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Object Storage Service:Manage versioning (Go SDK V1)

Last Updated:Nov 28, 2025

Versioning applies to all objects in a bucket. With versioning, you can restore an object to any of its previous versions in the bucket if it is accidentally overwritten or deleted.

Usage notes

  • In this topic, the public endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. If you want to access OSS from other Alibaba Cloud services in the same region as OSS, use an internal endpoint. For more information about OSS regions and endpoints, see Regions and endpoints.

  • In this topic, access credentials are obtained from environment variables. For more information about how to configure access credentials, see Configure access credentials.

  • In this topic, an OSSClient instance is created by using an OSS endpoint. If you want to create an OSSClient instance by using custom domain names or Security Token Service (STS), see Configure OSSClient instances.

  • To set the versioning state of a bucket, you must have the oss:PutBucketVersioning permission. To retrieve the versioning state of a bucket, you must have the oss:GetBucketVersioning permission. For more information, see Grant custom permissions to a RAM user.

Sample code

Set the versioning state of a bucket

The following code provides an example of how to enable versioning for a bucket.

package main

import (
	"log"

	"github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk/oss"
)

func main() {
	// Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before running the sample code, make sure the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
	provider, err := oss.NewEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create credentials provider: %v", err)
	}

	// Create an OSSClient instance.
	// Set yourEndpoint to the Endpoint of the bucket. For example, for a bucket in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the Endpoint to https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com. For other regions, use the actual Endpoint.
	// Set yourRegion to the region where the bucket is located. For example, for a bucket in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou. For other regions, use the actual region.
	clientOptions := []oss.ClientOption{oss.SetCredentialsProvider(&provider)}
	clientOptions = append(clientOptions, oss.Region("yourRegion"))
	// Set the signature version.
	clientOptions = append(clientOptions, oss.AuthVersion(oss.AuthV4))
	client, err := oss.New("yourEndpoint", "", "", clientOptions...)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create OSS client: %v", err)
	}

	// Create a bucket.
	// Set yourBucketName to the name of the bucket.
	bucketName := "yourBucketName"
	err = client.CreateBucket(bucketName)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create bucket '%s': %v", bucketName, err)
	}

	// Set the versioning state of the bucket to Enabled.
	config := oss.VersioningConfig{Status: "Enabled"}
	err = client.SetBucketVersioning(bucketName, config)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to set bucket versioning for '%s': %v", bucketName, err)
	}

	log.Printf("Bucket '%s' created and versioning enabled successfully", bucketName)
}

Get the versioning state of a bucket

The following code provides an example of how to retrieve the versioning state of a bucket.

package main

import (
	"log"

	"github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk/oss"
)

func main() {
	// Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before running the sample code, make sure the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
	provider, err := oss.NewEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create credentials provider: %v", err)
	}

	// Create an OSSClient instance.
	// Set yourEndpoint to the Endpoint of the bucket. For example, for a bucket in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the Endpoint to https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com. For other regions, use the actual Endpoint.
	// Set yourRegion to the region where the bucket is located. For example, for a bucket in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou. For other regions, use the actual region.
	clientOptions := []oss.ClientOption{oss.SetCredentialsProvider(&provider)}
	clientOptions = append(clientOptions, oss.Region("yourRegion"))
	// Set the signature version.
	clientOptions = append(clientOptions, oss.AuthVersion(oss.AuthV4))
	client, err := oss.New("yourEndpoint", "", "", clientOptions...)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create OSS client: %v", err)
	}

	// Get the versioning state of the bucket.
	// Set yourBucketName to the name of the bucket.
	bucketName := "yourBucketName"
	ret, err := client.GetBucketVersioning(bucketName)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to get bucket versioning for '%s': %v", bucketName, err)
	}

	// Print the versioning state of the bucket.
	log.Printf("The bucket Versioning status for '%s': %s", bucketName, ret.Status)
}

List all object versions in a bucket

The following code provides an example of how to list all versions of objects in a bucket, including delete markers.

package main

import (
	"log"

	"github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk/oss"
)

func main() {
	// Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before running the sample code, make sure the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
	provider, err := oss.NewEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create credentials provider: %v", err)
	}

	// Create an OSSClient instance.
	// Set yourEndpoint to the Endpoint of the bucket. For example, for a bucket in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the Endpoint to https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com. For other regions, use the actual Endpoint.
	// Set yourRegion to the region where the bucket is located. For example, for a bucket in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou. For other regions, use the actual region.
	clientOptions := []oss.ClientOption{oss.SetCredentialsProvider(&provider)}
	clientOptions = append(clientOptions, oss.Region("yourRegion"))
	// Set the signature version.
	clientOptions = append(clientOptions, oss.AuthVersion(oss.AuthV4))
	client, err := oss.New("yourEndpoint", "", "", clientOptions...)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create OSS client: %v", err)
	}

	// Set yourBucketName to the name of the bucket.
	bucketName := "yourBucketName"
	bucket, err := client.Bucket(bucketName)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to get bucket '%s': %v", bucketName, err)
	}

	// List objects that have a specific prefix.
	prefix := "yourObjectPrefix"
	ret, err := bucket.ListObjectVersions(oss.Prefix(prefix))
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to list object versions for bucket '%s' with prefix '%s': %v", bucketName, prefix, err)
	}

	// Print object information.
	for _, object := range ret.ObjectVersions {
		log.Printf("Object: %v", object)
	}

	// Print delete markers.
	for _, marker := range ret.ObjectDeleteMarkers {
		log.Printf("Delete Marker: %v", marker)
	}
}

References

  • For more information about the API operation to set the versioning state of a bucket, see SetBucketVersioning.

  • For more information about the API operation to retrieve the versioning state of a bucket, see GetBucketVersioning.

  • For more information about the API operation to list all object versions in a bucket, see ListObjectVersions.