Accessing Azure File Shares in different ways

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Accessing Azure File Shares in different ways

Kelvin Thom 6

I have some questions about Azure File Share. Is it possible for my end users to access the file share via a browser? For example, can they goto a site, login and then see the file shares I have setup? Is there a mobile app on Android/IOS my users can download to access the Azure file share? Can my users share the files and/or folders that are in my file share? Let's say they want to share a file with an external user who is not on my tenant, is it possible to share the file or folder so the external client can access that file or folder? Thanks...

Ganeswararao Gullipalli 1 Reputation point

2020-09-03T12:36:09.667+00:00

Hi Team,

how we can access list of files ex- *.txt files in file share REST API. I tried with *.txt but its throwing an error -resource name contains invalid character. Please suggest approach to access list of files.

Thanks,
Ganesh.

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Ganeswararao Gullipalli 1 Reputation point

2020-09-03T12:36:09.667+00:00

Hi Team,

how we can access list of files ex- *.txt files in file share REST API. I tried with *.txt but its throwing an error -resource name contains invalid character. Please suggest approach to access list of files.

Thanks,
Ganesh.

Answer 1

Ryan Hill 30,281 Microsoft Employee Moderator

Hi @Kelvin Thom ,

There isn't a native solution that will allow users to access your Azure File Share outside of what's previously been mentioned. The reason being is that File Share is an SMB protocol implementation that can't be accessed over HTTP, like you can with blobs. If you want to provide a UI access to Azure File Share, you can use these examples as guidance for implementing a custom solution.

Sumarigo-MSFT 47,466 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2020-07-03T09:02:50.427+00:00

@Kelvin Thom , Just checking in to see if the above answer helped. If this answers your query, please don’t forget to "Accept the answer" and Up-Vote for the same, which might be beneficial to other community members reading this thread. And, if you have any further query do let us know.
Diego Menese 1 Reputation point

2021-08-13T01:52:36.05+00:00

It is possible to access the File Shares' files over HTTP (and HTTPS). You can generate a SAS token and attach it to the URL. Check the URL for the file(s) by clicking the 3 dots > Properties, and to that URL string attach the SAS token.

Answer 2

T. Kujala 8,761

Hi @KelvinThom-8975,

Here are the ways to access Azure Files.

What are different ways to access files in Azure Files?

You can mount the file share on your local machine by using the SMB 3.0 protocol, or you can use tools like Storage Explorer to access files in your file share. From your application, you can use storage client libraries, REST APIs, PowerShell, or Azure CLI to access your files in the Azure file share.

More information here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-faq

A file share can be accessed via browser if the application uses REST APIs.

Kelvin Thom 6 Reputation points

2020-06-16T12:27:30.573+00:00

Thank you for your answer but I'm not looking for Management tools. I'm looking for "end user" access via a mobile app, browser, etc. I know I as the Global Admin can use the Storage Explorer.
T. Kujala 8,761 Reputation points

2020-06-16T12:56:20.237+00:00

@KelvinThom-8975

Have you tried to access files via browser by typing an address?

https://mystorageaccount.file.core.windows.net

Hopefully, this helps you to access files in different devices.
Kelvin Thom 6 Reputation points

2020-06-16T13:09:29.82+00:00

Yes. I've already tried that. It gives an error. I've tried it on a browser that was already logged in with my Azure/Office365 credz stored as well as not stored. I've tried the url in Chrome, Edge and Internet Explorer. No luck.

<Error>
<Code>InvalidQueryParameterValue</Code>
<Message>Value for one of the query parameters specified in the request URI is invalid. RequestId:########-####-####-###-######### Time:2020-06-16T13:03:02.3550137Z</Message>
<QueryParameterName>comp</QueryParameterName>
<QueryParameterValue/>
<Reason/>
</Error>

Answer 3

Bump. I guess there is no native Azure mobile app end users can use to access the file share. I've read through the FAQ as well as other articles.

When I tried one of the fileshare urls, I get the following

<Error>
<Code>InvalidHeaderValue</Code>
<Message>The value for one of the HTTP headers is not in the correct format. RequestId:########-####-####-####-############ Time:2020-06-17T11:01:35.8791313Z</Message>
<HeaderName>x-ms-version</HeaderName>
<HeaderValue/>
</Error>

So, maybe there is a different format I'm supposed to be using instead of the url provided.

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