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

Modifying an Object

Function

This API modifies the content of an object from the specified position.

Restrictions

Method

obsClient.modifyObject(ModifyObjectRequest request)

Request Parameters

Table 1 List of request parameters

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

request

ModifyObjectRequest

Yes

Explanation:

Request parameters for modifying an object. For details, see Table 2.

Table 2 ModifyObjectRequest

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

bucketName

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 of 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.

Default value:

None

objectKey

String

Yes

Explanation:

Object name. An object is uniquely identified by an object name in a bucket. An object name is a complete path 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 must contain 1 to 1,024 characters.

Default value:

None

position

long

Yes

Explanation:

Position from which the object is modified.

Value range:

A long integer greater than or equal to 0, in bytes.

Default value:

None

input

InputStream

No

Explanation:

Data stream of the object to be uploaded.

Default value:

None

file

File

No

Explanation:

Local file to be uploaded.

Default value:

None

encodeHeaders

boolean

No

Explanation:

Whether to enable OBS to automatically encode request headers.

Due to HTTP coding restrictions, only ASCII characters can be sent. If your request headers contain full-width characters, the SDK will URL encode these characters before sending the request. When you use a browser to access the object metadata, the browser automatically decodes the data.

Value range:

true: Encoding with SDK is enabled.

false: Encoding with SDK is disabled.

Default value:

true

Responses

Table 3 ModifyObjectResult

Parameter

Type

Description

statusCode

int

Explanation:

HTTP status code.

Value range:

A status code is a group of digits that can be 2xx (indicating successes) or 4xx or 5xx (indicating errors). It indicates the status of a response.

For more information, see Status Code.

Default value:

None

responseHeaders

Map<String, Object>

Explanation:

Response header list, composed of tuples. In a tuple, the String key indicates the name of the header, and the Object value indicates the value of the header.

Default value:

None

Sample Code

This example modifies the content of object objectname at a specified position in PFS examplebucket.

import android.util.Log;

import com.obs.services.ObsClient;
import com.obs.services.exception.ObsException;
import com.obs.services.model.ModifyObjectRequest;
import com.obs.services.model.ModifyObjectResult;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;

public class ModifyObjectDemo {
    private static final String TAG = "ModifyObjectDemo";

    public void modifyObject() {
       // Hard-coded or plaintext AK and SK are risky. For security purposes, encrypt your AK and SK and store them in the configuration file or environment variables. In this example, the AK and SK are stored in environment variables for identity authentication. Before running the code in this example, configure environment variables ACCESS_KEY_ID and SECRET_ACCESS_KEY_ID.
        // Obtain an AK/SK pair on the management console.
        String ak = System.getenv("ACCESS_KEY_ID");
        String sk = System.getenv("SECRET_ACCESS_KEY_ID");
        // Enter the endpoint corresponding to the bucket. CN North-Beijing4 is used here as an example. Replace it with the one currently in use.
        String endPoint = "https://your-endpoint";

        // Create an ObsClient instance.
        ObsClient obsClient = new ObsClient(ak, sk, endPoint);

        try {
            // The first upload
            ModifyObjectRequest request = new ModifyObjectRequest();
            request.setBucketName("examplebucket");
            request.setObjectKey("objectname");
            request.setPosition(0);
            request.setInput(new ByteArrayInputStream("HELLO OBS FIRST".getBytes()));
            ModifyObjectResult result = obsClient.modifyObject(request);
            // The second upload for modification
            request.setPosition(0);
            request.setInput(new ByteArrayInputStream("hello obs second".getBytes()));
            result = obsClient.modifyObject(request);
            Log.i(TAG, "modifyObject successfully");
            Log.i(TAG, "HTTP Code: " + result.getStatusCode());
        } catch (ObsException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "modifyObject failed");
            // Request failed. Print the HTTP status code.
            Log.e(TAG, "HTTP Code:" + e.getResponseCode());
            // Request failed. Print the server-side error code.
            Log.e(TAG, "Error Code:" + e.getErrorCode());
            // Request failed. Print the error details.
            Log.e(TAG, "Error Message:" + e.getErrorMessage());
            // Request failed. Print the request ID.
            Log.e(TAG, "Request ID:" + e.getErrorRequestId());
            Log.e(TAG, "Host ID:" + e.getErrorHostId());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "modifyObject failed");
            // Print other error information.
            Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}