Sample Python script to manage Azure Blob Storage snapshots: list snapshots, take a snapshot, delete a snapshot, copy a snapshot to a new Blob.

snapshot_utility.py

#!/usr/bin/python

from azure.storage import BlobService
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("container", help="the blob container")
parser.add_argument("blob", help="the blob name")
parser.add_argument("-s", "--snapshot", help="take a new snapshot", action="store_true")
parser.add_argument("-d", "--delete", help="delete a snapshot")
parser.add_argument("-c", "--copy", help="copy a snapshot")
args = parser.parse_args()

# To use the storage services, you need to set the AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT
# and the AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY environment variables to the storage
# account name and primary access key you obtain from the Azure Portal.

AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT='mystorage'
AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY='supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'

blob_service = BlobService(AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY)

if args.snapshot == True:
  print '# Taking new snapshot...'
  blob_service.snapshot_blob(args.container, args.blob)
  print 'OK.'

if args.delete:
  print '# Deleting snapshot...'
  blob_service.delete_blob(args.container, args.blob, snapshot=args.delete)
  print "Deleted", args.delete

if args.copy:
  print '# Copying snapshot...'
  src = "https://" + AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT + ".blob.core.windows.net/" + args.container + "/" + args.blob + "?snapshot=" + args.copy
  dst = args.blob + "_restore"
  blob_service.copy_blob(args.container, dst, src)
  print "Copied", src, "to", dst

print '# List of snapshots:'

for blob in blob_service.list_blobs(args.container, include='snapshots'):
  if blob.name == args.blob:
    print blob.name, blob.snapshot