Super short blogpost today, just two commands on how you use SAS link to download and upload files with PowerShell/RestAPI. Same can be done with Python using a link like this. Yes, I know my SAS ID is in the code, but its not valid anymore š
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| # This is how you can upload and download a file to/from Azure Blob Storage using PowerShell and a SAS URL. | |
| # For download the SAS URL must have read permissions and for upload it must have write permissions. | |
| # Specify the filename to upload | |
| $Filename = "picture.png" | |
| # Replace with your actual SAS URL | |
| $SasUrl = "https://aiswedenholmes7080246781.blob.core.windows.net/files/$Filename?sp=rw&st=2025-11-13T12:03:14Z&se=2025-11-13T20:18:14Z&spr=https&sv=2024-11-04&sr=c&sig=Rb0Aqy5Hg6G0PZiJV1M8cYY5MvELK8TXN8gxCu4xqjU%3D" | |
| # Read the file content as a byte array | |
| $FileContent = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("./$Filename") | |
| # Upload the file to Azure Blob Storage | |
| Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $SasUrl ` | |
| -Method Put ` | |
| -Body $FileContent ` | |
| -Headers @{ | |
| "x-ms-blob-type" = "BlockBlob" | |
| "Content-Type" = "application/octet-stream" | |
| } | |
| # Download the file back from Azure Blob Storage | |
| Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $SasUrl ` | |
| -Method Get ` | |
| -OutFile "new_$Filename.png" |
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