Deleting an Object (SDK for Node.js)

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Exercise caution when performing this operation. If the versioning function is disabled for the bucket where the object is located, the object cannot be restored after being deleted.

Function

This API deletes an object in the specified bucket to save space and costs.

Restrictions

To delete an object, you must be the bucket owner or have the required permission (obs:object:DeleteObject in IAM or DeleteObject in a bucket policy). For details, see Introduction to OBS Access Control, IAM Custom Policies, and Configuring an Object Policy.
If versioning is not enabled for a bucket, deleted objects cannot be restored.

Method

ObsClient.deleteObject(params)

Request Parameters

**Table 1** List of request parameters
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 with 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. Value range: The value can contain 3 to 63 characters. 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 of the object 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. Restrictions: None Value range: The value can contain 1 to 1,024 characters. Default value: None
VersionId	string	No	Explanation: Object version ID, for example, G001117FCE89978B0000401205D5DC9A Restrictions: None Value range: The value must contain 32 characters. Default value: None

Responses

**Table 2** Responses
Type	Description
Table 3 NOTE: This API returns a Promise response, which requires the Promise or async/await syntax.	Explanation: Returned results. For details, see Table 3.

**Table 3** 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 4.
InterfaceResult	Table 5	Explanation: Results outputted for a successful call. For details, see Table 5. Restrictions: This parameter is not included if the value of Status is greater than 300.

**Table 4** 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 5** BaseResponseOutput
Parameter	Type	Description
RequestId	string	Explanation: Request ID returned by the OBS server
DeleteMarker	boolean	Explanation: Whether the deleted object is a delete marker. Value range: true: The deleted object is a delete marker. false: The deleted object is not a delete marker.
VersionId	string	Explanation: ID of the object version to be deleted, for example, G001117FCE89978B0000401205D5DC9

Code Examples

This example deletes object example/objectname from bucket examplebucket.

    
     
       
       
         // 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 deleteObject() {
  try {
    const params = {
      // Specify the bucket name.
      Bucket: "examplebucket",
      // Specify the object (example/objectname in this example) to delete.
      Key: 'example/objectname',
    };
    // Delete the object.
    const result = await obsClient.deleteObject(params);
    if (result.CommonMsg.Status <= 300) {
      console.log("Delete object(%s) under the bucket(%s) successful!", params.Key, params.Bucket);
      console.log("RequestId: %s", result.CommonMsg.RequestId);
      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);
  };
};

deleteObject();

        

      

    
   