Updated on 2026-08-03 GMT+08:00

Configuring a Bucket Inventory Rule (SDK forC)

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Function

The bucket inventory function periodically generates lists of metadata information of objects in a bucket. Inventories help you better understand object statuses in the bucket. You can call this API to configure a bucket inventory rule.

Restrictions

  • To configure a bucket inventory rule, you must be the bucket owner or have the required permission (obs:bucket:PutBucketInventoryConfiguration granted using IAM or PutBucketInventoryConfiguration granted using a bucket policy). For details, see Introduction to OBS Access Control, IAM Custom Policies, and Creating a Custom Bucket Policy.
  • The mapping between OBS regions and endpoints must comply with what is listed in Regions and Endpoints.
  • A bucket can have a maximum of 100 inventory rules.
  • Each inventory rule ID must be unique within a bucket.
  • The destination bucket must already exist, and the source bucket owner must have the write permission on the destination bucket.

Method

void set_bucket_inventory(const obs_options *options,
    obs_inventory_configuration *inventory_config,
    obs_response_handler *handler, void *callback_data);

Request Parameters

Table 1 List of request parameters

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

options

const obs_options*

Yes

Explanation:

Context of the requested bucket. You can set the AK, SK, endpoint, bucket, timeout interval, and temporary credentials through obs_options.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

inventory_config

Table 2*

Yes

Explanation:

Inventory configuration structure.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

handler

obs_response_handler *

Yes

Explanation:

A callback structure where all members are pointers to callback functions, used to set the callback functions that handle response data. You can set a callback function to copy the response data from the server to callback_data (custom callback data).

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

callback_data

void *

No

Explanation:

Custom callback data.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

Table 2 obs_inventory_configuration

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

id

char *

Yes

Explanation:

Inventory rule ID, which uniquely identifies an inventory rule in a bucket.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

The value can contain 1 to 64 characters.

Default value:

None

destination

Table 3*

Yes

Explanation:

Destination bucket configuration, which specifies the location for storing inventory files.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

schedule

char *

Yes

Explanation:

Generation frequency of inventories.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

  • Daily
  • Weekly

Default value:

None

format

char *

Yes

Explanation:

Inventory file format.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

CSV

Default value:

None

included_object_versions

char *

Yes

Explanation:

Object versions included in the inventories.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

  • All: All versions are included.
  • Current: Only the current versions are included.

Default value:

None

filter

Table 4*

No

Explanation:

Filter. Inventories are generated only for objects with the specified prefix.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

optional_fields

Table 5*

No

Explanation:

Optional fields included in the inventories.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

is_enabled

bool

Yes

Explanation:

Whether to enable the inventory rule.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

  • true: enabled
  • false: disabled

Default value:

false

Table 3 obs_inventory_destination

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

bucket

char *

Yes

Explanation:

Name of the bucket for storing inventory files.

Restrictions:

The destination bucket must already exist, and the source bucket owner must have the write permission on the destination bucket.

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

prefix

char *

No

Explanation:

Prefix of the inventory files in the destination bucket.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

Table 4 obs_inventory_filter

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

prefix

char *

No

Explanation:

Object prefix. Inventories are generated only for objects with this prefix.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

Table 5 obs_inventory_optional_fields

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

field_count

unsigned int

Yes

Explanation:

Number of optional fields.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

fields

char **

Yes

Explanation:

Array of optional fields.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

Size, LastModifiedDate, StorageClass, ETag, IsMultipartUploaded, ReplicationStatus, and EncryptionStatus

Default value:

None

Sample Code

This example configures an inventory rule for a bucket.
#include "eSDKOBS.h"
#include <stdio.h>
obs_status response_properties_callback(const obs_response_properties *properties, void *callback_data);
void response_complete_callback(obs_status status, const obs_error_details *error, void *callback_data);
int main()
{
    obs_initialize(OBS_INIT_ALL);
    obs_options options;
    init_obs_options(&options);
    // Enter the endpoint corresponding to the bucket for host_name. CN-Hong Kong is used here as an example. Replace it with the one currently in use.
    options.bucket_options.host_name = "obs.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com";
    // 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 local environment variables ACCESS_KEY_ID and SECRET_ACCESS_KEY.
    options.bucket_options.access_key = getenv("ACCESS_KEY_ID");
    options.bucket_options.secret_access_key = getenv("SECRET_ACCESS_KEY");
    options.bucket_options.bucket_name = "example-source-bucket";
    // Configure the destination bucket.
    obs_inventory_destination destination = {0};
    destination.bucket = "example-dest-bucket";
    destination.prefix = "inventory/";
    // Optional fields
    char *fields[] = {"Size", "LastModifiedDate", "StorageClass"};
    obs_inventory_optional_fields optional_fields = {0};
    optional_fields.field_count = 3;
    optional_fields.fields = fields;
    // Configure an inventory rule.
    obs_inventory_configuration inventory_config = {0};
    inventory_config.id = "inventory1";
    inventory_config.destination = &destination;
    inventory_config.schedule = "Daily";
    inventory_config.format = "CSV";
    inventory_config.included_object_versions = "Current";
    inventory_config.optional_fields = &optional_fields;
    inventory_config.is_enabled = true;
    obs_response_handler response_handler = {&response_properties_callback, &response_complete_callback};
    obs_status ret_status = OBS_STATUS_BUTT;
    set_bucket_inventory(&options, &inventory_config, &response_handler, &ret_status);
    if (OBS_STATUS_OK == ret_status) {
        printf("set bucket inventory successfully.\n");
    } else {
        printf("set bucket inventory failed(%s).\n", obs_get_status_name(ret_status));
    }
    obs_deinitialize();
}
obs_status response_properties_callback(const obs_response_properties *properties, void *callback_data)
{
    (void)properties; (void)callback_data;
    return OBS_STATUS_OK;
}
void response_complete_callback(obs_status status, const obs_error_details *error, void *callback_data)
{
    if (callback_data) { *(obs_status*)callback_data = status; }
    if (error && error->message) { printf("Error: %s\n", error->message); }
}