Want to export data from multiple similar Azure tables to one JSON file?
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Export multiple similar Azure tables to a single JSON file
Login to Azure -> Select Azure tables -> Set JSON file options -> Export Azure to JSON
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Export Similar Tables” at task dialog.
Select JSON file type.
1. Select similar Azure tables.
2. Set JSON file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export multiple similar Azure tables to a single JSON file.
After exporting, you can view output JSON file.
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See also:
- Export Azure table to JSON
- Export Azure query results to JSON
- 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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