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title: "Get Azure Blob"
slug: "get-azure-blob"
updated: 2025-01-22T21:31:20Z
published: 2025-01-22T21:31:20Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/get-azure-blob"
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# Get Azure Storage Blob

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 9.4.0 |
| **Location** | Integration > Azure Storage |

The **Get Azure Storage Blob** step retrieves the Blob data from an Azure Storage Blob. The file will be returned as a FileData type to Decisions.

### Prerequisites

This step requires the Azure module to be [installed](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/installing-modules-decisions) before it will be available in the toolbox. In addition, the step will require the connection string for an Azure Storage account that has access to the container.

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## Properties

#### Settings

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Timeout | This property allows Users to set the Network Timeout Period. | --- |

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blob Name | The name of the file within the storage container. | String |
| Connection String | The connection string for an Azure Storage account. This can be located by navigating to the Storage Account within the Azure Portal, then selecting **Shared access signature** to create and display the connection string. | String |
| Container Name | The name of the container as it appears in Azure. | String |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Error |  |  |
|  | Error Message | The string returned if there are any errors when creating the Azure Blob. | String |
| Blob File Data |  |  |
|  | Blob File Data | The Blob file retrieved as FileData datatype. | FileData |

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## Example Inputs and Outputs

| Blob Name | Connection String | Container Name | Output |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ExampleFile.txt | DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=[AccountName];AccountKey=[AccountKey]=;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net | examplecontainer | The blob file returned as fileData |
| ExampleFile | DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=[AccountName];AccountKey=[AccountKey]=;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net | examplecontainer | Error returned: "The specified blob does not exist" |
| Null Value | DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=[AccountName];AccountKey=[AccountKey]=;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net | examplecontainer | Error returned: "The specified container does not exist" |

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## Common Errors

### The specified blob does not exist

The following error occurs if the Azure Blob input is missing the file extension as part of the name if the file has an extension. Ensure that the name for the file entered into this field matches a file that appears within the Azure Blob Container.

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## Feature Changes

| Description | Version | Release Date | Developer Task |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Added the Network Timeout property to all Azure Storage Steps. | [9.4](https://documentation.decisions.com/v99/docs/version-94x-release-notes?highlight=DT-042418%5D%20Expose%20Network%20Timeout%20and%20Retries%20for) | November 6, 2024 | [DT-042418] |

Related Information

Articles: [Azure Storage Module](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/azure-storage-module)