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azure-storage-blob-java
Build blob storage applications with Azure Storage Blob SDK for Java. Use when uploading, downloading, or managing files in Azure Blob Storage, working with containers, or implementing streaming data operations.
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Azure Storage Blob SDK for Java
Build blob storage applications using the Azure Storage Blob SDK for Java.
Installation
xml
<dependency>
<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
<artifactId>azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
<version>12.33.0</version>
</dependency>
Client Creation
BlobServiceClient
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobServiceClient;
import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobServiceClientBuilder;
// With SAS token
BlobServiceClient serviceClient = new BlobServiceClientBuilder()
.endpoint("<storage-account-url>")
.sasToken("<sas-token>")
.buildClient();
// With connection string
BlobServiceClient serviceClient = new BlobServiceClientBuilder()
.connectionString("<connection-string>")
.buildClient();
With DefaultAzureCredential
java
import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
BlobServiceClient serviceClient = new BlobServiceClientBuilder()
.endpoint("<storage-account-url>")
.credential(new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder().build())
.buildClient();
BlobContainerClient
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobContainerClient;
// From service client
BlobContainerClient containerClient = serviceClient.getBlobContainerClient("mycontainer");
// Direct construction
BlobContainerClient containerClient = new BlobContainerClientBuilder()
.connectionString("<connection-string>")
.containerName("mycontainer")
.buildClient();
BlobClient
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobClient;
// From container client
BlobClient blobClient = containerClient.getBlobClient("myblob.txt");
// With directory structure
BlobClient blobClient = containerClient.getBlobClient("folder/subfolder/myblob.txt");
// Direct construction
BlobClient blobClient = new BlobClientBuilder()
.connectionString("<connection-string>")
.containerName("mycontainer")
.blobName("myblob.txt")
.buildClient();
Core Patterns
Create Container
java
// Create container
serviceClient.createBlobContainer("mycontainer");
// Create if not exists
BlobContainerClient container = serviceClient.createBlobContainerIfNotExists("mycontainer");
// From container client
containerClient.create();
containerClient.createIfNotExists();
Upload Data
java
import com.azure.core.util.BinaryData;
// Upload string
String data = "Hello, Azure Blob Storage!";
blobClient.upload(BinaryData.fromString(data));
// Upload with overwrite
blobClient.upload(BinaryData.fromString(data), true);
Upload from File
java
blobClient.uploadFromFile("local-file.txt");
// With overwrite
blobClient.uploadFromFile("local-file.txt", true);
Upload from Stream
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.specialized.BlockBlobClient;
BlockBlobClient blockBlobClient = blobClient.getBlockBlobClient();
try (ByteArrayInputStream dataStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data.getBytes())) {
blockBlobClient.upload(dataStream, data.length());
}
Upload with Options
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobHttpHeaders;
import com.azure.storage.blob.options.BlobParallelUploadOptions;
BlobHttpHeaders headers = new BlobHttpHeaders()
.setContentType("text/plain")
.setCacheControl("max-age=3600");
Map<String, String> metadata = Map.of("author", "john", "version", "1.0");
try (InputStream stream = new FileInputStream("large-file.bin")) {
BlobParallelUploadOptions options = new BlobParallelUploadOptions(stream)
.setHeaders(headers)
.setMetadata(metadata);
blobClient.uploadWithResponse(options, null, Context.NONE);
}
Upload if Not Exists
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobRequestConditions;
BlobParallelUploadOptions options = new BlobParallelUploadOptions(inputStream, length)
.setRequestConditions(new BlobRequestConditions().setIfNoneMatch("*"));
blobClient.uploadWithResponse(options, null, Context.NONE);
Download Data
java
// Download to BinaryData
BinaryData content = blobClient.downloadContent();
String text = content.toString();
// Download to file
blobClient.downloadToFile("downloaded-file.txt");
Download to Stream
java
try (ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
blobClient.downloadStream(outputStream);
byte[] data = outputStream.toByteArray();
}
Download with InputStream
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.specialized.BlobInputStream;
try (BlobInputStream blobIS = blobClient.openInputStream()) {
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int bytesRead;
while ((bytesRead = blobIS.read(buffer)) != -1) {
// Process buffer
}
}
Upload via OutputStream
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.specialized.BlobOutputStream;
