Azure Files

Azure Files Directory API

The directory API from Azure Files — 7 operation(s) for directory.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

PUT /{shareName}/{directory}?restype=directory Directory create #
GET /{shareName}/{directory}?restype=directory Directory get properties #
DELETE /{shareName}/{directory}?restype=directory Directory delete #
PUT /{shareName}/{directory}?restype=directory&comp=properties Directory set properties #
PUT /{shareName}/{directory}?restype=directory&comp=metadata Directory set metadata #
GET /{shareName}/{directory}?restype=directory&comp=list Directory list files and directories segment #
GET /{shareName}/{directory}?comp=listhandles Directory list handles #
PUT /{shareName}/{directory}?comp=forceclosehandles Directory force close handles #
PUT /{shareName}/{directory}?restype=directory&comp=rename Directory rename #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/file-service-rest-api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/azure-file-storage/openapi/azure-file-storage-directory-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/azure-file-storage/json-schema/azure-file-storage-user-delegation-key-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/azure-file-storage/json-schema/azure-file-storage-list-files-and-directories-segment-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/azure-file-storage/json-schema/azure-file-storage-storage-service-properties-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/azure-file-storage/json-schema/azure-file-storage-list-shares-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/azure-file-storage/json-schema/azure-file-storage-key-info-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/azure-file-storage/json-schema/azure-file-storage-share-permission-schema.json

Other Resources

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Operations on Shares
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/operations-on-shares--file-service-
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Operations on Files
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/operations-on-files

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OpenAPI Specification

azure-file-storage-directory-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Azure Files FileREST Directory API
  version: '2026-10-06'
  description: Azure Files FileREST data-plane API (service version 2026-10-06). Converted from Microsoft's published Swagger 2.0 contract in github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs (specification/storage/data-plane/FileStorage/stable/2026-10-06/file.json). Microsoft distinguishes operations by query string (x-ms-paths); path keys keep those query discriminators verbatim.
servers:
- url: https://{account-name}.file.core.windows.net
  description: Azure Files storage account endpoint (the spec templates the host as {url})
  variables:
    account-name:
      default: myaccount
      description: Storage account name
security:
- File_shared_key: []
tags:


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