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Initiating a Multipart Upload (SDK for Go)

Function

This API initiates a multipart upload and returns a globally unique upload ID. You can use this upload ID in your subsequent requests including UploadPart, CompleteMultipartUpload, and ListParts. There can be more than one multipart upload for the same object. Each multipart upload initiation request can contain headers such as Content-Type, Content-Encoding, and the headers for ACL and user-defined metadata. These headers are recorded in the multipart upload metadata.

Restrictions

  • To initiate a multipart upload, you must be the bucket owner or have the required permission (obs:object:PutObject in IAM or PutObject in a bucket policy). For details, see Introduction to OBS Access Control, IAM Custom Policies, and Configuring an Object Policy.
  • After initiating a multipart upload and uploading one or more parts, you must assemble the parts or abort the multipart upload. Only after that can OBS stops billing you for storing the uploaded parts.

Method

func (obsClient ObsClient) InitiateMultipartUpload(input *InitiateMultipartUploadInput) (output *InitiateMultipartUploadOutput, err error)

Request Parameters

Table 1 List of request parameters

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

input

*InitiateMultipartUploadInput

Yes

Explanation:

Input parameters for initiating a multipart upload. For details, see Table 2.

Table 2 InitiateMultipartUploadInput

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

Bucket

string

Yes

Explanation:

Bucket name

Restrictions:

  • A bucket name must be unique across all accounts and regions.
  • A bucket name:
    • Must be 3 to 63 characters long and start with a digit or letter. Lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and periods (.) are allowed.
    • Cannot be formatted as an IP address.
    • Cannot start or end with a hyphen (-) or period (.).
    • Cannot contain two consecutive periods (..), for example, my..bucket.
    • Cannot contain a period (.) and a hyphen (-) adjacent to each other, for example, my-.bucket or my.-bucket.
  • If you repeatedly create buckets of the same name in the same region, no error will be reported and the bucket attributes comply with those set in the first creation request.

Default value:

None

Key

string

Yes

Explanation:

Object name. An object is uniquely identified by an object name in a bucket. An object name is a complete path that does not contain the bucket name.

For example, if the address for accessing the object is examplebucket.obs.eu-west-101.myhuaweicloud.com/folder/test.txt, the object name is folder/test.txt.

Value range:

The value must contain 1 to 1,024 characters.

Default value:

None

ACL

AclType

No

Explanation:

Access control list (ACL) that can be pre-defined when a bucket is created. For details about ACLs, see ACLs.

Value range:

See Table 3.

Default value:

private

WebsiteRedirectLocation

string

No

Explanation:

If the bucket is configured with website hosting, the request for obtaining the object can be redirected to another object in the bucket or an external URL.

The request is redirected to object anotherPage.html in the same bucket:

WebsiteRedirectLocation:/anotherPage.html

The request is redirected to an external URL http://www.example.com/:

WebsiteRedirectLocation:http://www.example.com/

OBS obtains the specified value from the header and stores it in the object metadata WebsiteRedirectLocation.

Restrictions:

  • The value must start with a slash (/), http://, or https:// and cannot exceed 2 KB.
  • OBS only supports redirection for objects in the root directory of a bucket.

Default value:

None

ContentType

string

No

Explanation:

MIME type of the file to be uploaded. MIME type is a standard way of describing a data type and is used by the browser to decide how to display data.

Value range:

See What Is Content-Type (MIME)?

Default value:

If you do not specify this parameter when uploading an object, the SDK determines the object type based on the suffix of the specified object name and automatically assigns a value to this parameter.

SseHeader

SseCHeader or SseKmsHeader

No

Explanation:

Server-side encryption header. If SSE-C is used, see Table 4. If SSE-KMS is used, see Table 5.

StorageClass

StorageClassType

No

Explanation:

Object storage class If this parameter is not set, the object inherits the storage class of its bucket.

Value range:

StorageClassType lists the available value options.

Default value:

STANDARD

Metadata

map[string]string

No

Explanation:

Custom metadata of the object to be uploaded. You can add a header starting with x-obs-meta- in the request to define metadata. The custom metadata will be returned in the response when you retrieve the object or query the object metadata.

