Granting Anonymous Users Permission to Access Folders

If all objects in a folder need to be accessible to anonymous users, you can configure a bucket policy or an object policy to grant anonymous users the permission to access the folder. In this example, a bucket policy is used. If you want to use an object policy to grant permission, select the target folder and configure an object policy. Parameters in both types of policies are the same.

Procedure

In the bucket list, click the bucket you want to operate to go to the Objects page.
In the navigation pane, choose Permissions > Bucket Policies.
Click Create.

Configure parameters listed in the table below.

**Table 1** Granting folder access permissions to anonymous users
Parameter		Description
Configuration method		Choose Visual Editor.
Policy Name		Enter a custom policy name.
Policy content	Effect	Allow
	Principals	Select All accounts.
	Resources	Select Specified objects. Enter an object name prefix for the resource path, for example, folder-001/, which indicates that the policy applies to all objects in folder folder-001*.
	Actions	Choose Customize. Select GetObject (to obtain object content and metadata).

Click Create in the lower right corner.

Verification

After the permission is successfully configured, select an object in the folder and click the object name to view its details. The object link (URL) is displayed on the details page. Share the URL over the Internet, so that all users can access or download the object through the Internet.
Use the URL to access the object in a browser. Anyone can access the object.

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