azure_rm_storageblob - Manage blob containers and blob objects.¶

New in version 2.1.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
Maintenance
- Author

Synopsis ¶

Create, update and delete blob containers and blob objects. Use to upload a file and store it as a blob object, or download a blob object to a file.

Requirements ¶

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 2.7
azure >= 2.0.0

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
ad_user		Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
adfs_authority_url (added in 2.6)	Default: None	Azure AD authority url. Use when authenticating with Username/password, and has your own ADFS authority.
api_profile (added in 2.5)	Default: latest	Selects an API profile to use when communicating with Azure services. Default value of `latest` is appropriate for public clouds; future values will allow use with Azure Stack.
append_tags bool	Choices: no yes ←	Use to control if tags field is canonical or just appends to existing tags. When canonical, any tags not found in the tags parameter will be removed from the object's metadata.
auth_source (added in 2.5)	Choices: auto cli credential_file env msi	Controls the source of the credentials to use for authentication. If not specified, ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE environment variable will be used and default to `auto` if variable is not defined. `auto` will follow the default precedence of module parameters -> environment variables -> default profile in credential file `~/.azure/credentials`. When set to `cli`, the credentials will be sources from the default Azure CLI profile. Can also be set via the `ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE` environment variable. When set to `msi`, the host machine must be an azure resource with an enabled MSI extension. `subscription_id` or the environment variable `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID` can be used to identify the subscription ID if the resource is granted access to more than one subscription, otherwise the first subscription is chosen. The `msi` was added in Ansible 2.6.
blob		Name of a blob object within the container. aliases: blob_name
blob_type (added in 2.5)	Choices: block ← page	Type of Blob Object.
cache_control		Set the blob cache-control header.
cert_validation_mode (added in 2.5)	Choices: validate ignore	Controls the certificate validation behavior for Azure endpoints. By default, all modules will validate the server certificate, but when an HTTPS proxy is in use, or against Azure Stack, it may be necessary to disable this behavior by passing `ignore`. Can also be set via credential file profile or the `AZURE_CERT_VALIDATION` environment variable.
client_id		Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
cloud_environment (added in 2.4)	Default: AzureCloud	For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, `AzureChinaCloud`, `AzureUSGovernment`), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the `AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT` environment variable.
container required		Name of a blob container within the storage account. aliases: container_name
content_disposition		Set the blob content-disposition header.
content_encoding		Set the blob encoding header.
content_language		Set the blob content-language header.
content_md5		Set the blob md5 hash value.
content_type		Set the blob content-type header. For example, 'image/png'.
dest		Destination file path. Use with state 'present' to download a blob. aliases: destination
force bool	Choices: no ← yes	Overwrite existing blob or file when uploading or downloading. Force deletion of a container that contains blobs.
password		Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
profile		Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
public_access	Choices: container blob	Determine a container's level of public access. By default containers are private. Can only be set at time of container creation.
resource_group required		Name of the resource group to use. aliases: resource_group_name
secret		Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
src		Source file path. Use with state 'present' to upload a blob. aliases: source
state	Choices: absent present ←	Assert the state of a container or blob. Use state 'absent' with a container value only to delete a container. Include a blob value to remove a specific blob. A container will not be deleted, if it contains blobs. Use the force option to override, deleting the container and all associated blobs. Use state 'present' to create or update a container and upload or download a blob. If the container does not exist, it will be created. If it exists, it will be updated with configuration options. Provide a blob name and either src or dest to upload or download. Provide a src path to upload and a dest path to download. If a blob (uploading) or a file (downloading) already exists, it will not be overwritten unless the force parameter is true.
storage_account_name required		Name of the storage account to use. aliases: account_name, storage_account
subscription_id		Your Azure subscription Id.
tags		Dictionary of string:string pairs to assign as metadata to the object. Metadata tags on the object will be updated with any provided values. To remove tags set append_tags option to false.
tenant		Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

Notes ¶

Note

For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables or use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials. Authentication is possible using a service principal or Active Directory user. To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.
To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.
Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

Examples ¶

- name: Remove container foo
  azure_rm_storageblob:
    resource_group: testing
    storage_account_name: clh0002
    container: foo
    state: absent

- name: Create container foo and upload a file
  azure_rm_storageblob:
    resource_group: Testing
    storage_account_name: clh0002
    container: foo
    blob: graylog.png
    src: ./files/graylog.png
    public_access: container
    content_type: 'application/image'

- name: Download the file
  azure_rm_storageblob:
    resource_group: Testing
    storage_account_name: clh0002
    container: foo
    blob: graylog.png
    dest: ~/tmp/images/graylog.png

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
blob dict	when a blob is operated on	Facts about the current state of the blob. Sample: {'content_length': 136532, 'last_modified': '09-Mar-2016 22:08:25 +0000', 'name': 'graylog.png', 'tags': {}, 'content_settings': {'content_language': None, 'content_encoding': None, 'content_type': 'application/image', 'content_md5': None, 'content_disposition': None, 'cache_control': None}, 'type': 'BlockBlob'}
container dict	always	Facts about the current state of the selected container. Sample: {'last_mdoified': '09-Mar-2016 19:28:26 +0000', 'name': 'foo', 'tags': {}}

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance ¶

This module is flagged as certified which means that it is maintained by an Ansible Partner. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by an Ansible Partner, see here.

Author ¶

Chris Houseknecht (@chouseknecht)
Matt Davis (@nitzmahone)

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