azure-storage-blob-java
Build blob storage applications using the Azure Storage Blob SDK for Java.
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Azure Storage Blob SDK for Java
Build blob storage applications using the Azure Storage Blob SDK for Java.
Installation
<dependency>
<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
<artifactId>azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
<version>12.33.0</version>
</dependency>
Client Creation
BlobServiceClient
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
import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
BlobServiceClient serviceClient = new BlobServiceClientBuilder()
.endpoint("<storage-account-url>")
.credential(new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder().build())
.buildClient();
BlobContainerClient
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
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
// Create container
serviceClient.createBlobContainer("mycontainer");
// Create if not exists
BlobContainerClient container = serviceClient.createBlobContainerIfNotExists("mycontainer");
// From container client
containerClient.create();
containerClient.createIfNotExists();
Upload Data
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
blobClient.uploadFromFile("local-file.txt");
// With overwrite
blobClient.uploadFromFile("local-file.txt", true);
Upload from Stream
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
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
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
// Download to BinaryData
BinaryData content = blobClient.downloadContent();
String text = content.toString();
// Download to file
blobClient.downloadToFile("downloaded-file.txt");
Download to Stream
try (ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
blobClient.downloadStream(outputStream);
byte[] data = outputStream.toByteArray();
}
Download with InputStream
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
import com.azure.storage.blob.specialized.BlobOutputStream;
try (BlobOutputStream blobOS = blobClient.getBlockBlobClient().getBlobOutputStream()) {
blobOS.write("Data to upload".getBytes());
}
List Blobs
import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobItem;
// List all blobs
for (B
Use Cases
- "Azure Blob Storage Java"
- "upload download blob"
- "blob container SDK"
- "storage streaming"
- "SAS token generation"
Quick Info
- Source
- antigravity
- Category
- AI & Agents
- Repository
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- Scraped At
- Feb 12, 2026
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