Drive and Photo Service (PDS) provides an open platform for enterprise and personal data management, content detection, and collaboration. This guide walks you through creating your first PDS domain and managing the service.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure that you have:
Completed real-name verification
Permission to operate the Drive And Photo Service (PDS) console. If you are using a RAM user and have not been granted permission to operate Drive and Photo Service (AliyunPDSFullAccess), you need to grant permissions to the RAM user.
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.
Creating a domain incurs user-related fees.
Option 1: Use the PDS console (recommended)
Log on to the Drive And Photo Service PDS console.
In the upper-left corner, select the region for your domain.
Navigate to Drive And Photo Service (Developer Edition) > Domain List.
Click Create Domain and configure the following fields:
Field
Required
Description
Name
Yes
The domain name. You can change it later.
Description
No
A brief description of the domain.
User Personal Space
Yes
Enable to give each user a default personal space on first login. Adjust 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.
Click OK.
Option 2: Use the API
Authenticate your requests using one of the following methods:
Access token: Obtain a token through JWT application integration.
AccessKey signature: Sign requests with your AccessKey pair.
Call the CreateDomain operation.
Step 2: Manage PDS
After creating a domain, manage your PDS resources through: