Adding Blob Container to Azure Storage Account through Resource Group Template

Question

Hi, there.

I'm using Azure Resource Group Template to add Blob container to Azure Storage Account. The template I used for this:

https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/tree/master/101-create-storage-account-standard

I succeeded in creating storage account. However, I couldn't add a blob container into it. Here's my code snippet:

https://gist.github.com/justinyoo/1bf1483c8b2bb7e9be5a

As I couldn't find any relevant resource to achieve my goal, I relied on the "trial-and-error" approach. It would be great to give me an advice how to figure this out.

Cheers,

Justin

Answer 1

Hi Justin,

We are currently researching on this and would keep you updated with any findings.
Appreciate your patience.
Meanwhile you could refer the following links and check if they help:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn790564.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/mt163564.aspx

Regards,
Malar.

Answer 2

I don't think it is possible as of today to add a container in a storage account using Azure Resource Manager API. It currently surfaces management plane (i.e. create, update, read properties, delete operations on a storage account) and not data plane (i.e. create blob containers etc.). You would need to use Azure Storage REST API to create a container.

Hope this helps.