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az storage entity

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Manage table storage entities.

Commands

Name Description Type Status
az storage entity delete

Delete an existing entity in a table.

 Core GA
az storage entity insert

Insert an entity into a table.

 Core GA
az storage entity merge

Update an existing entity by merging the entity's properties.

 Core GA
az storage entity query

List entities which satisfy a query.

 Core GA
az storage entity replace

Update an existing entity in a table.

 Core GA
az storage entity show

Get a single entity in a table.

 Core GA

az storage entity delete

Edit

Delete an existing entity in a table.

az storage entity delete --partition-key
                         --row-key
                         --table-name
                         [--account-key]
                         [--account-name]
                         [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                         [--connection-string]
                         [--if-match]
                         [--sas-token]
                         [--table-endpoint]

Required Parameters

--partition-key

The PartitionKey of the entity.

--row-key

The RowKey of the entity.

--table-name -t

The table name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--if-match

An ETag value, or the wildcard character (*). Specify this header to perform the operation only if the resource's ETag matches the value specified.

Default value: *
--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--table-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage entity insert

Edit

Insert an entity into a table.

az storage entity insert --entity
                         --table-name
                         [--account-key]
                         [--account-name]
                         [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                         [--connection-string]
                         [--if-exists {fail, merge, replace}]
                         [--sas-token]
                         [--table-endpoint]

Examples

Insert an entity into a table. (autogenerated)

az storage entity insert --connection-string $connectionString --entity PartitionKey=AAA RowKey=BBB Content=ASDF2 --if-exists fail --table-name MyTable

Required Parameters

--entity -e

Space-separated list of key=value pairs. Must contain a PartitionKey and a RowKey.

The PartitionKey and RowKey must be unique within the table, and may be up to 64Kb in size. If using an integer value as a key, convert it to a fixed-width string which can be canonically sorted. For example, convert the integer value 1 to the string value "0000001" to ensure proper sorting.

--table-name -t

The name of the table to insert the entity into.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--if-exists

Behavior when an entity already exists for the specified PartitionKey and RowKey.

Accepted values: fail, merge, replace
Default value: fail
--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--table-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage entity merge

Edit

Update an existing entity by merging the entity's properties.

az storage entity merge --entity
                        --table-name
                        [--account-key]
                        [--account-name]
                        [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                        [--connection-string]
                        [--if-match]
                        [--sas-token]
                        [--table-endpoint]

Required Parameters

--entity -e

Space-separated list of key=value pairs. Must contain a PartitionKey and a RowKey.

--table-name -t

The table name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--if-match

An ETag value, or the wildcard character (*). Specify this header to perform the operation only if the resource's ETag matches the value specified.

Default value: *
--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--table-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage entity query

Edit

List entities which satisfy a query.

az storage entity query --table-name
                        [--account-key]
                        [--account-name]
                        [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                        [--connection-string]
                        [--filter]
                        [--marker]
                        [--num-results]
                        [--sas-token]
                        [--select]
                        [--table-endpoint]

Examples

List entities which satisfy a query. (autogenerated)

az storage entity query --table-name MyTable

Required Parameters

--table-name -t

The table name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--filter

Specify a filter to return certain entities.

--marker

Space-separated list of key=value pairs. Must contain a nextpartitionkey and a nextrowkey.

This value can be retrieved from the next_marker field of a previous generator object if max_results was specified and that generator has finished enumerating results. If specified, this generator will begin returning results from the point where the previous generator stopped.

--num-results

Number of entities returned per service request.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--select

Space-separated list of properties to return for each entity.

--table-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage entity replace

Edit

Update an existing entity in a table.

az storage entity replace --entity
                          --table-name
                          [--account-key]
                          [--account-name]
                          [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                          [--connection-string]
                          [--if-match]
                          [--sas-token]
                          [--table-endpoint]

Required Parameters

--entity -e

Space-separated list of key=value pairs. Must contain a PartitionKey and a RowKey.

--table-name -t

The table name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--if-match

An ETag value, or the wildcard character (*). Specify this header to perform the operation only if the resource's ETag matches the value specified.

Default value: *
--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--table-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage entity show

Edit

Get a single entity in a table.

az storage entity show --partition-key
                       --row-key
                       --table-name
                       [--account-key]
                       [--account-name]
                       [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                       [--connection-string]
                       [--sas-token]
                       [--select]
                       [--table-endpoint]

Required Parameters

--partition-key

The PartitionKey of the entity.

--row-key

The RowKey of the entity.

--table-name -t

The table name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--select

Space-separated list of properties to return for each entity.

--table-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.