Auto delete files in Azure Blob storage

Today I was designing a solution where I had to store files for a certain amount of time in Azure Blob Storage.

I first thought I had to design and build this feature myself but I discovered that this feature is available out of the box through ‘Lifecycle Management’.

Therefore:

• Open your Storage account on the Azure portal.
• Go to Lifecycle Management in the Data Management section.

• Click on Add a rule.

• The Add a rule wizard is loaded. Specify a rule name and select the applicable blob types. Click on Next.
  

• Specify the applicable conditions and the corresponding action. Click on Add to create the Rule.

• That’s it! 
• Be aware that it can take up to 48 hours before a new or updated rule
  

 

Remark: It is also possible to directly use a lifecycle management policy file. This is a collection of rules in a JSON document.

	{
	"rules": [
	{
	"name": "rule1",
	"enabled": true,
	"type": "Lifecycle",
	"definition": {...}
	},
	{
	"name": "rule2",
	"type": "Lifecycle",
	"definition": {...}
	}
	]
	}

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More information

Optimize costs by automatically managing the data lifecycle - Azure Storage | Microsoft Learn