HEAD Object¶
You can use this operation to view an object's metadata, as long as you have READ permission for the object.
Versioning¶
By default, the metadata of the object of the latest version is obtained. If the version ID of the object is a deletion mark, 404 is returned. You can specify versionId to obtain the metadata of an object of the desired version.
Request Syntax¶
HEAD /ObjectName HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: agent
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: date
Authorization: authorization
Request Parameters¶
Table 1 describes the request parameter.
Parameter | Description | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
versionId | Indicates the version ID of an object. Type: String | Optional |
Request Headers¶
This request uses common headers. For details about common request headers, see section Common Request Headers.
If you want to obtain CORS configuration information, you must use the headers in Table 2.
Header | Description | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
Origin | Indicates an origin specified by a pre-request. Generally, it is a domain name. Type: String | 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: Server Name
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
Accept-Ranges: bytes
Content-Type: type
Date: date
Content-Length: length
Etag: etag
Last-Modified: time
Response Headers¶
This response uses common headers. For details about common response headers, see section Common Response Headers.
This response can also include an optional header. Table 3 describes the header.
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-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 |
x-amz-object-lock-mode | WORM mode that will be applied to the object. Currently, only COMPLIANCE is supported. This header is returned only when the object has any object-level retention policy configured or has the default bucket-level WORM policy applied. To configure this header, the GetObjectRetention permission is required. Type: string Example: x-amz-object-lock-mode:COMPLIANCE |
x-amz-object-lock-retain-until-date | Indicates the expiration time of the WORM retention. The value must be a UTC time that complies with ISO 8601, for example, 2015-07-01T04:11:15Z. This header is returned only when the object has any object-level retention policy configured or has the default bucket-level WORM policy applied. To configure this header, the GetObjectRetention permission is required. Type: string Example: x-amz-object-lock-retain-until-date:2015-07-01T04:11:15Z |
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¶
HEAD /test HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:17:57 +0000
Authorization: AWS BF6C09F302931425E9A7:++6NkzwVhw4qccNfIqf4G2vMggg=
Sample Response¶
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: OBS
x-amz-request-id: 001B21A61C6C0000013403373811529D
x-amz-id-2: MDAxQjIxQTYxQzZDMDAwMDAxMzQwMzM3MzgxMTUyOURBQUFBQUFBQWJiYmJiYmJi
x-reserved: amazon, aws and amazon web services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amazon Technologies, Inc
Accept-Ranges: bytes
ETag: "507e3fff69b69bf57d303e807448560b"
Last-Modified: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:47:50 GMT
Content-Length: 30
Content-Type: binary/octet-stream
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:17:57 GMT
Sample Request (Getting the Metadata of an Object with Version ID Specified)¶
HEAD /object?versionId=AAABQ4-glIvc0vycq3gAAAAVVURTRkha HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1
Host: bucketname.obs.example.com
Accept: */*
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 07:22:17 +0000
Authorization: AWS C9590CEB8EC051BDEC9D:CTunmEJMuOBqUa4zfJNz6zxkjBE=
Sample Response (Getting the Metadata of an Object with Version ID Specified)¶
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: OBS
x-amz-request-id: DCD2FC9CAB78000001438FA11E6CBB07
x-amz-id-2: SSfKQyh2Gr6ygerqHhJLZ6rxPiv+ucjWabr48RssNJMWmGyKh9gDdXC0jvo1JmFs
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 07:21:42 GMT
Content-Length: 4
x-amz-version-id: AAABQ4-glIvc0vycq3gAAAAVVURTRkha
Content-Type: binary/octet-stream
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 07:22:17 GMT
Sample Request (Getting Object Metadata and CORS Configuration when CORS is properly configured)¶
HEAD /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 14:03:45 +0000
Authorization: AWS D13E0C94E722DD69423C:YcuaA/lJkmWn8AqjfWvIodNJ/yM=
Origin:www.example.com
Access-Control-Request-Headers:AllowedHeader_1
Sample Response (Getting Object Metadata and CORS Configuration when CORS is properly configured)¶
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
x-amz-request-id: D168613B12D6EE5744A69C524D3AA876
x-amz-id-2: 35Sas+J9yUY4xz3PrL0O938UKDg+Dc8EfSw0m9LtfoqB7s0wiMc44TOGguSLNyOv
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,DELETE
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: AllowedHeader_1
Access-Control-Max-Age: 100
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: ExposeHeader_1
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 14:03:45 GMT