try (BlobOutputStream blobOS = blobClient.getBlockBlobClient().getBlobOutputStream()) {
blobOS.write("Data to upload".getBytes());
}
List Blobs
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobItem;
// List all blobs
for (BlobItem blobItem : containerClient.listBlobs()) {
System.out.println("Blob: " + blobItem.getName());
}
// List with prefix (virtual directory)
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.ListBlobsOptions;
ListBlobsOptions options = new ListBlobsOptions().setPrefix("folder/");
for (BlobItem blobItem : containerClient.listBlobs(options, null)) {
System.out.println("Blob: " + blobItem.getName());
}
List Blobs by Hierarchy
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobListDetails;
String delimiter = "/";
ListBlobsOptions options = new ListBlobsOptions()
.setPrefix("data/")
.setDetails(new BlobListDetails().setRetrieveMetadata(true));
for (BlobItem item : containerClient.listBlobsByHierarchy(delimiter, options, null)) {
if (item.isPrefix()) {
System.out.println("Directory: " + item.getName());
} else {
System.out.println("Blob: " + item.getName());
}
}
Delete Blob
java
blobClient.delete();
// Delete if exists
blobClient.deleteIfExists();
// Delete with snapshots
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.DeleteSnapshotsOptionType;
blobClient.deleteWithResponse(DeleteSnapshotsOptionType.INCLUDE, null, null, Context.NONE);
Copy Blob
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobCopyInfo;
import com.azure.core.util.polling.SyncPoller;
// Async copy (for large blobs or cross-account)
SyncPoller<BlobCopyInfo, Void> poller = blobClient.beginCopy("<source-blob-url>", Duration.ofSeconds(1));
poller.waitForCompletion();
// Sync copy from URL (for same account)
blobClient.copyFromUrl("<source-blob-url>");
Generate SAS Token
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.sas.*;
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
// Blob-level SAS
BlobSasPermission permissions = new BlobSasPermission().setReadPermission(true);
OffsetDateTime expiry = OffsetDateTime.now().plusDays(1);
BlobServiceSasSignatureValues sasValues = new BlobServiceSasSignatureValues(expiry, permissions);
String sasToken = blobClient.generateSas(sasValues);
// Container-level SAS
BlobContainerSasPermission containerPermissions = new BlobContainerSasPermission()
.setReadPermission(true)
.setListPermission(true);
BlobServiceSasSignatureValues containerSasValues = new BlobServiceSasSignatureValues(expiry, containerPermissions);
String containerSas = containerClient.generateSas(containerSasValues);
Blob Properties and Metadata
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobProperties;
// Get properties
BlobProperties properties = blobClient.getProperties();
System.out.println("Size: " + properties.getBlobSize());
System.out.println("Content-Type: " + properties.getContentType());
System.out.println("Last Modified: " + properties.getLastModified());
// Set metadata
Map<String, String> metadata = Map.of("key1", "value1", "key2", "value2");
blobClient.setMetadata(metadata);
// Set HTTP headers
BlobHttpHeaders headers = new BlobHttpHeaders()
.setContentType("application/json")
.setCacheControl("max-age=86400");
blobClient.setHttpHeaders(headers);
Lease Blob
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.specialized.BlobLeaseClient;
import com.azure.storage.blob.specialized.BlobLeaseClientBuilder;
BlobLeaseClient leaseClient = new BlobLeaseClientBuilder()
.blobClient(blobClient)
.buildClient();
// Acquire lease (-1 for infinite)
String leaseId = leaseClient.acquireLease(60);
// Renew lease
leaseClient.renewLease();
// Release lease
leaseClient.releaseLease();
Error Handling
java
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobStorageException;
try {
blobClient.download(outputStream);
} catch (BlobStorageException e) {
System.out.println("Status: " + e.getStatusCode());
System.out.println("Error code: " + e.getErrorCode());
// 404 = Blob not found
// 409 = Conflict (lease, etc.)
}
Proxy Configuration
java
import com.azure.core.http.ProxyOptions;
import com.azure.core.http.netty.NettyAsyncHttpClientBuilder;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
ProxyOptions proxyOptions = new ProxyOptions(
ProxyOptions.Type.HTTP,
new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 8888));
BlobServiceClient client = new BlobServiceClientBuilder()
.endpoint("<endpoint>")
.sasToken("<sas-token>")
.httpClient(new NettyAsyncHttpClientBuilder().proxy(proxyOptions).build())
.buildClient();
Environment Variables
bash
AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING=DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=...
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_URL=https://<account>.blob.core.windows.net
Trigger Phrases
- "Azure Blob Storage Java"
- "upload download blob"
- "blob container SDK"
- "storage streaming"
- "SAS token generation"
- "blob metadata properties"
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