az-storage-account

Create a storage account

$ az storage account create -n [account-name] -g [resource-group] -l [westus] --sku [Standard_LRS]

$ az storage account list -o table

$ az storage account show -n [account-name] -g [resource-group]

$ az storage account show-connection-string -n [account-name] -g [resource-group]

$ az storage account keys list -n [account-name] -g [resource-group]

$ az storage account generate-sas --permissions [rwdlac] --account-name [account-name] --services [bfqt] --resource-types [sco] --expiry [2024-12-31T00:00Z]

$ az storage account check-name --name [proposed-name]

$ az storage account delete -n [account-name] -g [resource-group] --yes

az storage account subcommand [options]

az storage account manages Azure storage accounts, which provide a unique namespace for storing and accessing Azure Storage data objects. Storage accounts support blobs, files, queues, tables, and disks.
Different account types and SKUs offer varying performance tiers, redundancy options, and access patterns. StorageV2 (general-purpose v2) accounts support all storage services and features.

-n, --name value

Storage account name (globally unique, 3-24 chars, lowercase/numbers only)

Name of the resource group

Azure region for the storage account

Storage SKU: StandardLRS, StandardGRS, StandardRAGRS, StandardZRS, PremiumLRS, PremiumZRS

Account kind: StorageV2, Storage, BlobStorage, FileStorage, BlockBlobStorage

Access tier for blob data: Hot, Cool, Cold, Premium

Account Lifecycle

create, delete, list, show, update, check-name

keys list, keys renew, generate-sas, show-connection-string

network-rule add, network-rule list, network-rule remove, private-endpoint-connection

blob-service-properties show, blob-service-properties update, blob-inventory-policy

file-service-properties show, file-service-properties update

management-policy create, encryption-scope create, failover, local-user

Storage account names must be globally unique across all Azure customers. Changing redundancy options (GRS to LRS) may require data migration. Deleting a storage account is irreversible and removes all contained data. Premium accounts have different pricing and performance characteristics.

Azure Storage was one of the first Azure services, available since the platform's launch in 2010. StorageV2 accounts became the recommended default in 2018, unifying previously separate storage types and enabling new features like access tiers.

az(1), az-storage(1), az-storage-blob(1), az-storage-container(1)