Table Service REST API

The Table service offers structured storage in the form of tables. The Table service API is a REST API for working with tables and the data that they contain.

The Table service API is compliant with the REST API provided by WF Data Services, with some differences. The Table service API restricts some functionality that is defined in WCF Data Services. The API also provides some additional functionality that is not available through WCF Data Services. The topics in this section describe where the Table service differs from WCF Data Services. Where the Table service conforms to the Framework specification, you will be directed to the WCF Data Services documentation.

For an overview of the differences between the Table service and WCF Data Services, see Summary of Table Service Functionality.

The.NET Client Library for WCF Data Services provides a convenient library for working with data in the Table service by using .NET objects. For more information about the client library, see Using the .NET Client Library with the Table Service.

REST API Operations

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The REST API for the Table service includes the operations listed in the following table.

 

Operation	Description
Set Table Service Properties	Sets the properties of the Table service.
Get Table Service Properties	Gets the properties of the Table service.
Query Tables	Enumerates the tables in a storage account.
Create Table	Creates a new table within a storage account.
Delete Table	Deletes a table from a storage account.
Query Entities	Queries data in a table.
Insert Entity	Inserts a new entity into a table.
Insert Or Merge Entity	Inserts or merges an entity in a table.
Insert Or Replace Entity	Inserts or replaces an entity in a table.
Update Entity	Updates an existing entity within a table by replacing it.
Merge Entity	Updates an existing entity within a table by merging new property values into the entity.
Delete Entity	Deletes an entity within a table

Entity Group Transactions

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The Table service supports batch operations for Insert Entity, Update Entity, Merge Entity, and Delete Entity operations. For more information about batch operations, see Performing Entity Group Transactions.

In This Section

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Summary of Table Service Functionality

Table Service Concepts

Operations on Tables

Operations on Entities

See Also