Read blob file from Microsoft Azure Storage with .NET Core

UPDATE 2021-06-29: Microsoft have change the approach to storage accounts. Read the new way here: Read and Write blob file from Microsoft Azure Storage with .NET Core.

In order to read a blob file from a Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, you need to know the following:

• The storage account connection string. This is the long string that looks like this:
  DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;
  AccountName=someaccounfname;
  AccountKey=AVeryLongCrypticalStringThatContainsALotOfChars==
• The blob storage container name. This is the name in the list of “Blobs”.
• The blob file name. This is the name of the blob inside the container. A file name can be in form of a path, as blobs are structured as a file structure inside the container. For ecample: folder/folder/file.extension

You also need this NuGet package:

Windows.Azure.Storage

The code is pretty simple:

The usage is equally easy:

MORE TO READ:

• Microsoft Azure Blob Storage by Microsoft
• Using Azure Blob Storage…