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Azure File Storage

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Connect to Azure Files to perform file operations.

This article describes the operations for the Azure File Storage built-in connector, which is available only for Standard workflows in single-tenant Azure Logic Apps. If you're looking for the Azure File Storage managed connector operations instead, see Azure File Storage managed connector reference.

Built-in connector settings

In a Standard logic app resource, the application and host settings control various thresholds for performance, throughput, timeout, and so on. For more information, see Edit host and app settings for Standard logic app workflows.

Authentication

Storage account connection string

The connection string for your Azure storage account.

Parameters

Name Description Type Required Allowed Values
Storage account connection string The connection string for your Azure storage account. securestring True

Active Directory OAuth

Active Directory OAuth

Parameters

Name Description Type Required Allowed Values
Storage Account URI Storage account URI string True
Active Directory OAuth Active Directory OAuth string True
Authority Active Directory authority string False
Tenant Active Directory tenant string True
Credential type Active Directory credential type string False Certificate, Secret
Client ID Active Directory client ID string True
Client secret Active Directory client secret securestring True
Pfx Active Directory pfx securestring True
Password Active Directory password securestring True

Managed identity

Managed identity

Parameters

Name Description Type Required Allowed Values
Storage Account URI Storage account URI string True
Managed identity Managed identity string True
Managed identity Managed identity string False

Actions

Copy file

Copies a file from your Azure file share in your Azure storage account.
Create file

Creates a file in your Azure file share.
Delete file

Deletes a file from your Azure file share.
Extract archive

Extract an archive file inside the specified folder. Only ZIP archives are supported.
Get file content

Gets a file's content by specifing only the file path, not an ID.
Get file content (V2)

Gets the content of the given file. The default limit on file size is '2147483648' bytes.
Get file content using path

Gets a file's content by specifying a path.
Get file metadata

Gets a file's metadata by specifying only the file path, not an ID.
Get file metadata using path

Gets a file's metadata by specifying a path.
List files

Lists the files in a folder.
Update file

Updates a file in your Azure file share.

Copy file

Operation ID:
copyFile

Copies a file from your Azure file share in your Azure storage account.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Source file path
 SourceFilePath True string

The path to the source file.
Destination file path
 destinationFilePath True string

The destination file path.
Overwrite destination file?
 overwrite string

Specifies whether to overwrite the destination file (true/false).

Returns

Name Path Type Description
File name
 name string

The file name.
File path
 path string

The file path.
ETag
 etag string

The ETag for the file.
Content type
 contentType string

The file's content type.
Is folder
 isFolder string

Whether or not the file is a folder.
Last modified
 lastModifiedDateTime string

The file's last modified date and time.
File identifier
 id string

The file identifier.
File size
 fileSize string

The file size.

Create file

Operation ID:
createFile

Creates a file in your Azure file share.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Folder path
 folderPath True string

The folder path where to upload the file.
File name
 fileName True string

The name for the file to create.
File content
 fileContent True string

The file content to upload.
Overwrite destination file?
 overwrite string

Specifies whether to overwrite the destination file (true/false).

Returns

Name Path Type Description
File name
 name string

The file name.
File path
 path string

The file path.
ETag
 etag string

The ETag for the file.
Content type
 contentType string

The file's content type.
Is folder
 isFolder string

Whether or not the file is a folder.
Last modified
 lastModifiedDateTime string

The file's last modified date and time.
File identifier
 id string

The file identifier.
File size
 fileSize string

The file size.

Delete file

Operation ID:
deleteFile

Deletes a file from your Azure file share.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
File ID
 fileId True string

The ID for the file to delete.

Extract archive

Operation ID:
extractArchive

Extract an archive file inside the specified folder. Only ZIP archives are supported.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
File path
 filePath string

A unique path to the file.
Folder path
 destinationFolderPath True string

The folder path where to upload the file.
Overwrite existing files behaviour
 overwriteExistingFilesBehaviour string

The input determines the behaviour when dealing with files having same path as the archive already exist on the file share.
File content
 fileContent string

The file content to upload.

Returns

The list containing the metadata for all the extracted files.

Extract archive output body
array

Get file content

Operation ID:
getFileContent

Gets a file's content by specifing only the file path, not an ID.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
File ID
 fileId True string

A unique path to the file.
Infer content type
 inferContentType string

Infers the content type, based on the file extension.

Returns

The file content.

File content
string

Get file content (V2)

Operation ID:
getFileContentV2

Gets the content of the given file. The default limit on file size is '2147483648' bytes.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
File ID
 fileId True string

A unique path to the file.
Infer content type
 inferContentType string

Infers the content type, based on the file extension.

Returns

The file content.

File content
string

Get file content using path

Operation ID:
getFileContentByPath

Gets a file's content by specifying a path.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
File path
 fileId True string

A unique path to the file.
Infer content type
 inferContentType string

Infers the content type, based on the file extension.

Returns

The file content.

File content
string

Get file metadata

Operation ID:
getFileMetadata

Gets a file's metadata by specifying only the file path, not an ID.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
File ID
 fileId True string

A unique path to the file.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
File name
 name string

The file name.
File path
 path string

The file path.
ETag
 etag string

The ETag for the file.
Content type
 contentType string

The file's content type.
Is folder
 isFolder string

Whether or not the file is a folder.
Last modified
 lastModifiedDateTime string

The file's last modified date and time.
File identifier
 id string

The file identifier.
File size
 fileSize string

The file size.

Get file metadata using path

Operation ID:
getFileMetadataByPath

Gets a file's metadata by specifying a path.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
File path
 filePath True string

A unique path to the file.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
File name
 name string

The file name.
File path
 path string

The file path.
ETag
 etag string

The ETag for the file.
Content type
 contentType string

The file's content type.
Is folder
 isFolder string

Whether or not the file is a folder.
Last modified
 lastModifiedDateTime string

The file's last modified date and time.
File identifier
 id string

The file identifier.
File size
 fileSize string

The file size.

List files

Operation ID:
listFolder

Lists the files in a folder.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Folder ID
 folderId True string

The ID for the folder.

Returns

Output
array

Update file

Operation ID:
updateFile

Updates a file in your Azure file share.

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
File ID
 fileId True string

The file to update.
File content
 fileContent True string

The file content to upload.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
File name
 name string

The file name.
File path
 path string

The file path.
ETag
 etag string

The ETag for the file.
Content type
 contentType string

The file's content type.
Is folder
 isFolder string

Whether or not the file is a folder.
Last modified
 lastModifiedDateTime string

The file's last modified date and time.
File identifier
 id string

The file identifier.
File size
 fileSize string

The file size.