Getting Started with OBS
Object Storage Service (OBS) provides secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud storage for massive amounts of data. It can be used for big data analytics, static website hosting, video on demand (VOD), and many other scenarios.
Start your OBS journey in just three steps.
Create a HUAWEI ID and Enable Huawei Cloud Services
Before using OBS, you need to create an account and complete real-name authentication on the Huawei Cloud official website.
Top Up Your Account or Buy Resource Packages
OBS offers pay-per-use and yearly/monthly billing. To make sure you can use OBS normally, you need to top up your account or buy OBS resource packages first.
Obtain Access Keys (AK/SK) and Endpoints
To use SDKs, APIs, obsutil, or OBS Browser+ to access OBS, obtain the corresponding AK/SK and endpoint first. (Access with OBS Browser+ requires only an AK/SK pair.)
Buckets are containers for storing data in OBS. You can create a bucket in any of the following ways.
An OBS bucket name has to be globally unique. Once a bucket is created, its name and region cannot be changed, so plan the bucket name and region properly.
OBS Console
OBS Console is a web-based graphical user interface (GUI). You can access OBS Console from anywhere you have an Internet connection.
Logging In to OBS Console Creating a BucketOBS Browser+
OBS Browser+ is a GUI-based desktop application that is intuitive and easy to use.
Downloading OBS Browser+ Creating a Bucketobsutil
obsutil is a command line tool compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Downloading obsutil Creating a BucketOBS SDKs
OBS software development kits (SDKs) in different programming languages (such as Java and Python) are available for secondary development.
OBS SDKsAfter creating a bucket, you can upload files to it in any of the following ways. OBS stores the uploaded files as objects.
Files uploaded to OBS can be of any type, including text, image, and video. To upload files to a bucket, you must have the upload permission for that bucket.
OBS Console
Files can be uploaded one by one or in batches, but the largest single batch that can be uploaded is 5 GB. A maximum of 100 files can be uploaded at a time.
Uploading an Object Creating a FolderOBS Browser+
A file up to 48.8 TB can be uploaded. Multipart uploads are also supported. You can also create folders to manage files.
Uploading an Objectobsutil
With obsutil, files as big as 48.8 TB can be uploaded. obsutil also supports resumable uploads, multipart uploads, and incremental uploads; and allows you to create folders to manage files.
Uploading an Object Synchronously Uploading Incremental ObjectsOBS API
Files as large as 5 GB can be uploaded using PUT, POST, and append uploads; and files as large as 48.8 TB can be uploaded using multipart uploads.
Uploading Objects - PUT Uploading Objects - POST Multipart UploadOBS SDKs
Files as large as 5 GB can be uploaded using streaming uploads, file-based uploads, and append uploads; and files as large as 48.8 TB can be uploaded using multipart uploads. Resumable uploads and browser-based uploads are supported too.
OBS SDKsYou can download objects stored in OBS in any of the following ways.
To download an object, you must have the download permission for the object, a temporary URL, an access code, or an authorization code that someone shared with you.
OBS Console
You can directly download objects on OBS Console. You can also share a temporary URL (for a file) or access code (for a folder) with anonymous users to allow them to download objects.
Downloading an Object Sharing an ObjectOBS Browser+
You can directly download objects on OBS Browser+. You can also share a temporary URL (for a file) or access code (for a folder) with anonymous users to allow them to download objects.
Downloading a File or Folder Sharing a File or Folderobsutil
You can use obsutil to download objects with a specified name or prefix. You can also share a temporary URL or authorization code with anonymous users to allow them to download objects.
Downloading an Object Sharing an ObjectOBS API
With the GET API, you can download an entire object or part of the object content and rewrite some message headers (like ContentType) during the download. Image processing is also supported.
API ReferenceOBS SDKs
You can perform streaming downloads, range-based downloads (only part of the object is downloaded), resumable downloads, conditional downloads, and image processing.
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