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Google Cloud Storage

Google Cloud Storage Buckets API

Operations for managing Cloud Storage buckets

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Google Cloud Storage Buckets API is one of 6 APIs that Google Cloud Storage publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 12 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Buckets. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, pricing, rate-limit docs, an API reference, and 12 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 10 operations across 5 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://storage.googleapis.com/storage/v1.

10 operations 5 paths 6 schemas 1 DELETE4 GET1 PATCH2 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://storage.googleapis.com/storage/v1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, HTTP Bearer
Contact
Google Cloud Storage
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Google Cloud Storage Buckets API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 5 scopes. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 authentication for Google Cloud APIs
  • bearerAuth — Bearer token authentication using a Google Cloud access token obtained via service account or user credentials.

Paths & Operations 10

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 1 DELETE, 4 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Buckets 10

Operations for managing Cloud Storage buckets

GET
/b
Google Cloud Storage List Buckets
listBuckets 8 params → 200400401403
POST
/b
Google Cloud Storage Create a Bucket
insertBucket 8 params body → 200400401403409
GET
/b/{bucket}
Google Cloud Storage Get a Bucket
getBucket 7 params → 200304400401403404
PUT
/b/{bucket}
Google Cloud Storage Update a Bucket
updateBucket 9 params body → 200400401403404412
PATCH
/b/{bucket}
Google Cloud Storage Patch a Bucket
patchBucket 9 params body → 200400401403404412
DELETE
/b/{bucket}
Google Cloud Storage Delete a Bucket
deleteBucket 4 params → 204400401403404409412
POST
/b/{bucket}/lockRetentionPolicy
Google Cloud Storage Lock Retention Policy
lockBucketRetentionPolicy 3 params → 200400401403404412
GET
/b/{bucket}/iam
Google Cloud Storage Get Bucket Iam Policy
getBucketIamPolicy 3 params → 200400401403404
PUT
/b/{bucket}/iam
Google Cloud Storage Set Bucket Iam Policy
setBucketIamPolicy 2 params body → 200400401403404
GET
/b/{bucket}/iam/testPermissions
Google Cloud Storage Test Bucket Iam Permissions
testBucketIamPermissions 3 params → 200400401403404

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Bucket (30 properties), ObjectAccessControl (13 properties), BucketAccessControl (11 properties), Policy (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ObjectAccessControl
object
An access-control entry for an object.
13 properties 2 required
Bucket
object
A bucket is a container for objects stored in Cloud Storage. Buckets are associated with a project and have globally unique names.
30 properties 1 required
Policy
object
An IAM policy for a Cloud Storage resource.
5 properties
Error
object
An error response from the Cloud Storage JSON API.
1 property
BucketList
object
A list of buckets.
3 properties
BucketAccessControl
object
An access-control entry for a bucket.
11 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

gcp-cloud-storage-buckets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Google Cloud Storage publishes across the network.

Google Cloud Storage XML API
AE Profile APIs.io
Google Cloud Storage BucketAccessControls API
AE Profile APIs.io
Google Cloud Storage DefaultObjectAccessControls API
AE Profile APIs.io
Google Cloud Storage ObjectAccessControls API
AE Profile APIs.io
Google Cloud Storage Objects API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
gcp-cloud-storage:gcp-cloud-storage-buckets-api
Base URL
https://storage.googleapis.com/storage/v1
Docs
https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api
Provider
Google Cloud Storage
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