---
title: "Get Blob Properties"
slug: "api-nds-azure-get-blob-properties"
updated: 2025-07-23T14:25:01Z
published: 2025-07-23T14:25:01Z
canonical: "docs.nasuni.com/api-nds-azure-get-blob-properties"
---

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# Get Blob Properties

Head/{container}/{blob}

Get blob (file) properties for the specified container (Nasuni Volume) and path.

SecurityAPI Key: SharedKeyAuthorizationHeader parameter nameAuthorization

Authorization header using one of the Shared Keys generated during NDS Deployment. This should not be used together with SASAuth_* query parameters.

API Key: SASAuth_sigQuery parameter namesig

SAS Authorization signature query param.

API Key: SASAuth_seQuery parameter namese

SAS Authorization expiration query param

API Key: SASAuth_spQuery parameter namesp

SAS Authorization permissions query param

API Key: SASAuth_svQuery parameter namesv

SAS Authorization version query param

API Key: SASAuth_ssQuery parameter namess

SAS Authorization service scope query param

API Key: SASAuth_srtQuery parameter namesrt

SAS Authorization resources query param

API Key: SASAuth_srQuery parameter namesr

SAS Authorization Service resource type query param

API Key: SASAuth_stQuery parameter namest

SAS Authorization starts query param

API Key: SASAuth_siQuery parameter namesi

SAS Authorization identifier query param

API Key: SASAuth_sipQuery parameter namesip

SAS Authorization IP range query param

API Key: SASAuth_sprQuery parameter namespr

SAS Authorization protocol query param

API Key: SASAuth_rsccQuery parameter namerscc

SAS Authorization response cache control query param

API Key: SASAuth_rscdQuery parameter namerscd

SAS Authorization response content disposition query param

API Key: SASAuth_rsceQuery parameter namersce

SAS Authorization response content encoding query param

API Key: SASAuth_rsclQuery parameter namerscl

SAS Authorization response content length query param

API Key: SASAuth_rsctQuery parameter namersct

SAS Authorization response content type query param

API Key: SASAuth_rsQuery parameter namers

SAS Authorization snapshot query param

API Key: SASAuth_sesQuery parameter nameses

SAS Authorization encryption scope query param

Path parameterscontainerstringRequired
blobstringRequired

Responses200

Success. Returns the blob content as plain text.

Headerscontent-lengthintegerBlob size in bytes
content-typestringMIME type
last-modifiedstringLast modified date
etagstringEntity tag
x-ms-creation-timestringCreation time
x-ms-request-idstringRequest ID
x-ms-client-request-idstringClient request ID
x-ms-versionstringAPI version
x-ms-blob-typestringBlob type
x-ms-meta-versionstringMetadata: version
x-ms-meta-handlestringMetadata: handle
x-ms-meta-uidstringMetadata: uid
x-ms-meta-gidstringMetadata: gid
x-ms-meta-modestringMetadata: mode
x-ms-meta-sizestringMetadata: size
x-ms-meta-atimestringMetadata: atime
x-ms-meta-mtimestringMetadata: mtime
x-ms-meta-ctimestringMetadata: ctime
x-ms-meta-firsthandlestringMetadata: firsthandle
<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='a40b5966-351e-4e51-852f-701d246c8809'>text/plain</option>
</select>string  (binary)    

400

Bad Request. Invalid value for a query parameter|The URI is invalid.

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='5b152244-3dcd-4a2b-a6ec-823129523a46'>application/xml</option>
</select>

```markup
"InvalidQueryParameterValue|InvalidUriAn invalid value was specified for one of the query parameters in the request URI.|The requested URI does not represent any resource on the server.\nRequestId:\nTime:2025-06-19T23:25:19.535131+00:00Z"
```

403

Forbidden. Authentication failed.

HeadersdatestringResponse date
serverstringServer name
x-request-idstringRequest ID
x-ms-error-codestringAzure error code
content-lengthintegerContent length
content-typestringContent type
<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='e0840308-b14f-4687-817d-2da8512be66d'>application/xml</option>
</select>

```markup
"AuthenticationFailedServer failed to authenticate the request. Make sure the value of Authorization header is formed correctly including the signature.\nRequestId:\nTime:2025-06-19T21:28:22.570711+00:00Z"
```

404

Not Found. The specified blob does not exist.

HeadersdatestringResponse date
x-request-idstringRequest ID
x-ms-containerapp-namestringContainer app name
x-ms-containerapp-revision-namestringContainer app revision name
x-forwarded-protostringForwarded protocol
x-ms-error-codestringAzure error code
content-lengthintegerContent length
content-typestringContent type
<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='ac78ffbf-652a-42f7-81d3-6a8f9560b523'>application/xml</option>
</select>

```markup
""
```

422

Validation Error

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='e03e4b7d-527a-481c-97e6-cace43ee9b66'>application/json</option>
</select>Expand Allobject  detail Array of object (ValidationError)   object  loc Array  AnyOfstringstring
integerinteger

msgstring    
typestring