Azure CDN - URL rewrite rule to remove part of the url

Thanks!

I have tried it and waited for 15 minutes; however, it doesn't seem to work. I am using the Azure CDN with a Storage account. Let's say I have a container, "container1," and a file on it, "file1.txt."

So the "direct" Azure CDN link works: https://cdnexample.azureedge.net/container1/file1.txt

But this one doesn't work:
https://cdnexample.azureedge.net/test/container1/file1.txt

The second link should be rewritten to be like the 1st one and download the file.

Hello Cesar Albusac Jorge

Good day!

I have set up a lab and initiated a reproduction where I deployed Azure CDN with a Storage account. In the Storage account, I created a container named "container1" and added a file named "abc.txt." I can access the file within the container of the storage account.

Please follow the steps below to find the solutions as per the Rules Engine.

The original URL with the actual path:

After the rule, it works to get the file but the URL in the browser will not change because that is how URL rewrite works.

URL rewrite vs URL redirect:

For a URL rewrite, the service rewrites the URL before the request is sent to the backend. This won't change what users see in the browser because the changes are hidden from the user.

For a URL redirect, the service sends a redirect response to the client with the new URL. That, in turn, requires the client to resend its request to the new URL provided in the redirect. The URL that the user sees in the browser updates to the new URL.

Without the rewrite rule, this URL with /test string will give 404 as below

Hope this clarifies!

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Ganesh