az-storage-table

Create a new table in the storage account

$ az storage table create --account-name [storage_account_name] [[-n|--name]] [table_name] --fail-on-exist

$ az storage table generate-sas --account-name [storage_account_name] [[-n|--name]] [table_name] --permissions [sas_permissions] --expiry [expiry_date] --https-only

$ az storage table list --account-name [storage_account_name]

$ az storage table delete --account-name [storage_account_name] [[-n|--name]] [table_name] --fail-not-exist

az storage table { check | create | delete | entity | list | show | wait } [options]

--account-key
    Storage account access key.

--account-name
    Storage account name.

--auth-mode
    Auth mode: login, key, cli. Default: cli.

--connection-string
    Account connection string.

--sas-token
    Shared access signature (SAS) token.

--debug
    Show all debug logs.

--help -h
    Show help.

--only-show-errors
    Suppress warnings.

--output -o
    json, jsonc, table, tsv. Default: json.

--query
    JMESPath query string.

--subscription
    Subscription name or ID.

--verbose
    Increase logging verbosity.

--yes
    Skip confirmation prompts.

az storage table is a command group in the Azure CLI for managing tables in Azure Table Storage, a NoSQL key-value store for structured data.

Azure Table Storage offers scalable, schemaless storage ideal for applications needing fast access to semi-structured data. This command enables creating, deleting, listing, and inspecting tables, plus entity operations like insert, update, merge, delete, and query via the entity subcommand.

Authentication supports storage account keys, SAS tokens, connection strings, or Azure AD via CLI login. It's designed for automation, scripting, DevOps pipelines, and interactive use. Supports output formats like JSON, table, TSV; JMESPath queries; and verbose/debug logging.

Requires Azure CLI 2.0+ installed. Integrates seamlessly with other az storage commands for blobs, queues, files.

Requires Azure CLI 2.0+ and valid storage account access. Table names must be 3-63 chars, lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens. Not for production data without backups.

check: Verify table exists.
create: Create table.
delete: Delete table.
entity: CRUD on entities.
list: List tables.
show: Table details.
wait: Poll until condition met.

az storage table create --name mytable --account-name mystorage --account-key key
az storage table list --account-name mystorage

Part of Azure CLI 2.0 (March 2017), evolved with storage service updates. Supports Table API 2019-07-07+.

az storage(1), az storage blob(1), az storage queue(1), az storage file(1)