langchain/docs/integrations/azure_blob_storage.md

# Azure Blob Storage

>[Azure Blob Storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-introduction) is Microsoft's object storage solution for the cloud. Blob Storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data. Unstructured data is data that doesn't adhere to a particular data model or definition, such as text or binary data.

>[Azure Files](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-introduction) offers fully managed
> file shares in the cloud that are accessible via the industry standard Server Message Block (`SMB`) protocol, 
> Network File System (`NFS`) protocol, and `Azure Files REST API`. `Azure Files` are based on the `Azure Blob Storage`.

`Azure Blob Storage` is designed for:
- Serving images or documents directly to a browser.
- Storing files for distributed access.
- Streaming video and audio.
- Writing to log files.
- Storing data for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and archiving.
- Storing data for analysis by an on-premises or Azure-hosted service.

## Installation and Setup

```bash
pip install azure-storage-blob
```


## Document Loader

See a [usage example for the Azure Blob Storage](../modules/indexes/document_loaders/examples/azure_blob_storage_container.ipynb).

```python
from langchain.document_loaders import AzureBlobStorageContainerLoader
```

See a [usage example for the Azure Files](../modules/indexes/document_loaders/examples/azure_blob_storage_file.ipynb).

```python
from langchain.document_loaders import AzureBlobStorageFileLoader
```
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			`>[Azure Blob Storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-introduction) is Microsoft's object storage solution for the cloud. Blob Storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data. Unstructured data is data that doesn't adhere to a particular data model or definition, such as text or binary data.`

			`>[Azure Files](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-introduction) offers fully managed`
			> file shares in the cloud that are accessible via the industry standard Server Message Block (`SMB`) protocol,
			> Network File System (`NFS`) protocol, and `Azure Files REST API`. `Azure Files` are based on the `Azure Blob Storage`.

			`Azure Blob Storage` is designed for:
			`- Serving images or documents directly to a browser.`
			`- Storing files for distributed access.`
			`- Streaming video and audio.`
			`- Writing to log files.`
			`- Storing data for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and archiving.`
			`- Storing data for analysis by an on-premises or Azure-hosted service.`

			`## Installation and Setup`

			```bash
			`pip install azure-storage-blob`
			```


			`## Document Loader`

			`See a [usage example for the Azure Blob Storage](../modules/indexes/document_loaders/examples/azure_blob_storage_container.ipynb).`

			```python
			`from langchain.document_loaders import AzureBlobStorageContainerLoader`
			```

			`See a [usage example for the Azure Files](../modules/indexes/document_loaders/examples/azure_blob_storage_file.ipynb).`

			```python
			`from langchain.document_loaders import AzureBlobStorageFileLoader`
			```