GET Object¶
You can use this operation to obtain the content and metadata of an object, as long as you have READ permission for the object.
Versioning¶
By default, the content of the object with the latest version ID is obtained. If the version ID of the object is a deletion mark, 404 is returned. You can specify versionId to obtain the content of an object of the desired version.
Request Syntax¶
GET /ObjectName HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: agent
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: date
Authorization: authorization
Range:bytes=byte_range
<Optional Additional Header>
Note
In this request, header Range is optional. If this header is not specified, all data of an object is returned.
Request Parameters¶
In a GET request, you can override values for a set of response headers using the request parameters listed in Table 1. Response headers that you can override are Content-Type, Content-Language, Expires, Cache-Control, Content-Disposition, and Content-Encoding.
Parameter | Description | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
response-content-type | Overrides the Content-Type header in the response. Type: String | Optional |
response-content-language | Overrides the Content-Language header in the response. Type: String | Optional |
response-expires | Overrides the Expires header in the response. Type: String | Optional |
response-cache-control | Overrides the Cache-Control header in the response. Type: String | Optional |
response-content-disposition | Overrides the Content-Disposition header in the response. Type: String | Optional |
response-content-encoding | Overrides the Content-Encoding header in the response. Type: String | Optional |
versionId | Specifies the version ID of the object whose content is obtained. Type: String | Optional |
Request Headers¶
This request uses common headers. For details about common request headers, see section Common Request Headers. In addition, you can add optional headers to this request. Table 2 describes the optional headers.
Header | Description | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
Range | Obtains the specified range bytes of an object. The value is a range starting from 0 to maximum object length minus one. If the range is invalid, all object data is returned. Type: String Note: The header format for a single range is bytes=byte_range, for example, bytes=0-4 or bytes=512-1024. The header format for multiple ranges is, for example, bytes=10-20,30-40. If there are multiple ranges, the output is as follows: --5926640d-5ca3-4e56-a9e9-5493dab2da66 Content-type: binary/octet-stream Content-range: bytes 10-20/7279 xxxx --5926640d-5ca3-4e56-a9e9-5493dab2da66 Content-type: binary/octet-stream Content-range: bytes 30-40/7279 yyyy Note --5926640d-5ca3-4e56-a9e9-5493dab2da66-- is a randomly generated character string and functions as a separator. Content-type indicates the type of the range data. Content-range indicates the data range or the total object size. | Optional |
If-Modified-Since | Returns the object only if it has been modified since the time specified by this header, otherwise 304 Not Modified is returned. Type: HTTP time string complying with the format specified in http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt. | Optional |
If-Unmodified-Since | Returns the object only if it has not been modified since the time specified by this header, otherwise 412 Precondition Failed is returned. Type: HTTP time string complying with the format specified in http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt. | Optional |
If-Match | Returns the object only if its ETag is the same as the one specified by this header, otherwise 412 Precondition Failed is returned. Type: String Note: An example ETag value is 0f64741bf7cb1089e988e4585d0d3434. | Optional |
If-None-Match | Returns the object only if its ETag is different from the one specified by this header, otherwise 304 Not Modified is returned. Type: String Note: An example ETag value is 0f64741bf7cb1089e988e4585d0d3434. | Optional |
Origin | Indicates an origin specified by a pre-request. Generally, it is a domain name. Type: String | Optional. If you want to obtain the CORs configuration, this item is mandatory. |
Access-Control-Request-Headers | Indicates the HTTP headers of a request. The request can use multiple HTTP headers. Type: String | Optional |
x-amz-security-token | Header field used to identify the request of a federated user. When the federal authentication function is enabled, users sending such requests are identified as federated users. Type: string | Optional. This parameter must be carried in the request sent by federated users. |
Request Elements¶
This request involves no elements.
Response Syntax¶
HTTP/1.1 status_code
Server: OBS
x-amz-request-id: request id
x-amz-id-2: id
x-reserved: amazon, aws and amazon web services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amazon Technologies, Inc
Content-Type: type
Date: date
Content-Length: length
Etag: etag
Last-Modified: time
<Object Content>
Response Headers¶
This response uses common headers. For details about common response headers, see section Common Response Headers.
This response can also include optional headers. Table 3 describes these headers.
Header | Description |
|---|---|
x-amz-expiration | This header is included in the response if the object expiration is configured. This header includes expiry-date and rule-id key value pairs to provide object expiration information. Type: String |
x-amz-website-redirect-location | When a bucket is configured as a website, you can set this metadata for the object so that the website endpoint will evaluate the request for the object as a 301 redirect to another object in the same bucket or an external URL. Type: String |
x-amz-delete-marker | Indicates whether an object is marked as deleted. If an object is not marked as deleted, the header is not returned. Type: Boolean Valid values: true|false Default: false |
x-amz-version-id | Indicates the version ID of an object. If an object has no version ID specified, this header is not returned. Valid values: String Default: None |
Access-Control-Allow-Origin | CORS is configured for buckets. If Origin in the request meets the CORS configuration requirements, Origin is included in the response. Type: String |
Access-Control-Allow-Headers | CORS is configured for buckets. If headers in the request meet the CORS configuration requirements, headers are included in the response. Type: String |
Access-Control-Max-Age | Indicates MaxAgeSeconds in the CORS configuration of a server when CORS is configured for buckets. Type: Integer |
Access-Control-Allow-Methods | CORS is configured for buckets. If Access-Control-Request-Method in the request meets the CORS configuration requirements, methods in the rule are included in the response. Type: String Valid values: GET, PUT, HEAD, POST, and DELETE |
Access-Control-Expose-Headers | Indicates ExposeHeader in the CORS configuration of a server when CORS is configured for buckets. Type: String |
Response Elements¶
This response involves no elements.
