Updated on 2022-02-10 GMT+08:00

HEAD Bucket

API Description

You can use this API to check whether a bucket exists. If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the bucket exists. If the returned HTTP status code is 404, the bucket does not exist.

Method Definition

ObsClient.headBucket

Request Parameter

Field

Type

Optional or Mandatory

Description

Bucket

String

Mandatory

Bucket name

RequestDate

String

or

Date

Optional

Request time

NOTE:

When the parameter type is String, the value must comply with the ISO8601 or RFC822 standards.

Returned Result (InterfaceResult)

Field

Type

Description

RequestId

String

Request ID returned by the OBS server

Sample Code

obsClient.headBucket({
       Bucket : 'bucketname'
}, function (err, result) {
       if(err){
              console.error('Error-->' + err);
       }else{
              if(result.CommonMsg.Status < 300){
                     console.log('Bucket exists');
              }else if(result.CommonMsg.Status === 404){
                     console.log('Bucket does not exist');
              }
       }
});