Azure Files

aid: azure-file-storage
name: Azure Files
description: >-
  Azure Files is a fully managed cloud file share service from Microsoft Azure
  that provides hosted SMB and NFS file shares accessible from cloud and
  on-premises clients using standard file system protocols and the FileREST
  HTTPS API. It supports identity-based authentication via Active Directory
  and Microsoft Entra ID, snapshots, soft delete, and Azure File Sync for
  hybrid scenarios. The FileREST data-plane API uses shared key, shared
  access signatures (SAS), or Microsoft Entra ID OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens for
  authentication, while the control plane uses Azure Resource Manager.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Storage
  - File Storage
  - File Shares
  - SMB
  - NFS
  - Cloud
  - Azure
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-file-storage/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: azure-file-storage:filerest-api
    name: Azure Files FileREST API
    description: >-
      Data-plane HTTPS REST API for operations on file shares, directories,
      and files in Azure Files, including create, copy, lease, list, range,
      and snapshot operations. Authentication uses shared key, shared access
      signatures (SAS), or Microsoft Entra ID OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens.
    humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/file-service-rest-api
    baseURL: https://{account-name}.file.core.windows.net
    tags:
      - Azure Files
      - File Shares
      - Data Plane
      - Storage
      - Azure
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/file-service-rest-api
      - type: Operations on Shares
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/operations-on-shares--file-service-
      - type: Operations on Files
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/operations-on-files
  - aid: azure-file-storage:storage-rp-api
    name: Azure Storage Resource Provider API (File Services / Shares)
    description: >-
      Azure Resource Manager REST API for managing storage accounts,
      FileService settings, and FileShare resources at the control-plane
      level. Authentication uses Microsoft Entra ID OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens.
    humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storagerp/file-shares
    baseURL: https://management.azure.com
    tags:
      - Storage
      - Control Plane
      - Resource Manager
      - Azure
    properties:
      - type: File Services
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storagerp/file-services
      - type: File Shares
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storagerp/file-shares

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/files/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/files/
  - type: Sign Up
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]