---
title: "Get Blob"
slug: "api-nds-azure-get-blob"
updated: 2025-07-23T14:24:57Z
published: 2025-07-23T14:24:57Z
canonical: "docs.nasuni.com/api-nds-azure-get-blob"
---

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# Get Blob

Get/{container}/{blob}

Get the contents of the specified blob (file).

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 contents as the guessed `mimetype`.

Headerscontent-lengthintegerBlob size in bytes
content-typestringGuessed `MIME` 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: UniFS 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: UniFS firsthandle
<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='099d2b6b-6a88-4338-92e2-92d5b3987d84'>*/*</option>
</select>

```
"Sample file content."
```

206

Partial Content. Returns a file segment with guessed MIME type.

HeadersdatestringResponse date
content-lengthintegerLength of the returned content in bytes
content-typestringGuessed MIME 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
content-rangestringRange of bytes returned
x-ms-meta-versionstringMetadata: version
x-ms-meta-handlestringMetadata: UniFS 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: UniFS firsthandle
<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='9cec9353-6947-4b41-b210-f8aef5aeb618'>*/*</option>
</select>

```
"Partial file content."
```

400

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

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='cc9fa3ad-737c-4c83-9ba6-92490eb464cf'>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='5b5d9fbd-d96e-4a55-84d1-2034bb3c460b'>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 container|blob does not exist.

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='b13beef5-7f9c-458c-b201-b110612192e2'>application/xml</option>
</select>

```markup
"ContainerNotFound|BlobNotFoundThe specified container|blob does not exist.\nRequestId:\nTime:2025-06-19T22:35:07.614063+00:00ZContainerNotFoundThe specified container does not exist.\nRequestId:\nTime:2025-06-19T22:35:07.614063+00:00Z"
```

413

Payload Too Large. The uploaded blob exceeds the maximum allowed size.

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='a31758b7-1128-4d82-a84a-7ff20527331f'>application/xml</option>
</select>

```markup
"BlobTooLargeFile exceeds max size of 1181116007.0\nRequestId:\nTime:2025-06-20T14:23:46.727109+00:00Z"
```

422

Validation Error

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='d087edf6-0f87-4a96-ad8e-a1749005fa5b'>application/json</option>
</select>Expand Allobject  detail Array of object (ValidationError)   object  loc Array  AnyOfstringstring
integerinteger

msgstring    
typestring