Want to import data from JSON array to Azure?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop JSON array to Azure converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Import JSON array to Azure, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert locally and privately, avoid uploading large or private JSON file(s) to online services.
Import data from JSON array to Azure
Login to Azure -> Choose JSON array file -> Set Azure table -> Import JSON array to Azure
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “JSON” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a JSON array file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) JSON array file.
Here is the file’s content.
FileToDB will parse JSON array.
2. Select a Azure table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in Azure table.
4. Import JSON array data to Azure.
View imported data in Azure table
Convert JSON array to Azure in command line
Save “JSON array to Azure” session, then you can:
- Import JSON array to Azure in Windows command line.
- Import JSON array to Azure in Linux command line.
- Import JSON array to Azure in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting JSON array to Azure
You can schedule and automate this “JSON array to Azure” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “JSON array to Azure” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “JSON array to Azure” conversion.
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JSON Array → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in JSON Array | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 (number) | int |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | bigint |
| Decimal | 1234.56 (number) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e10 (number) | float |
| Text | "text" (string) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | "2026-09-18" (string) | date |
| Datetime | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) | datetime2 |
| Binary | "base64:..." (string) | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | true / false (boolean) | bit |
| JSON | nested object or array, kept as structure | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
JSON Array is a file format and Azure SQL is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in JSON Array | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 1433 |
| identifiers | Double quotes; backslash escapes | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | — | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string | varbinary(max) |
| separator | Braces and commas | — |
| encoding | UTF-8 by definition | — |
| typing | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type | — |
| shape | Nested objects and arrays | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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