Azure Blob Storage

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 REST API

The Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 REST APIs allow interaction with Azure Blob Storage through a file system interface. They enable creation and management of file systems, directories, and files on storage accounts with hierarchical namespace enabled, supporting big data analytics workloads.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/data-lake-storage-gen2
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/authorize-requests-to-azure-storage
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-introduction

Other Resources

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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/datalakestoragegen2/filesystem
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Pricing
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/blobs/
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SDKs
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-introduction#client-libraries
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-blob-storage/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 REST API
description: The Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 REST APIs allow interaction with Azure Blob Storage through
  a file system interface. They enable creation and management of file systems, directories, and files
  on storage accounts with hierarchical namespace enabled, supporting big data analytics workloads.
image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/storage-blobs/
humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/data-lake-storage-gen2
baseURL: https://{accountName}.dfs.core.windows.net
tags:
- Big Data
- Data Lake
- Filesystem
- Hierarchical Namespace
tags_raw:
- Big Data
- Data Lake
- File System
- Hierarchical Namespace
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/data-lake-storage-gen2
- type: Reference
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/datalakestoragegen2/filesystem
- type: Authentication
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/authorize-requests-to-azure-storage
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-introduction
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/blobs/
- type: SDKs
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-introduction#client-libraries