Updated on 2024-11-26 GMT+08:00

Listing Buckets (SDK for Node.js)

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Function

OBS buckets are containers for storing objects you upload to OBS. This API returns a list of all buckets that meet the specified conditions in all regions of the current account. Returned buckets are listed in alphabetical order by bucket name.

Restrictions

  • To list buckets, you must have the obs:bucket:ListAllMyBuckets permission. IAM is recommended for granting permissions. For details, see IAM Custom Policies.

Method

ObsClient.listBuckets(params)

Request Parameters

Table 1 List of request parameters

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

QueryLocation

boolean

No

Explanation:

Whether to query the bucket location

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

  • true: The bucket location is queried.
  • false: The bucket location is not queried.

Default value:

false

Table 2 BucketType

Constant

Description

OBJECT

An object bucket

POSIX

A parallel file system (POSIX)

Responses

Table 3 Responses

Type

Description

Table 4

NOTE:

This API returns a Promise response, which requires the Promise or async/await syntax.

Explanation:

Returned results. For details, see Table 4.

Table 4 Response

Parameter

Type

Description

CommonMsg

ICommonMsg

Explanation:

Common information generated after an API call is complete, including the HTTP status code and error code. For details, see Table 5.

InterfaceResult

ListBucketsOutput

Explanation:

Results outputted for a successful call. For details, see Table 6.

Restrictions:

This parameter is not included if the value of Status is greater than 300.

Table 5 ICommonMsg

Parameter

Type

Description

Status

number

Explanation:

HTTP status code returned by the OBS server.

Value range:

A status code is a group of digits indicating the status of a response. It ranges from 2xx (indicating successes) to 4xx or 5xx (indicating errors). For details, see Status Codes.

Code

string

Explanation:

Error code returned by the OBS server.

Message

string

Explanation:

Error description returned by the OBS server.

HostId

string

Explanation:

Request server ID returned by the OBS server.

RequestId

string

Explanation:

Request ID returned by the OBS server.

Id2

string

Explanation:

Request ID2 returned by the OBS server.

Indicator

string

Explanation:

Error code details returned by the OBS server.

Table 6 ListBucketsOutput

Parameter

Type

Description

RequestId

string

Explanation:

Request ID returned by the OBS server

Default value:

None

Owner

Owner

Explanation:

Bucket owner

Value range:

See Table 7.

Buckets

Bucket[]

Explanation:

Bucket information list

Value range:

See Table 8.

Table 7 Owner

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

ID

string

Yes if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

Account (domain) ID of the owner

Value range:

To obtain the account ID, see How Do I Get My Account ID and User ID? (SDK for Node.js).

Default value:

None

DisplayName

string

No

Explanation:

Account name of the owner

Default value:

None

Table 8 Bucket

Parameter

Type

Description

BucketName

string

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 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.

Default value:

None

CreationDate

string

Explanation:

When the bucket was created.

Default value:

None

Location

string

Explanation:

Where a bucket is located.

Restrictions:

If the endpoint used is obs.myhuaweicloud.eu, this parameter is not required. If any other endpoints are used, this parameter is required.

Default value:

If obs.myhuaweicloud.eu is used as the endpoint and no region is specified, eu-west-101 (the EU-Dublin region) is used by default.

Code Examples

You can call ObsClient.listBuckets to list buckets. This example lists all buckets.

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// Import the OBS library.
// Use npm to install the client.
const ObsClient = require("esdk-obs-nodejs");
// Use the source code to install the client.
// var ObsClient = require('./lib/obs');

// Create an instance of ObsClient.
const obsClient = new ObsClient({
  // 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.
  access_key_id: process.env.ACCESS_KEY_ID,
  secret_access_key: process.env.SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
  // (Optional) If you use a temporary AK/SK pair and a security token to access OBS, you are advised not to use hard coding, which may result in information leakage. You can obtain an AK/SK pair using environment variables or import an AK/SK pair in other ways.
  // security_token: process.env.SECURITY_TOKEN,
  // Enter the endpoint corresponding to the region where the bucket is located. EU-Dublin is used here in this example. Replace it with the one currently in use.
  server: "https://obs.eu-west-101.myhuaweicloud.eu"
});

async function listBuckets() {
  try {
    const params = {
      // Specify whether to query the bucket location in the listing. The default value is false. true is used in this example.
      QueryLocation: true,
      // Specify a bucket type (object buckets in this example). If this parameter is not specified, object buckets and parallel file systems are listed by default.
      BucketType: "OBJECT",
    };
    // List buckets.
    const result = await obsClient.listBuckets(params);
    if (result.CommonMsg.Status <= 300) {
      console.log("List buckets successful!", params.Bucket);
      console.log("RequestId: %s", result.CommonMsg.RequestId);
      console.log('Owner:');
      console.log('ID: %s', result.InterfaceResult.Owner.ID);
      console.log('Name: %s', result.InterfaceResult.Owner.Name);
      console.log('Buckets:');
      for (let i = 0; i < result.InterfaceResult.Buckets.length; i++) {
          const val = result.InterfaceResult.Buckets[i];
          console.log("Bucket[%d]-Name:%s,CreationDate:%s,Location: %s",
            i, val.BucketName, val.CreationDate, val.Location);
      };
      return;
    };
    console.log("An ObsError was found, which means your request sent to OBS was rejected with an error response.");
    console.log("Status: %d", result.CommonMsg.Status);
    console.log("Code: %s", result.CommonMsg.Code);
    console.log("Message: %s", result.CommonMsg.Message);
    console.log("RequestId: %s", result.CommonMsg.RequestId);
  } catch (error) {
    console.log("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.");
    console.log(error);
  };
};

listBuckets();