Listing Buckets
Functions
You can perform this operation to list all buckets that you have created across all regions.
Request Syntax
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        GET / HTTP/1.1 Host: obs.region.myhuaweicloud.eu Date: date Authorization: authorization  | 
      
 
  Regardless of the endpoint you specified, a list of buckets spanning all regions is returned.
When creating a bucket, do not list buckets.
Request Parameters
This request contains no parameters.
Request Headers
This request's message header is the same as that of a common request. For details, see Table 1. This request can contain additional headers. The following table describes the additional headers for this request.
| 
        Parameter  | 
      
        Mandatory (Yes/No)  | 
      
        Type  | 
      
        Description  | 
     
|---|---|---|---|
| 
        x-obs-bucket-type  | 
      
        No  | 
      
        String  | 
      
        Definition: This header specifies the type of buckets contained in the list. Example: x-obs-bucket-type: POSIX Constraints: If this header is not carried, the list of all buckets and parallel file systems is obtained. Range: 
 Default value: If the request header is not carried, the default value is blank, indicating that both OBJECT and POSIX are carried.  | 
     
Request Elements
The request does not use request elements.
Response Syntax
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        GET HTTP/1.1 status_code Content-Type: type Date: date Content-Length: length <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <ListAllMyBucketsResult xmlns="http://obs.region.myhuaweicloud.eu/doc/2015-06-30/"> <Owner> <ID>id</ID> </Owner> <Buckets> <Bucket> <Name>bucketName</Name> <CreationDate>date</CreationDate> <Location>region</Location> <BucketType>buckettype</BucketType> </Bucket> ... </Buckets> </ListAllMyBucketsResult>  | 
      
Response Headers
The response to the request uses common headers. For details, see Table 1.
Response Elements
This response contains the XML list of buckets owned by the user. Table 2 describes the elements.
| 
        Parameter  | 
      
        Type  | 
      
        Description  | 
     
|---|---|---|
| 
        ListAllMyBucketsResult  | 
      
        XML  | 
      
        Definition: List of buckets. It is the parent node of Owner and Buckets. Range: None  | 
     
| 
        XML  | 
      
        Definition: Owner of the bucket. Range: For details, see Table 3.  | 
     |
| 
        XML  | 
      
        Definition: List of buckets returned. Range: For details, see Table 4.  | 
     
| 
        Parameter  | 
      
        Type  | 
      
        Description  | 
     
|---|---|---|
| 
        ID  | 
      
        String  | 
      
        Definition: Domain ID (account ID) of the owner. Range: For details, see Domain ID.  | 
     
| 
        Parameter  | 
      
        Type  | 
      
        Description  | 
     
|---|---|---|
| 
        XML  | 
      
        Definition: Detailed bucket information, including the bucket name and creation time. Range: For details, see Table 5.  | 
     
| 
        Parameter  | 
      
        Type  | 
      
        Description  | 
     
|---|---|---|
| 
        Name  | 
      
        String  | 
      
        Definition: Bucket name Range: The value is a string of 3 to 63 characters.  | 
     
| 
        CreationDate  | 
      
        String  | 
      
        Definition: Time (UTC) when the bucket is created. The date is in the ISO8601 format, for example, 2025-06-28T08:57:41.047Z. Range: The value is a string of 24 characters.  | 
     
| 
        Location  | 
      
        String  | 
      
        Definition: Region where a bucket is located  | 
     
| 
        BucketType  | 
      
        String  | 
      
        Definition: Bucket type Range: 
  | 
     
Error Responses
No special error responses are returned. For details about error responses, see Table 2.
Sample Request
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        GET / HTTP/1.1 User-Agent: curl/7.29.0 Host: obs.region.myhuaweicloud.eu Accept: */* Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 05:37:12 +0000 Authorization: OBS GKDF4C7Q6SI0IPGTXTJN:9HXkVQIiQKw33UEmyBI4rWrzmic=  | 
      
Sample Response
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        HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: OBS x-obs-request-id: BF260000016435722C11379647A8A00A x-obs-id-2: 32AAAQAAEAABAAAQAAEAABAAAQAAEAABCSGGDRUM62QZi3hGP8Fz3gOloYCfZ39U Content-Type: application/xml Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 05:37:12 GMT Content-Length: 460 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <ListAllMyBucketsResult xmlns="http://obs.region.myhuaweicloud.eu/doc/2015-06-30/"> <Owner> <ID>783fc6652cf246c096ea836694f71855</ID> </Owner> <Buckets> <Bucket> <Name>examplebucket01</Name> <CreationDate>2018-06-21T09:15:01.032Z</CreationDate> <Location>region</Location> <BucketType>OBJECT</BucketType> </Bucket> <Bucket> <Name>examplebucket02</Name> <CreationDate>2018-06-22T03:56:33.700Z</CreationDate> <Location>region</Location> <BucketType>OBJECT</BucketType> </Bucket> </Buckets> </ListAllMyBucketsResult>  | 
      
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