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Export data from Azure query to JSON file
Login to Azure -> Enter Azure query -> Set JSON file options -> Export Azure query to JSON
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select JSON file type.
1. Enter Azure query.
2. Set JSON file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export Azure query results to JSON file.
After exporting, you can view output JSON files.
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See also:
- Export Azure table to JSON
- Export multiple similar Azure tables to one JSON file
- Batch export Azure tables to JSON files
Azure SQL → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Azure SQL | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | float | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | "text" (string) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | date | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | datetime2 | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | bit | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
Azure SQL is a database server and JSON is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference - the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in Azure SQL | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | datetime2, date, time | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | — |
| binary | varbinary(max) | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | — | Braces and commas |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | — | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Nested objects and arrays |
| 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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