Error Responses¶
No special error responses are returned. For details about error responses, see Table 1.
Sample Request for Not Overriding Response Headers¶
GET /test HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:28:02 +0000
Authorization: AWS BF6C09F302931425E9A7:tQ+A280jUgPCAdSTuUis35T9gWI=
Sample Response for Not Overriding Response Headers¶
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: OBS
x-amz-request-id: 001B21A61C6C0000013403098535528C
x-amz-id-2: MDAxQjIxQTYxQzZDMDAwMDAxMzQwMzA5ODUzNTUyOENBQUFBQUFBQWJiYmJiYmJi
x-reserved: amazon, aws and amazon web services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amazon Technologies, Inc
ETag: "507e3fff69b69bf57d303e807448560b"
Last-Modified: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:25:46 GMT
Accept-Ranges: bytes
Content-Length: 30
Content-Type: binary/octet-stream
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:28:02 GMT
Sample Request for Overriding Headers¶
GET /test?response-cache-control=No-cache&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dtesting.txt&response-content-encoding=x-gzip&response-content-language=mi%2C%20en&response-expires=Thu%2C%2001%20Dec%201994%2016:00:00%20GMT HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:28:02 +0000
Authorization: AWS BF6C09F302931425E9A7: aaStE6nKnw8ihhiIdReoXYlMamW=
Sample Response for Overriding Headers¶
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: OBS
x-amz-request-id: 001B21A61C6C0000013403098535528C
x-amz-id-2: MDAxQjIxQTYxQzZDMDAwMDAxMzQwMzA5ODUzNTUyOENBQUFBQUFBQWJiYmJiYmJi
x-reserved: amazon, aws and amazon web services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amazon Technologies, Inc
ETag: "507e3fff69b69bf57d303e807448560b"
Last-Modified: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:25:46 GMT
Accept-Ranges: bytes
Content-Length: 30
Cache-Control: No-cache
Content-Language: mi, en
Expires: Thu, 01 Dec 1994 16:00:00 GMT
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=testing.txt
Content-Encoding: x-gzip
Content-Type: binary/octet-stream
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:28:02 GMT
Sample Request for Getting an Object with Version ID Specified¶
GET /object?versionId=AAABQ47OMnbc0vycq3gAAAANVURTRkha HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 06:11:49 +0000
Authorization: AWS C9590CEB8EC051BDEC9D:kpuA5lb+IoEOglV5824R4Yb18RE=
Sample Response for Getting an Object with Version ID Specified¶
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: OBS
x-amz-request-id: DCD2FC9CAB78000001438F609AD59896
x-amz-id-2: nz0bi6ru2wS4OvhkCS1OQ2FwyxjvYwuGv1EI5JVeDpuGwX6weBoX7MRxJwhuXJu9
x-reserved: amazon, aws and amazon web services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amazon Technologies, Inc
Accept-Ranges: bytes
ETag: "ba1f2511fc30423bdbb183fe33f3dd0f"
Last-Modified: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 03:31:54 GMT
Content-Length: 4
x-amz-version-id: AAABQ47OMnbc0vycq3gAAAANVURTRkha
Content-Type: binary/octet-stream
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 06:11:49 GMT
[4 bytes of object data]
Sample Request for Getting an Object Whose Latest Version ID Is a Deletion Mark¶
GET /object HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 06:17:59 +0000
Authorization: AWS C9590CEB8EC051BDEC9D:MsZcBz1QOULDOhPP1gx1+4hbh4A=
Sample Response for Getting an Object Whose Latest Version ID Is a Deletion Mark¶
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Server: OBS
x-amz-request-id: DCD2FC9CAB78000001438F6640529BA9
x-amz-id-2: /BdlSJIqa5Gkl3yEoEgmJKUUak0xjtgCTn9LhbsyJwqG5OVqrkfiateRxF8Gg4AU
x-reserved: amazon, aws and amazon web services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amazon Technologies, Inc
Content-Type: application/xml
x-amz-version-id: AAABQ49lNT_c0vycq3gAAAAOVURTRkha
x-amz-delete-marker: true
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 06:17:59 GMT
Content-Length: 297
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Error>
<Code>NoSuchKey</Code>
<Message>The specified key does not exist.</Message>
<RequestId>DCD2FC9CAB78000001438F6640529BA9</RequestId>
<HostId>nkbX5Pw7vRd26kP6gRwQQ4AxiN446dN608LMf4/9h/NMdhrWsc17Vnlva6VS23dq</HostId>
<Key>object</Key>
</Error>
Sample Request for Getting an Object and CORS Configuration when CORS is properly configured¶
GET /object HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: curl/7.19.0 (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.19.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8{ zlib/1.2.3 libidn/1.10
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:36:06 +0000
Authorization: AWS D13E0C94E722DD69423C:9PzAsaQnzJfMb2pcUNzaYpxgtSE=
Origin:www.example.com
Access-Control-Request-Headers:acc_header_1
Sample Response for Getting an Object and CORS Configuration when CORS is properly configured¶
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
x-amz-request-id: 0B2B8A2B224F067CB15E4203ABF583F4
x-amz-id-2: PI5ZL3VEM6LnENYPchIQLKDfMlHanhkCz+CgmqCmyN0AniJZMGKBij9bj7fm4sve
x-reserved: amazon, aws and amazon web services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amazon Technologies, Inc
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: www.example.com
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST,GET,HEAD,PUT
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: acc_header_01
Access-Control-Max-Age: 100
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: exp_header_01
Accept-Ranges: bytes
ETag: "6bcb16084a88ae550811429c0c1e8bc7"
Last-Modified: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:05 GMT
Content-Length: 264
Content-Type: binary/octet-stream
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:17 GMTa