClient.download();
// Read as string (browser & Node.js)
const downloaded = await streamToText(downloadResponse.readableStreamBody!);
async function streamToText(readable: NodeJS.ReadableStream): Promise<string> {
const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
for await (const chunk of readable) {
chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
}
return Buffer.concat(chunks).toString("utf-8");
}Download to File (Node.js only)
const blockBlobClient = containerClient.getBlockBlobClient("my-file.txt");
await blockBlobClient.downloadToFile("/path/to/local/destination.txt");Download to Buffer (Node.js only)
const blockBlobClient = containerClient.getBlockBlobClient("my-file.txt");
const buffer = await blockBlobClient.downloadToBuffer();
console.log(buffer.toString());List Blobs
// List all blobs
for await (const blob of containerClient.listBlobsFlat()) {
console.log(blob.name, blob.properties.contentLength);
}
// List with prefix
for await (const blob of containerClient.listBlobsFlat({ prefix: "logs/" })) {
console.log(blob.name);
}
// List by hierarchy (virtual directories)
for await (const item of containerClient.listBlobsByHierarchy("/")) {
if (item.kind === "prefix") {
console.log(`Directory: ${item.name}`);
} else {
console.log(`Blob: ${item.name}`);
}
}Delete Blob
const blobClient = containerClient.getBlobClient("my-file.txt");
await blobClient.delete();
// Delete if exists
await blobClient.deleteIfExists();
// Delete with snapshots
await blobClient.delete({ deleteSnapshots: "include" });Copy Blob
const sourceBlobClient = containerClient.getBlobClient("source.txt");
const destBlobClient = containerClient.getBlobClient("destination.txt");
// Start copy operation
const copyPoller = await destBlobClient.beginCopyFromURL(sourceBlobClient.url);
await copyPoller.pollUntilDone();Blob Properties & Metadata
Get Properties
const blobClient = containerClient.getBlobClient("my-file.txt");
const properties = await blobClient.getProperties();
console.log("Content-Type:", properties.contentType);
console.log("Content-Length:", properties.contentLength);
console.log("Last Modified:", properties.lastModified);
console.log("ETag:", properties.etag);Set Metadata
await blobClient.setMetadata({
author: "John Doe",
category: "documents",
});Set HTTP Headers
await blobClient.setHTTPHeaders({
blobContentType: "text/plain",
blobCacheControl: "max-age=3600",
blobContentDisposition: "attachment; filename=download.txt",
});SAS Token Generation (Node.js only)
Generate Blob SAS
import {
BlobSASPermissions,
generateBlobSASQueryParameters,
StorageSharedKeyCredential,
} from "@azure/storage-blob";
const sharedKeyCredential = new StorageSharedKeyCredential(accountName, accountKey);
const sasToken = generateBlobSASQueryParameters(
{
containerName: "my-container",
blobName: "my-file.txt",
permissions: BlobSASPermissions.parse("r"), // read only
startsOn: new Date(),
expiresOn: new Date(Date.now() + 3600 * 1000), // 1 hour
},
sharedKeyCredential
).toString();
const sasUrl = `https://${accountName}.blob.core.windows.net/my-container/my-file.txt?${sasToken}`;Generate Container SAS
import { ContainerSASPermissions, generateBlobSASQueryParameters } from "@azure/storage-blob";
const sasToken = generateBlobSASQueryParameters(
{
containerName: "my-container",
permissions: ContainerSASPermissions.parse("racwdl"), // read, add, create, write, delete, list
expiresOn: new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 3600 * 1000), // 24 hours
},
sharedKeyCredential
).toString();Generate Account SAS
import {
AccountSASPermissions,
AccountSASResourceTypes,
AccountSASServices,
generateAccountSASQueryParameters,
} from "@azure/storage-blob";
const sasToken = generateAccountSASQueryParameters(
{
services: AccountSASServices.parse("b").toString(), // blob
resourceTypes: AccountSASResourceTypes.parse("sco").toString(), // service, container, object
permissions: AccountSASPermissions.parse("rwdlacupi"), // all permissions
expiresOn: new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 3600 * 1000),
},
sharedKeyCredential
).toString();Blob Types
Block Blob (Default)
Most common type for text and binary files.
const blockBlobClient = containerClient.getBlockBlobClient("document.pdf");
await blockBlobClient.uploadFile("/path/to/document.pdf");Append Blob
Optimized for append operations (logs, audit trails).
const appendBlobClient = containerClient.getAppendBlobClient("app.log");
// Create the append blob
await appendBlobClient.create();
// Append data
await appendBlobClient.appendBlock("Log entry 1\n", 12);
await appendBlobClient.appendBlock("Log entry 2\n", 12);Page Blob
Fixed-size blobs for random read/write (VHDs).
const pageBlobClient = containerClient.getPageBlobClient("disk.vhd");
// Create 512-byte aligned page blob
await pageBlobClient.create(1024 * 1024); // 1MB
// Write pages (must be 512-byte aligned)
const buffer = Buffer.alloc(512);
await pageBlobClient.uploadPages(buffer, 0, 512);Error Handling
import { RestError } from "@azure/storage-blob";
try {
await containerClient.create();
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof RestError) {
switch (error.statusCode) {
case 404:
console.log("Container not found");
break;
case 409:
console.log("Container already exists");
break;
case 403:
console.log("Access denied");
break;
default:
console.error(`Storage error ${error.statusCode}: ${error.message}`);
}
}
throw error;
}TypeScript Types Reference
import {
// Clients
BlobServiceClient,
ContainerClient,
BlobClient,
BlockBlobClient,
AppendBlobClient,
PageBlobClient,
// Authentication
StorageSharedKeyCredential,
AnonymousCredential,
// SAS
BlobSASPermissions,
ContainerSASPermissions,
AccountSASPermissions,
AccountSASServices,
AccountSASResourceTypes,
generateBlobSASQueryParameters,
generateAccountSASQueryParameters,
// Options & Responses
BlobDownloadResponseParsed,
BlobUploadCommonResponse,
ContainerCreateResponse,
BlobItem,
ContainerItem,
// Errors
RestError,
} from "@azure/storage-blob";Best Practices
Use
DefaultAzureCredentialfor local development; useManagedIdentityCredentialorWorkloadIdentityCredentialfor productionUse streaming for large files —
uploadStream/downloadToFilefor files > 256MBSet appropriate content types — Use
setHTTPHeadersfor correct MIME typesUse SAS tokens for client access — Generate short-lived tokens for browser uploads
Handle errors gracefully — Check
RestError.statusCodefor specific handlingUse
*IfNotExistsmethods — For idempotent container/blob creationClose clients — Not required but good practice in long-running apps
Platform Differences
| Feature | Node.js | Browser |
|---|---|---|
StorageSharedKeyCredential | ✅ | ❌ |
uploadFile() | ✅ | ❌ |
uploadStream() | ✅ | ❌ |
downloadToFile() | ✅ | ❌ |
downloadToBuffer() | ✅ | ❌ |
uploadData() | ✅ | ✅ |
| SAS generation | ✅ | ❌ |
| DefaultAzureCredential | ✅ | ❌ |
| Anonymous/SAS access | ✅ | ✅ |
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