Create Table in Azure Storage Account

Question

Is there's a way to create a Table inside Azure Storage Account using ARM template? I can achieve that using PowerShell but can't find a way to do it using JSON template, also when I browse my deployment resources using (https://resources.azure.com) I can't see any reference to the created table under the storage account, any idea why?

Thanks, A Seyam

Answer 1

You can create an Azure Storage account with a table via ARM like this, using a tableServices/tables sub-resource on your storageAccount resource:

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "storageAccountName": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 3,
      "maxLength": 24
    },
    "storageAccountSku": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "Standard_LRS",
      "allowedValues": [
        "Standard_LRS",
        "Standard_GRS",
        "Standard_RAGRS"
      ]
    },
    "tableName": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 3,
      "maxLength": 63
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
      "name": "[parameters('storageAccountName')]",
      "apiVersion": "2019-06-01",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "kind": "StorageV2",
      "sku": {
        "name": "[parameters('storageAccountSku')]"
      },
      "resources": [
        {
          "name": "[concat('default/', parameters('tableName'))]",
          "type": "tableServices/tables",
          "apiVersion": "2019-06-01",
          "dependsOn": [
            "[resourceId('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts', parameters('storageAccountName'))]"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

The functionality is documented on the ARM Template spec page for tableServices/tables.

Answer 2

1. As far as I know, no. You could look at Get started with Azure Table storage using .NET/PHP/Python/... for details.
2. The Table service exposes Account, Tables, Entity via the REST API, so you couldn't see them in the portal. You can check out Addressing Table Service Resources for more info.