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Table Service REST API
Updated: June 12, 2012
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
The REST API for the Table service includes the operations listed in the following table.
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Sets the properties of the Table service. |
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Gets the properties of the Table service. |
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Enumerates the tables in a storage account. |
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Creates a new table within a storage account. |
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Deletes a table from a storage account. |
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Returns details about any stored access policies specified on the table that may be used with Shared Access Signatures. |
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Sets details about any stored access policies specified on the table that may be used with Shared Access Signatures. |
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Queries data in a table. |
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Inserts a new entity into a table. |
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Inserts or merges an entity in a table. |
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Inserts or replaces an entity in a table. |
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Updates an existing entity within a table by replacing it. |
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Updates an existing entity within a table by merging new property values into the entity. |
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Deletes an entity within a table |
Entity Group Transactions
The Table service supports batch operations for Insert Entity (REST API), Update Entity (REST API), Merge Entity (REST API), and Delete Entity (REST API) operations. For more information about batch operations, see Performing Entity Group Transactions.
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