Powershell - Upload to an Azure blob container

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I have an Azure storage account with Blob containers and folders (also named containers?) within these blob containers. I have an Account Name and Account Key to access it and I can upload files using Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer. I have been searching for a simple script to upload files to a specific blob container but I have been able to find one. Uninstallig the RM-modules and installing the AZ-modules was already a challenge. The examples all seem to be very complicated (security is not an issue for this project) and I just cannot get them to work and I am newby to the subject.

Can anyone share a simple line of powershell script with me to do this?

Could you help us here with some more information that Are you looking for a PowerShell script to copy the blobs from local to Azure storage account? or to copy the files from one blob container to another blob container inside the storage account? — VenkateshDodda
– VenkateshDodda, Commented Jun 27, 2022 at 6:14
Thanks, it is meant to upload local files (vendor invoices in xml format) to an Axureblob storage. We receive xml-invoices from vendors. I convert/enrich them using powershell (xslt/regex) and then want to have them uploaded to Azure Blobstorage. All automatically when one of my colleagues places them in some local directory. I think the script that SrideviMachavarapu-MT provided will work fine if I can have it work without having to confirm my Microsoft login every time the script is run. — Kees Netelvrees
– Kees Netelvrees, Commented Jun 30, 2022 at 8:10

Sridevi · Accepted Answer · 2022-06-27 06:47:48Z

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I tried to upload files to a specific blob container by using below PowerShell script and got the result successfully:

Connect-AzAccount

$ctx = New-AzStorageContext 
-StorageAccountName 'YourStorageAccountName' 
-StorageAccountKey 'YourStorageAccountKey' -Protocol Https

Set-AzStorageBlobContent 
-File "C:\Users\Downloads\YourFileName" `  //Your file path
-Container YourContainerName 
-Blob "YourFileName" `  
-Context $ctx

The file got uploaded to the blob container successfully like below:

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To confirm the above, check in the Portal whether the file is uploaded or not like below:

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Please note that, to run the above script you need Azure modules like Az.Accounts and Az.Storage modules. You can refer this MsDoc to install the same.

Reference:

Quickstart: Upload, download, and list blobs - Azure PowerShell - Azure Storage | Microsoft Docs

answered Jun 27, 2022 at 6:47

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Kees Netelvrees Over a year ago

Appologies for my late response but I was in a three day course. The script works quite nicely. An addition is that 1. It requests me to add -TenantID 'mytenantid' when I connect via Connect-AzAccount. 2. I continuously need to confirm my Microsoft login. It then gives me this browser screen and it continues: "Authentication complete. You can return to the application. Feel free to close this browser tab." I need to find out how I can add my username/password to the Connect-AzAccount-part.

Sridevi Over a year ago

You can refer this SO Thread to add your username/password to Connect-AzAccount automatically without prompts.

Kees Netelvrees Over a year ago

Thanks for the link. In particular the comment about not using MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) did the trick for me. It seems to be working great with the few tests I have done. Thanks. This will be very helpfull for us!

Sridevi Over a year ago

Thanks for the update. Glad to know it helped :)

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