Quickstart: Upload, download, and list blobs - Azure PowerShell
To interact with your storage account, you must first authenticate. The most common method is using Connect-AzAccount , which prompts for your Microsoft Entra ID credentials : powershell Connect-AzAccount Use code with caution. 3. Downloading a Single Blob
$accountName = "yourstorageaccount" $containerName = "your-container" $blobName = "example-file.txt" $destination = "C:\temp\example-file.txt" # Create context $ctx = New-AzStorageContext -StorageAccountName $accountName -StorageAccountKey "YOUR_ACCOUNT_KEY" # Download the file Get-AzStorageBlobContent -Container $containerName -Blob $blobName -Destination $destination -Context $ctx Use code with caution. 4. Bulk Downloads: How to Download All Files powershell download file from azure blob storage
To download multiple files at once, you can list the blobs in a container using Get-AzStorageBlob and pipe the results into the download command. powershell
$sasToken = "?sv=2022-11-02&ss=b&srt=sco&sp=rwdl..." $sasCtx = New-AzStorageContext -StorageAccountName $accountName -SasToken $sasToken Get-AzStorageBlobContent -Container $containerName -Blob "secure-file.zip" -Destination "C:\temp\" -Context $sasCtx Use code with caution. 6. Quick Summary of Commands PowerShell Cmdlet Get-AzStorageBlob Download Blob Get-AzStorageBlobContent Upload Blob Set-AzStorageBlobContent Delete Blob Remove-AzStorageBlob Best Practices Quickstart: Upload, download, and list blobs - Azure
Note: The -Force switch overwrites local files if they already exist . 5. Advanced: Downloading with a SAS Token
# Check if Az module is installed Get-Module -Name Az -ListAvailable # Install the module if needed Install-Module -Name Az -Repository PSGallery -Force Use code with caution. 2. Connect to Your Azure Account powershell $sasToken = "
The core cmdlet for downloading data is Get-AzStorageBlobContent . To use it, you first create a , which acts as a container for your credentials. Method A: Using Storage Account Name & Key