How to handle data type issues of data from Azure Storage blobs

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Summary

Handling data from Azure Storage blobs is not straightforward. The return value is binary (application/octet-stream) at first and needs to be casted into a data type you want to process; in our case into application/json.

This write-up is an easy to follow and real walk through of errors beginners may encounter handling Azure Storage blobs in Azure Logic Apps. It has happened to me.

Solution

I am moving slowly to my new blog at GitHub. You can find this blog post in my new, but as today unfinished blog:

https://pkirch.github.io/2017-11/logic-apps-data-type-issues/