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Drive and Photo Service:Get started with PDS

Last Updated:Mar 06, 2026

Drive and Photo Service (PDS) is an open platform for enterprise and personal data management, content detection, and collaboration.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have:

Step 1: Create a domain

A domain is the top-level resource container in PDS. Each account can create up to 3 domains per region.

Note

Creating a domain incurs user-related fees.

Option 1: Use the PDS console (recommended)

  1. Log on to the Drive And Photo Service PDS console.

  2. In the upper-left corner, select the region for your domain.

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  3. Navigate to Drive And Photo Service (Developer Edition) > Domain List.

  4. Click Create Domain and configure the following fields:

    Field

    Required

    Description

    Name

    Yes

    The domain name, which is changeable after creation.

    Description

    No

    A brief description of the domain.

    User Personal Space

    Yes

    When enabled, each user receives a default personal space on first login. Configure the space size in the Management Console.

    Default Personal Space Size

    Conditional

    Required when User Personal Space is enabled. Choose Custom Size or Unlimited Size.

    Custom Size

    Conditional

    Required when Custom Size is selected. Specify the size in TB, GB, or MB.

  5. Click OK.

Option 2: Use the API

  1. Authenticate your requests using one of the following methods:

  2. Call the CreateDomain operation.

Step 2: Manage PDS

After you create a domain, manage PDS resources through:

  • BasicUI: A built-in management interface for common operations.

  • API: Full programmatic control over PDS resources.

  • SDK: Client libraries for integrating PDS into your applications.

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