Updated on 2026-09-20 GMT+08:00

Configuring WORM Retention for an Object (SDK for Node.js)

Function

This API is used to configure or modify the retention period for objects uploaded to a bucket with WORM enabled.

  • If you did not configure a retention period or apply the default bucket-level retention policy when uploading an object, you can perform this operation to configure a retention period for the object.
  • If you already configured a retention period or applied the default bucket-level retention policy when uploading an object, you can perform this operation to prolong the retention period for the object.
  • The retention period of an object can only be modified, but not deleted.

Restrictions

Method

ObsClient.setObjectRetention(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 properties 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 of the object that does not contain the bucket name.

For example, if the address for accessing the object is examplebucket.obs.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/folder/test.txt, the object name is folder/test.txt.

Value range:

The value can contain 1 to 1,024 characters.

Default value:

None

VersionId

string

No

Explanation:

Object version ID, for example, G001117FCE89978B0000401205D5DC9.

Value range:

The value must contain 32 characters.

Default value:

None. If this parameter is not specified, the latest version of the object is specified by default.

Mode

string

Yes

Explanation:

WORM retention mode of an object.

Restrictions:

N/A

Value range:

COMPLIANCE: compliance mode

Default value:

None

RetainUntilDate

number

Yes

Explanation:

Retention expiration time of an object.

Example: 1435728035000

Restrictions:

  • Its value is a timestamp accurate to milliseconds, for example, 1435728035000 (corresponding to 13:20:35 on July 1, 2015).
  • The retention period can only be prolonged but cannot be shortened.

Value range:

The value must be later than the current time.

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

Table 4

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 returned for a successful call. For details, see Table 5.

Restrictions:

This parameter is left blank 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 InterfaceResult

Parameter

Type

Description

RequestId

string

Explanation:

Request ID returned by the OBS server.

Sample Code

You can call ObsClient.setObjectRetention to configure WORM retention for an object. The sample code is as follows:

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

// Create an ObsClient instance.
const obsClient = new ObsClient({
  // Obtain an AK and SK pair using environment variables (recommended) or import it 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/intl/en-us/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 not advised 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 bucket. CN-Hong Kong is used here as an example. Replace it with the one currently in use.
  server: "https://obs.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com"
});

async function setObjectRetention() {
  try {
    // Calculate the retention expiration time by adding thirty days to the current time. The result is expressed as a timestamp in milliseconds.
    const retainUntilDate = Date.now() + 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
    const params = {
      // Specify a bucket name.
      Bucket: "examplebucket",
      // Specify an object name.
      Key: "objectname.txt",
      // Specify a retention mode.
      Mode: "COMPLIANCE",
      // Specify the retention expiration time.
      RetainUntilDate: retainUntilDate,
    };
    // Configure WORM retention for the object.
    const result = await obsClient.setObjectRetention(params);
    if (result.CommonMsg.Status <= 300) {
      console.log("Set object retention successful!\n");
      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);
  };
};

setObjectRetention();