Azure functions: how to bind query string parameters of http trigger function to SQL query of Cosmos DB

Question

I am trying to run an http trigger Azure function with Cosmos DB input binding. I would like the url of the http trigger to include several parameters on the query string that become bound to the SQL query of the input Cosmos DB binding. I am trying the following bindings in function.json, but it does not work (the function does not even get triggered):

{
  "direction": "in",
  "type": "httpTrigger",
  "authLevel": "anonymous",
  "name": "req",
  "methods": [ "get" ],
  "route": "users/{age=age?}/{gender=gender?}"
},
{
  "direction": "in",
  "type": "documentDB",
  "name": "users",
  "databaseName": "Database",
  "collectionName": "Users",
  "sqlQuery": "SELECT * FROM x where x.age = {age} and x.gender = {gender}",
  "connection": "COSMOSDB_CONNECTION_STRING"
},

According to this answer the route constraint users/{age=age?}/{gender=gender?} is valid for Web API, and according to the documentation you can use any Web API Route Constraint with your parameters. Ultimately I would to like make a GET request to the Azure function that looks like api/users?age=30&gender=male. How should this be done then?

Answer 1

I don't think you can configure a Cosmos DB binding to values defined in query parameters e.g. ?age=30. At least I haven't seen any examples like that in the functions documentation.

But you can bind them to the route parameters to achieve the same outcome, which you have pretty much done already.

Keeping that route of users/{age}/{gender}, your Cosmos SqlQuery will then pick up those route parameters when invoking a GET on http://yourfunctionhost/yourfunction/users/30/male

Answer 2

GET and POST parameter will be bound, so they can be used inside the sqlQuery without any additional configuration. Just give it a try, this has definitely changed in the past