Azure Blob Storage

This page describes how to sync data to Azure Blob Storage.

Getting Started

1. Navigate to the Destinations page in Census and click New Destination.

2. Select Azure Blob Storage from the menu.

3. Enter the requested credentials.

Enter your Azure Blob Storage credentials in Census.

Supported Sync Behaviors

Behavior	Supported?	Objects
Replace	✅	All

Learn more about all of our sync behaviors on our Core Concepts page.

Contact us if you want Census to support more sync behaviors for Azure Blob Storage.

File Path

When setting up a sync to Azure, you can provide a file path for the file name Census will create/replace. The file path can include folders. Data arrives in one file to the designated bucket and file path.

Variables

When defining the File Path, you can use variables that will be set when the sync runs. This allows you to create and sync to new files that reflect the date and time of the sync.

Variable	Description	Example Values
%Y	4-digit year	1997
%y	2-digit year	97
%m	month with zero padding	07, 12
%-m	month without zero padding	7, 12
%d	day with zero padding	03, 23
%-d	day without zero padding	3, 23
%H	24 hour with zero padding	08, 18
%k	24 hour without zero padding	8, 18
%I	12 hour with zero padding	08, 12
%l	12 hour without zero padding	8, 12
%M	minute with zero padding	04, 56
%S	second with zero padding	06, 54

Advanced Configuration

In addition to the file path, you can configure how the data is encoded as it is written. Primarily this is a question of file format:

• CSV - The standard comma separated values file. You can optionally specify an alternative delimeter such as |*, and you can enable/disable the header row.

• TSV - The tab separated values file. You can enable/disable the header row.

• JSON - A single JSON arraay of objects

• NDJSON - New line-delimited list of JSON objects

• Parquet - A columnar storage format that is more efficient for certain types of data.

• If your configured delimiter is present in data values, Census will automatically add double quotes around the value. Example: Hello, world is written as as "Hello, world" if the chosen delimiter is a comma.

In addition to file format, you can also provide a PGP Public Key to encrypt the data before it is written to the file. This is useful for ensuring that the data is secure in transit and at rest.

Need help connecting to Azure Blob Storage?

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