Restrictions:

  • The custom metadata cannot exceed 8 KB. To measure the custom metadata, sum the number of bytes in the UTF-8 encoding of each key and value.
  • The custom metadata keys are case insensitive, but are stored in lowercase in OBS. The key values are case sensitive.
  • Both custom metadata keys and their values must conform to US-ASCII standards. If non-ASCII or unrecognizable characters are necessary, they must be encoded or decoded in URL or Base64 on the client, because the server side does not perform any decoding.

Default value:

None

GrantReadId

string

No

Explanation:

ID (domain_id) of an account the READ permission is granted to. The account with the READ permission can read the current object and obtain its metadata.

Value range:

To obtain the account ID, see How Do I Get My Account ID and User ID?

Default value:

None

GrantReadAcpId

string

No

Explanation:

ID (domain_id) of an account the READ_ACP permission is granted to. The account with the READ_ACP permission can read the ACL of the current object.

Value range:

To obtain the account ID, see How Do I Get My Account ID and User ID?

Default value:

None

GrantWriteAcpId

string

No

Explanation:

ID (domain_id) of an account the WRITE_ACP permission is granted to. The account with the WRITE_ACP permission can write the ACL of the current object.

Value range:

To obtain the account ID, see How Do I Get My Account ID and User ID?

Default value:

None

GrantFullControlId

string

No

Explanation:

ID (domain_id) of an account the FULL_CONTROL permission is granted to. The account with the FULL_CONTROL permission can read the current object, obtain its metadata, and obtain and write its ACL.

Value range:

To obtain the account ID, see How Do I Get My Account ID and User ID?

Default value:

None

Expires

int64

No

Explanation:

Expiration time of the object (calculated from the latest modification time of the object). Expired objects are automatically deleted.

Restrictions:

This parameter can be configured only during object upload and cannot be modified by calling a metadata API.

Value range:

1 to (263 - 1), in days

Default value:

None

EncodingType

string

No

Explanation:

Encoding type for Key in the response. If Key in the response contains control characters that are not supported by the XML 1.0 standard, you can specify this parameter to encode Key.

Value range:

url

Default value:

None. If you leave this parameter blank, encoding is not applied to Key.

Table 3 AclType

Constant

Default Value

Description

AclPrivate

private

Private read/write

A bucket or object can only be accessed by its owner.

AclPublicRead

public-read

Public read and private write

If this permission is granted on a bucket, anyone can read the object list, multipart tasks, metadata, and object versions in the bucket.

If it is granted on an object, anyone can read the content and metadata of the object.

AclPublicReadWrite

public-read-write

Public read/write

If this permission is granted on a bucket, anyone can read the object list, multipart tasks, metadata, and object versions in the bucket, and can upload or delete objects, initiate multipart upload tasks, upload parts, assemble parts, copy parts, and abort multipart upload tasks.

If it is granted on an object, anyone can read the content and metadata of the object.

AclPublicReadDelivered

public-read-delivered

Public read on a bucket as well as objects in the bucket

If this permission is granted on a bucket, anyone can read the object list, multipart tasks, metadata, and object versions, and read the content and metadata of objects in the bucket.

NOTE:

AclPublicReadDelivered does not apply to objects.

AclPublicReadWriteDelivered

public-read-write-delivered

Public read/write on a bucket as well as objects in the bucket

If this permission is granted on a bucket, anyone can read the object list, multipart uploads, metadata, and object versions in the bucket, and can upload or delete objects, initiate multipart upload tasks, upload parts, assemble parts, copy parts, and abort multipart uploads. They can also read the content and metadata of objects in the bucket.

NOTE:

AclPublicReadWriteDelivered does not apply to objects.

AclBucketOwnerFullControl

bucket-owner-full-control

If this permission is granted on an object, only the bucket and object owners have the full control over the object.

By default, if you upload an object to a bucket of any other user, the bucket owner does not have the permissions on your object. After you grant this policy to the bucket owner, the bucket owner can have full control over your object.

