azure-storage-file-share-ts

@azure/storage-file-share (TypeScript/JavaScript)

SDK for Azure File Share operations — SMB file shares, directories, and file operations.

Installation

npm install @azure/storage-file-share @azure/identity

Current Version: 12.x
Node.js: >= 18.0.0

Environment Variables

AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME=<account-name>
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY=<account-key>
# OR connection string
AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING=DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=...

Authentication

Connection String (Simplest)

import { ShareServiceClient } from "@azure/storage-file-share";

const client = ShareServiceClient.fromConnectionString(
  process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING!
);

StorageSharedKeyCredential (Node.js only)

import { ShareServiceClient, StorageSharedKeyCredential } from "@azure/storage-file-share";

const accountName = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME!;
const accountKey = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY!;

const sharedKeyCredential = new StorageSharedKeyCredential(accountName, accountKey);
const client = new ShareServiceClient(
  `https://${accountName}.file.core.windows.net`,
  sharedKeyCredential
);

DefaultAzureCredential

import { ShareServiceClient } from "@azure/storage-file-share";
import { DefaultAzureCredential } from "@azure/identity";

const accountName = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME!;
const client = new ShareServiceClient(
  `https://${accountName}.file.core.windows.net`,
  new DefaultAzureCredential()
);

SAS Token

import { ShareServiceClient } from "@azure/storage-file-share";

const accountName = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME!;
const sasToken = process.env.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN!;

const client = new ShareServiceClient(
  `https://${accountName}.file.core.windows.net${sasToken}`
);

Client Hierarchy

ShareServiceClient (account level)
└── ShareClient (share level)
    └── ShareDirectoryClient (directory level)
        └── ShareFileClient (file level)