Azure Blob Storage

Copy form data and files to Azure Blob Storage automatically.

Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft’s scalable object storage service for unstructured data. Connecting to Cognito Forms turns submissions into blobs—uploading files, archiving entries, and mapping fields to blob metadata in your containers.

Store submissions in Azure with controls for cost, retention, and resilience across your storage account.

  • Control data lifecycle
  • Immutability & soft delete
  • Consistent backups

Use this integration to:

  • Upload attachments as blobs
  • Map fields to blob metadata
  • Archive entries as JSON

Use this integration when you

Use Azure Blob Storage to archive submissions from forms, store uploaded files, organize blobs by form data, and store content in containers automatically.

Commonly used on:

How It Works

  1. Log in to Power Automate
    1. Access your Power Automate dashboard
  2. Create an automated cloud flow
    1. Click “Create” and select “Automated cloud flow”
  3. Set Cognito Forms as the trigger
    1. Choose “When a new entry is submitted” trigger in the Cognito Forms connector
    2. Authenticate with your Cognito Forms API key and select the form
  4. Add Azure Blob Storage as the action
    1. Select “Create blob” or “Update blob” action in the Azure Blob Storage connector
    2. Sign in with your Azure credentials, choose the storage account, container, and blob path
  5. Map form data and files
    1. Map Cognito Forms fields to blob metadata (e.g., filenames, content type) and file content to blob content
  6. Test the flow
    1. Submit a test form entry; verify that a new blob appears in your Azure container
  7. Activate the flow
    1. Save and turn on the flow to enable continuous syncing of form data and files

Still need help? Check out our Microsoft Power Automate support article.
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