Table 4 SseCHeader

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

Encryption

string

Yes if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

SSE-C used for encrypting objects

Value range:

AES256, indicating objects are encrypted using SSE-C

Default value:

None

Key

string

Yes if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

Key for encrypting the object when SSE-C is used

Restrictions:

The value is a Base64-encoded 256-bit key, for example, K7QkYpBkM5+hca27fsNkUnNVaobncnLht/rCB2o/9Cw=.

Default value:

None

KeyMD5

string

No if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

MD5 value of the key for encrypting objects when SSE-C is used. This value is used to check whether any error occurs during the transmission of the key.

Restrictions:

The value is encrypted by MD5 and then encoded by Base64, for example, 4XvB3tbNTN+tIEVa0/fGaQ==.

Default value:

None

Table 5 SseKmsHeader

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

Encryption

string

Yes if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

SSE-KMS used for encrypting objects

Value range:

kms, indicating objects are encrypted using SSE-KMS

Default value:

None

Key

string

No if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

ID of the KMS master key when SSE-KMS is used

Value range:

Valid value formats are as follows:

  1. regionID:domainID:key/key_id
  2. key_id

In the preceding formats:

  • regionID indicates the ID of the region where the key is used.
  • domainID indicates the ID of the account where the key is used. To obtain it, see How Do I Get My Account ID and User ID?
  • key_id indicates the ID of the key created on Data Encryption Workshop (DEW).

Default value:

  • If this parameter is not specified, the default master key will be used.
  • If there is no such a default master key, OBS will create one and use it by default.
Table 6 StorageClassType

Constant

Default Value

Description

StorageClassStandard

STANDARD

OBS Standard

Features low access latency and high throughput and is used for storing massive, frequently accessed (multiple times a month) or small objects (< 1 MB) requiring quick response.

StorageClassWarm

WARM

OBS Infrequent Access

Used for storing data that is semi-frequently accessed (fewer than 12 times a year) but is instantly available when needed.

StorageClassCold

COLD

OBS Archive

Used for storing rarely accessed (once a year) data.

Responses

Table 7 List of returned results

Parameter

Type

Description

output

*InitiateMultipartUploadOutput

Explanation:

Returned results. For details, see Table 8.

err

error

Explanation:

Error messages returned by the API

Table 8 InitiateMultipartUploadOutput

Parameter

Type

Description

StatusCode

int

Explanation:

HTTP status code

Value range:

A status code is a group of digits that can be 2xx (indicating successes) or 4xx or 5xx (indicating errors). It indicates the status of a response. For more information, see Status Code.

Default value:

None

RequestId

string

Explanation:

Request ID returned by the OBS server

Default value:

None

ResponseHeaders

map[string][]string

Explanation:

HTTP response headers

Default value:

None

Bucket

string

Explanation:

Name of the bucket involved in the multipart upload

Restrictions:

  • A bucket name must be unique across all accounts and regions.
  • A bucket name:
    • Must be 3 to 63 characters long and start with a digit or letter. Lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and periods (.) are allowed.
    • Cannot be formatted as an IP address.
    • Cannot start or end with a hyphen (-) or period (.).
    • Cannot contain two consecutive periods (..), for example, my..bucket.
    • Cannot contain a period (.) and a hyphen (-) adjacent to each other, for example, my-.bucket or my.-bucket.
  • If you repeatedly create buckets of the same name in the same region, no error will be reported and the bucket attributes comply with those set in the first creation request.

Default value:

None

Key

string

Explanation:

Name of the object to be uploaded. An object is uniquely identified by an object name in a bucket. An object name is a complete path that does not contain the bucket name.

For example, if the address for accessing the object is examplebucket.obs.eu-west-101.myhuaweicloud.com/folder/test.txt, the object name is folder/test.txt.

Value range:

The value must contain 1 to 1,024 characters.

Default value:

None

UploadId

string

Explanation:

Multipart upload ID, for example, 000001648453845DBB78F2340DD460D8

Value range:

The value must contain 1 to 32 characters.

Default value:

None

SseHeader

SseCHeader or SseKmsHeader

Explanation:

Server-side encryption header. If SSE-C is used, see Table 9. If SSE-KMS is used, see Table 10.

