Real-Time Indexing of Azure Blob Storage Files with Azure Cognitive Search Using Azure Functions: Seeking JavaScript Documentation

Question

I want to ask a question in a forum: How can I achieve real-time indexing of newly uploaded files in Azure Blob Storage with Azure Cognitive Search immediately upon upload, rather than relying on an indexer with a scheduled interval, which typically runs every 5 minutes? I'm considering using an Azure Blob Storage trigger for Azure Functions for my case. Can you confirm if this approach is appropriate? Additionally, could you provide documentation or resources specifically addressing this scenario in JavaScript?

Answer 1

@Su Myat Hlaing Thanks for asking question! Yes, using an Azure Blob Storage trigger for Azure Functions is a good approach to achieve real-time indexing of newly uploaded files in Azure Blob Storage with Azure Cognitive Search immediately upon upload.

With an Azure Blob Storage trigger, you can create a function that is triggered whenever a new blob is added to a specified container in your storage account. You can then use the Azure Cognitive Search SDK to add the new blob to your search index in real-time.

Check this blog- How to Automate the Indexing of files in Azure Cognitive Search

Useful doc links-

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-create-storage-blob-triggered-function

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-javascript-create-load-index?tabs=azure-cli

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/samples-javascript

Hope this helps, let us know.