Get Package
The Get Package operation retrieves a cloud service package for a deployment and stores the package files in Microsoft Azure Blob storage.
The following package files are placed in storage:
Service configuration file - The cloud service configuration file (.cscfg) provides configuration settings for the cloud service and individual roles, including the number of role instances.
Service package - The service package (.cspkg) contains the application code and the service definition file.
Request
The Get Package request may be specified as follows. Replace <subscription-id> with the subscription ID, <cloudservice-name> with the name of the cloud service, <deployment-slot> with staging or production, or <deployment-name> with the name of the deployment.
| Method | Request URI |
|---|---|
| POST | https://management.core.windows.net/<subscription-id>/services/hostedservices/<cloudservice-name>/deployments/<deployment-name>/package |
| POST | https://management.core.windows.net/<subscription-id>/services/hostedservices/<cloudservice-name>/deploymentslots/<deployment-slot>/package |
URI Parameters
| URI Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
containerUri=<container-uri> |
Required. Specifies the URI of the container to which the packages will be saved. |
overwriteExisting=<overwriteExisting> |
Optional. Specifies whether an existing package in the storage container should be overwritten. If true the packages with the same names under the specified storage container will be overwritten; otherwise false. |
Request Headers
The following table describes the request headers.
| Request Header | Description |
|---|---|
x-ms-version |
Required. Specifies the version of the operation to use for this request. This header should be set to 2012-03-01 or higher. |
ContentLength |
Required. Must be set to 0. |
Request Body
None.
Response
The response includes an HTTP status code and a set of response headers.
Status Code
A successful operation returns status code 202 (Accepted).
Response Headers
The response for this operation includes the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.
| Response Header | Description |
|---|---|
x-ms-request-id |
A value that uniquely identifies a request made against the management service. |
Response Body
None.