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Azure Files

Azure Files Directories API

Directory operations within a share

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Azure Files Directories API is one of 6 APIs that Azure Files publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Directories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 operations across 1 path. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2023-01-03.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{account-name}.file.core.windows.net.

3 operations 1 paths 0 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 PUT

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2023-01-03
Base URL
https://{account-name}.file.core.windows.net
Authentication
API Key, OAuth 2.0
Contact
Azure Files FileREST API
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Azure Files Directories API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (sharedKey). It supports OAuth 2.0 (entra) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 1 scope.

  • sharedKey — Shared Key authorization header in the form SharedKey {account}:{signature}, where signature is an HMAC-SHA256 of the canonicalized request. See https://learn.…
  • entra — Microsoft Entra ID OAuth 2.0 bearer token

Paths & Operations 3

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Directories 3

Directory operations within a share

PUT
/{shareName}/{directoryPath}
Create a directory
createDirectory 5 params → 201
GET
/{shareName}/{directoryPath}
List files and directories or get directory properties
listFilesAndDirectories 9 params → 200
DELETE
/{shareName}/{directoryPath}
Delete a directory
deleteDirectory 5 params → 202

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

azure-file-storage-directories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Azure Files publishes across the network.

Azure Files FileREST API
AE Profile APIs.io
Azure Storage Resource Provider API (File Services / Shares)
AE Profile APIs.io
Azure Files Account API
AE Profile APIs.io
Azure Files Files API
AE Profile APIs.io
Azure Files Shares API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
azure-file-storage:azure-file-storage-directories-api
Base URL
https://{account-name}.file.core.windows.net
Docs
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/file-service-rest-api
Provider
Azure Files
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