Learn how to use generics to store and retrieve different types of object in an Azure Cosmos DB Container. And how to deserialize the data property into a C# object of a specific type.

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This post explores how to store and retrieve different types of objects in an Azure Cosmos DB Container using C# and generics. It also covers the process of deserializing the 'data' property using JSON.NET and System.Text.Json.

Azure Cosmos DB: container items and generics

Writing to and reading from the Cosmos DB container ​

Deserializing the data property with JSON.NET ​

Deserializing the data property with System.Text.Json ​