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Object Storage Service:Get bucket information (Java SDK V1)

Last Updated:Nov 25, 2025

A bucket is a container that stores objects. This topic describes how to obtain information about a bucket.

Precautions

  • In this topic, the public endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. To access OSS from other Alibaba Cloud services in the same region, use an internal endpoint. For details about supported regions and endpoints, see OSS 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 Configuration examples for common scenarios.

  • To obtain information about a bucket, you must have the oss:GetBucketInfo permission. For more information, see Attach a custom policy to a RAM user.

Sample code

The following code shows how to obtain information about a bucket, such as its region and creation date.

import com.aliyun.oss.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.comm.SignVersion;
import com.aliyun.oss.model.BucketInfo;

public class Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        // The China (Hangzhou) region is used in this example. Specify the actual endpoint.
        String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
        // Get access credentials from environment variables. Before you run this code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
        EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
        // Specify the bucket name. For example, examplebucket.
        String bucketName = "examplebucket";
        // Specify the region where the bucket is located. For example, if the bucket is in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou.
        String region = "cn-hangzhou";

        // Create an OSSClient instance.
        // When the OSSClient instance is no longer needed, call the shutdown method to release its resources.
        ClientBuilderConfiguration clientBuilderConfiguration = new ClientBuilderConfiguration();
        clientBuilderConfiguration.setSignatureVersion(SignVersion.V4);
        OSS ossClient = OSSClientBuilder.create()
                .endpoint(endpoint)
                .credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
                .clientConfiguration(clientBuilderConfiguration)
                .region(region)
                .build();

        try {
            // Bucket information includes the region (Region or Location), creation date (CreationDate), and owner (Owner).
            // Specify the bucket name. For example, examplebucket.
            BucketInfo info = ossClient.getBucketInfo(bucketName);
            // Get the region.
            System.out.println(info.getBucket().getLocation());
            // Get the creation date.
            System.out.println(info.getBucket().getCreationDate());
            // Get the owner information.
            System.out.println(info.getBucket().getOwner());
            // Get the disaster recovery type.
            System.out.println(info.getDataRedundancyType());
            // Get the access tracking status. This operation is supported only in OSS SDK for Java 3.16.0 and later.
            System.out.println(info.getBucket().getAccessMonitor());
        } catch (OSSException oe) {
            System.out.println("Caught an OSSException, which means your request made it to OSS, "
                    + "but was rejected with an error response for some reason.");
            System.out.println("Error Message:" + oe.getErrorMessage());
            System.out.println("Error Code:" + oe.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println("Request ID:" + oe.getRequestId());
            System.out.println("Host ID:" + oe.getHostId());
        } catch (ClientException ce) {
            System.out.println("Caught an ClientException, which means the client encountered "
                    + "a serious internal problem while trying to communicate with OSS, "
                    + "such as not being able to access the network.");
            System.out.println("Error Message:" + ce.getMessage());
        } finally {
            if (ossClient != null) {
                ossClient.shutdown();
            }
        }
    }
}

References

For more information about the API operation, see GetBucketInfo.