Check if file exists on blob storage with Azure functions

Question

Based on https://ppolyzos.com/2016/12/30/resize-images-using-azure-functions/ I have the following C# code to resize an image using Azure Functions.

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Answer 1

Since you are using CloudBlockBlob type to bind outputBlob. You could check whether this blob exist or not using following code.

if (outputBlob.Exists())
{
    log.Info($"520x245-{blobname}.{blobextension} is already exist");  
}
else
{
    log.Info($"520x245-{blobname}.{blobextension} is not exist");  
    //do the resize and upload the resized image to blob  
}

Currently, Azure Function doesn't allow us to use CloudBlockBlob in output blob binding. A workaround is change the direction to "inout" in function.json. After that, we can use CloudBlockBlob in output blob binding.

{
  "type": "blob",
  "name": "outputBlob",
  "path": "mycontainer/520x245-{blobname}.{blobextension}",
  "connection": "connectionname",
  "direction": "inout"
}