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Obtaining a Bucket List (SDK for Python)

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 obtain a bucket list, you must have the obs:bucket:ListAllMyBuckets permission. IAM is recommended for granting permissions. For details, see IAM Custom Policies.
  • The mapping between OBS regions and endpoints must comply with what is listed in Regions and Endpoints.

Method

ObsClient.listBuckets(isQueryLocation)

Request Parameters

Table 1 List of request parameters

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

isQueryLocation

bool

No

Explanation:

Whether to query the bucket location

Value range:

  • True: The bucket location is queried.
  • False: The bucket location is not queried.

Default value:

False

Responses

Table 2 List of returned results

Type

Description

GetResult

Explanation:

SDK common results

Table 3 GetResult

Parameter

Type

Description

status

int

Explanation:

HTTP status code

Value range:

A status code is a group of digits ranging from 2xx (indicating successes) to 4xx or 5xx (indicating errors). It indicates the status of a response. For more information, see Status Code.

Default value:

None

reason

str

Explanation:

Reason description.

Default value:

None

errorCode

str

Explanation:

Error code returned by the OBS server. If the value of status is less than 300, this parameter is left blank.

Default value:

None

errorMessage

str

Explanation:

Error message returned by the OBS server. If the value of status is less than 300, this parameter is left blank.

Default value:

None

requestId

str

Explanation:

Request ID returned by the OBS server

Default value:

None

indicator

str

Explanation:

Error indicator returned by the OBS server.

Default value:

None

hostId

str

Explanation:

Requested server ID. If the value of status is less than 300, this parameter is left blank.

Default value:

None

resource

str

Explanation:

Error source (a bucket or an object). If the value of status is less than 300, this parameter is left blank.

Default value:

None

header

list

Explanation:

Response header list, composed of tuples. Each tuple consists of two elements, respectively corresponding to the key and value of a response header.

Default value:

None

body

object

Explanation:

Result content returned after the operation is successful. If the value of status is larger than 300, this parameter value is null. The value varies with the API being called. For details, see Bucket-Related APIs (SDK for Python) and Object-Related APIs (SDK for Python).

Default value:

None

Table 4 GetResult.body

GetResult.body Type

Description

ListBucketsResponse

Explanation:

Returned results for obtaining the bucket list. For details, see Table 5.

Table 5 ListBucketsResponse

Parameter

Type

Description

buckets

list of Bucket

Explanation:

List of buckets

Value range:

See Table 6.

owner

Owner

Explanation:

Bucket owner

Value range:

See Table 7.

Table 6 Bucket

Parameter

Type

Description

name

str

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 periods (.) and hyphens (-) adjacent to each other, for example, my-.bucket or my.-bucket.

Default value:

None

create_date

str

Explanation:

Time when the bucket was created.

Default value:

None

location

str

Explanation:

Region where a bucket is located

Restrictions:

If the used endpoint is obs.myhuaweicloud.com, this parameter is not required. If any other endpoint is used, this parameter is required.

Value range:

To learn about valid regions and endpoints, see Regions and Endpoints. An endpoint is the request address for calling an API. Endpoints vary depending on services and regions. To obtain the regions and endpoints, contact the enterprise administrator.

Default value:

If obs.myhuaweicloud.com is used as the endpoint and no region is specified, cn-north-1 (the CN North-Beijing1 region) is used by default.

bucket_type

str

Explanation:

Bucket type.

Value range:

  • Object bucket: OBJECT
  • Parallel file system: POSIX

Default value:

None

Table 7 Owner

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

owner_id

str

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 IAM User ID? (SDK for Python)

Default value:

None

owner_name

str

No if used as a request parameter

Explanation:

Account name of the owner

Value range:

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

Default value:

None

Code Examples

This example lists all buckets and queries the bucket region.

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from obs import ObsClient
import os
import traceback

# Obtain an AK and SK pair using environment variables or import the AK and SK pair in other ways. Using hard coding may result in leakage.
# Obtain an AK and SK pair on the management console. For details, see https://support.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/usermanual-ca/ca_01_0003.html.
ak = os.getenv("AccessKeyID")
sk = os.getenv("SecretAccessKey")
# (Optional) If you use a temporary AK and SK pair and a security token to access OBS, obtain them from environment variables.
security_token = os.getenv("SecurityToken")
# Set server to the endpoint corresponding to the bucket. Here uses CN-Hong Kong as an example. Replace it with the one in use.
server = "https://obs.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com" 

# Create an obsClient instance.
# If you use a temporary AK and SK pair and a security token to access OBS, you must specify security_token when creating an instance.
obsClient = ObsClient(access_key_id=ak, secret_access_key=sk, server=server)
try:
# List buckets and set isQueryLocation to True to query the bucket region.
    resp = obsClient.listBuckets(True)

    # If status code 2xx is returned, the API is called successfully. Otherwise, the API call fails.
    if resp.status < 300:
        print('List Buckets Succeeded')
        print('requestId:', resp.requestId)
        print('name:', resp.body.owner.owner_id)
        print('create_date:', resp.body.owner.owner_name)
        index = 1
        for bucket in resp.body.buckets:
            print('bucket [' + str(index) + ']')
            print('name:', bucket.name)
            print('create_date:', bucket.create_date)
            print('location:', bucket.location)
            index += 1
    else:
        print('List Buckets Failed')
        print('requestId:', resp.requestId)
        print('errorCode:', resp.errorCode)
        print('errorMessage:', resp.errorMessage)
except:
    print('List Buckets Failed')
    print(traceback.format_exc())