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Export data from Azure table to JSON array
Login to Azure -> Choose Azure table -> Set JSON array file options -> Export Azure to JSON array
Choose Azure and logon.
“Export From Table” for “Azure to JSON array”.
Select JSON file type.
1. Choose Azure table.
2. Set JSON array file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export Azure data to JSON array.
After exporting, you can view output JSON array file.
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Azure SQL → JSON Array reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Azure SQL | in JSON Array |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Array 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 Array |
|---|---|---|
| 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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