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Azure Storage tools for the Azure MCP Server

The Azure MCP Server allows you to manage Azure Storage resources, including storage accounts, containers, tables, and blobs with natural language prompts without having to remember specific command syntax.

Azure Storage is Microsoft's cloud storage solution for modern data storage scenarios. Azure Storage offers highly available, massively scalable, durable, and secure storage for various data objects in the cloud.

Note

The Azure MCP Server tools define parameters for data they need to complete tasks. Some of these parameters are specific to each tool and are documented below. Other parameters are global and shared by all tools. For more information, see Tool parameters.

Get container details

The Azure MCP Server can show detailed information about a specific container in a storage account. This information includes metadata, access policies, and other properties.

Example prompts include:

  • Container details: "Show me details about the 'documents' container in my 'mystorageaccount' storage account."
  • Container info: "Get properties of container 'images' in storage account 'media_files'"
  • Container properties: "What are the settings for my 'backups' container?"
  • Container status: "Check access policy for 'user_data' container"
Parameter Required or optional Description
Subscription Required The Azure subscription ID or name.
Account name Required The name of the Azure Storage account.
Container name Required The name of the container to access.

List accounts

The Azure MCP Server can list all storage accounts in a subscription. This functionality provides an overview of your storage infrastructure.

Example prompts include:

  • List accounts: "Show me all storage accounts in my subscription."
  • View accounts: "What storage accounts do I have available?"
  • Find accounts: "List my storage accounts"
  • Query accounts: "Show all my storage resources"
  • Check accounts: "Storage accounts in subscription abc123"
Parameter Required or optional Description
Subscription Required The Azure subscription ID or name.

List containers

The Azure MCP Server can list all blob containers in a storage account. This functionality helps you organize and manage your blob data.

Example prompts include:

  • List containers: "Show me all containers in my 'mystorageaccount' storage account."
  • View containers: "What containers do I have in storage account 'app_data'?"
  • Find containers: "List all containers in my storage 'user_files'"
  • Query containers: "Show available containers in my storage account"
Parameter Required or optional Description
Subscription Required The Azure subscription ID or name.
Account name Required The name of the Azure Storage account.

List container blobs

The Azure MCP Server can list all blobs in a container. This helps you manage the files stored in your blob storage.

Example prompts include:

  • List blobs: "Show me all files in the 'documents' container in my 'mystorageaccount' storage account."
  • View blobs: "What files do I have in container 'images'?"
  • Find blobs: "List all files in my 'backups' container"
  • Query blobs: "Show available files in container 'logs'"
  • Check blobs: "Get all blobs in my 'user_data' container"
Parameter Required or optional Description
Subscription Required The Azure subscription ID or name.
Account name Required The name of the Azure Storage account.
Container name Required The name of the container to access.

List tables

The Azure MCP Server can list all tables in a storage account. This functionality helps you manage your structured NoSQL data.

Example prompts include:

  • List tables: "Show me all tables in my 'mystorageaccount' storage account."
  • View tables: "What tables do I have in storage account 'app_data'?"
  • Find tables: "List all tables in my storage 'user_data'"
  • Query tables: "Show available tables in my storage account"
  • Check tables: "Get all storage tables in my 'analytics_data' account"
Parameter Required or optional Description
Subscription Required The Azure subscription ID or name.
Account name Required The name of the Azure Storage account.

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