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

Listing Bucket Inventory Rules (SDK for C)

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Function

This API is used to list all inventory rules of a specified bucket.

Restrictions

Method

void list_bucket_inventory(const obs_options *options,
    obs_list_bucket_inventory_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

handler

Table 2*

Yes

Explanation:

Callback structure, which is used to set the callback functions that handle response 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_list_bucket_inventory_handler

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

response_handler

obs_response_handler

Yes

Explanation:

Response callback function structure.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

list_bucket_inventory_callback

Table 3*

Yes

Explanation:

Pointer to the inventory rule list callback function. You can record the content of inventory_list to callback_data in this callback.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

Table 3 obs_list_bucket_inventory_callback

Parameter

Type

Mandatory (Yes/No)

Description

inventory_list

Table 4**

Yes

Explanation:

Inventory rule array. Each element in the array points to an inventory rule.

Restrictions:

The array and the memory to which the pointer points will be released by the SDK after the callback. Copy them if you need to keep the data.

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

inventory_count

unsigned int

Yes

Explanation:

Number of inventory rules.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

callback_data

void *

Yes

Explanation:

Pointer to the custom callback data.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

Table 4 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 5*

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 6*

No

Explanation:

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

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

optional_fields

Table 7*

No

Explanation:

Optional fields included in the inventories.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

None

Default value:

None

is_enabled

bool

Yes

Explanation:

Whether the inventory rule is enabled.

Restrictions:

None

Value range:

  • true: enabled
  • false: disabled

Default value:

false

Table 5 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 6 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 7 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 lists all inventory rules of a bucket.
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#include "eSDKOBS.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.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);
obs_status list_inventory_callback(obs_inventory_configuration **inventory_list,
    unsigned int inventory_count, void *callback_data);
typedef struct InventoryListInfo {
    unsigned int inventory_count;
    obs_status ret_status;
} InventoryListInfo;
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";
    obs_response_handler response_handler = {&response_properties_callback, &response_complete_callback};
    obs_list_bucket_inventory_handler list_inventory_handler = {
        response_handler,
        &list_inventory_callback
    };
    InventoryListInfo info = {0};
    info.ret_status = OBS_STATUS_BUTT;
    list_bucket_inventory(&options, &list_inventory_handler, &info);
    if (OBS_STATUS_OK == info.ret_status) {
        printf("list bucket inventory successfully. count: %u\n", info.inventory_count);
    } else {
        printf("list bucket inventory failed(%s).\n", obs_get_status_name(info.ret_status));
    }
    obs_deinitialize();
}
obs_status list_inventory_callback(obs_inventory_configuration **inventory_list,
    unsigned int inventory_count, void *callback_data)
{
    InventoryListInfo *info = (InventoryListInfo *)callback_data;
    info->inventory_count = inventory_count;
    unsigned int i;
    for (i = 0; i < inventory_count; i++) {
        obs_inventory_configuration *config = inventory_list[i];
        if (config) {
            printf("inventory[%u]: id=%s, schedule=%s, enabled=%s\n",
                i,
                config->id ? config->id : "",
                config->schedule ? config->schedule : "",
                config->is_enabled ? "true" : "false");
        }
    }
    return OBS_STATUS_OK;
}
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) { ((InventoryListInfo*)callback_data)->ret_status = status; }
    if (error && error->message) { printf("Error: %s\n", error->message); }
}