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Google Cloud Storage Objects API

Operations for managing objects within Cloud Storage buckets

Google Cloud Storage Objects 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 Objects. 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 7 paths, and defines 7 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 7 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH5 POST1 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
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Google Cloud Storage Objects 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 7 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 5 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Objects 10

Operations for managing objects within Cloud Storage buckets

GET
/b/{bucket}/o
Google Cloud Storage List Objects
listObjects 16 params → 200400401403404
GET
/b/{bucket}/o/{object}
Google Cloud Storage Get an Object
getObject 13 params → 200304400401403404412
PUT
/b/{bucket}/o/{object}
Google Cloud Storage Update an Object
updateObject 12 params body → 200400401403404412
PATCH
/b/{bucket}/o/{object}
Google Cloud Storage Patch an Object
patchObject 12 params body → 200400401403404412
DELETE
/b/{bucket}/o/{object}
Google Cloud Storage Delete an Object
deleteObject 8 params → 204400401403404412
POST
/b/{bucket}/o/{object}/compose
Google Cloud Storage Compose Objects
composeObject 5 params body → 200400401403404412
POST
/b/{bucket}/o/{object}/copyTo/b/{destinationBucket}/o/{destinationObject}
Google Cloud Storage Copy an Object
copyObject 16 params body → 200400401403404412
POST
/b/{bucket}/o/{object}/rewriteTo/b/{destinationBucket}/o/{destinationObject}
Google Cloud Storage Rewrite an Object
rewriteObject 19 params body → 200400401403404412
POST
/b/{bucket}/o/watchAll
Google Cloud Storage Watch for Object Changes
watchAllObjects 3 params body → 200400401403404
POST
/channels/stop
Google Cloud Storage Stop a Notification Channel
stopChannel body → 204400401403404

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Object (34 properties), ObjectAccessControl (13 properties), Channel (10 properties), RewriteResponse (6 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
Object
object
An object in Cloud Storage. Objects are the individual pieces of data that you store in Cloud Storage.
34 properties
Channel
object
A notification channel used to watch for resource changes.
10 properties 3 required
RewriteResponse
object
A rewrite response.
6 properties
ObjectList
object
A list of objects.
4 properties
Error
object
An error response from the Cloud Storage JSON API.
1 property
ComposeRequest
object
A request to compose objects.
3 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

Other APIs Google Cloud Storage publishes across the network.

Google Cloud Storage XML API
Google Cloud Storage BucketAccessControls API
Google Cloud Storage Buckets API
Google Cloud Storage DefaultObjectAccessControls API
Google Cloud Storage ObjectAccessControls API
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