EncodingType

string

Explanation:

Encoding type for Key in the response. If Key in the response contains control characters that are not supported by the XML 1.0 standard, you can specify this parameter to encode Key.

Value range:

url

Default value:

None. If you leave this parameter blank, encoding is not applied to Key.

Table 9 SseCHeader

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

Encryption

string

Yes if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

SSE-C used for encrypting objects

Value range:

AES256, indicating objects are encrypted using SSE-C

Default value:

None

Key

string

Yes if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

Key for encrypting the object when SSE-C is used

Restrictions:

The value is a Base64-encoded 256-bit key, for example, K7QkYpBkM5+hca27fsNkUnNVaobncnLht/rCB2o/9Cw=.

Default value:

None

KeyMD5

string

No if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

MD5 value of the key for encrypting objects when SSE-C is used. This value is used to check whether any error occurs during the transmission of the key.

Restrictions:

The value is encrypted by MD5 and then encoded by Base64, for example, 4XvB3tbNTN+tIEVa0/fGaQ==.

Default value:

None

Table 10 SseKmsHeader

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

Encryption

string

Yes if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

SSE-KMS used for encrypting objects

Value range:

kms, indicating objects are encrypted using SSE-KMS

Default value:

None

Key

string

No if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

ID of the KMS master key when SSE-KMS is used

Value range:

Valid value formats are as follows:

  1. regionID:domainID:key/key_id
  2. key_id

In the preceding formats:

  • regionID indicates the ID of the region where the key is used.
  • domainID indicates the ID of the account where the key is used. To obtain it, see How Do I Get My Account ID and User ID?
  • key_id indicates the ID of the key created on Data Encryption Workshop (DEW).

Default value:

  • If this parameter is not specified, the default master key will be used.
  • If there is no such a default master key, OBS will create one and use it by default.

Code Examples

This example initiates a multipart upload.
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package main
import (
    "fmt"
    "os"
    obs "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-obs/obs"
)
func main() {
    //Obtain an AK/SK pair using environment variables or import an AK/SK pair in other ways. Using hard coding may result in leakage.
    //Obtain an AK/SK pair on the management console. For details, see https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/usermanual-ca/ca_01_0003.html.
    ak := os.Getenv("AccessKeyID")
    sk := os.Getenv("SecretAccessKey")
    // (Optional) If you use a temporary AK/SK pair and a security token to access OBS, you are advised not to use hard coding to reduce leakage risks. You can obtain an AK/SK pair using environment variables or import an AK/SK pair in other ways.
    // securityToken := os.Getenv("SecurityToken")
    // Enter the endpoint corresponding to the bucket. EU-Dublin is used here as an example. Replace it with the one currently in use.
    endPoint := "https://obs.eu-west-101.myhuaweicloud.eu" 
    // Create an obsClient instance.
    // If you use a temporary AK/SK pair and a security token to access OBS, use the obs.WithSecurityToken method to specify a security token when creating an instance.
    obsClient, err := obs.New(ak, sk, endPoint/*, obs.WithSecurityToken(securityToken)*/)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Create obsClient error, errMsg: %s", err.Error())
    }
    input := &obs.InitiateMultipartUploadInput{}
    // Specify a bucket name.
    input.Bucket = "examplebucket"
    // Specify an object name (example/objectname as an example).
    input.Key = "example/objectname"
    // Initiate a multipart upload.
    output, err := obsClient.InitiateMultipartUpload(input)
    if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("Initiate multipart upload successful with bucket(%s) and object(%s)!\n", input.Bucket, input.Key)
        fmt.Printf("UploadId:%s\n", output.UploadId)
        return
    }
    fmt.Printf("Initiate multipart upload fail with bucket(%s) and object(%s)!\n", input.Bucket, input.Key)
    if obsError, ok := err.(obs.ObsError); ok {
        fmt.Println("An ObsError was found, which means your request sent to OBS was rejected with an error response.")
        fmt.Println(obsError.Error())
    } else {
        fmt.Println("An Exception was found, which means the client encountered an internal problem when attempting to communicate with OBS, for example, the client was unable to access the network.")
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}