Want to parse JSON from open RESTful API and save to Azure database?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop JSON to Azure converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Import JSON 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.
Import JSON from open RESTful API to Azure database
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select “Source File From” with “Url”.
1. Input the RESTful API URL, and download to JSON file.
2. Open the saved JSON file.
3. Config target Azure database.
You can create new Azure table by JSON struct, just a few mouse clicks.
Select table and config fields.
4. Summary.
5. Import RESTful JSON to Azure.
See importing results in Azure table
Import API JSON_API to Azure in command line
Save “JSON_API to Azure” session, then you can:
- Import API JSON_API to Azure in Windows command line.
- Import API JSON_API to Azure in Linux command line.
- Import API JSON_API to Azure in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing API JSON_API to Azure
You can schedule and automate this importing task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “JSON to Azure” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “JSON to Azure” conversion.
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JSON → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in JSON | 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 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 | 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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