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# HeadBucket

Returns bucket metadata or an error.

Lets check:

* Does a bucket exist.
* Does the user have sufficient rights to access the bucket.

### Request Syntax <a href="#request" id="request"></a>

```http
HEAD /{Bucket} HTTP/1.1
```

#### Request Parameters <a href="#path-parameters" id="path-parameters"></a>

| Parameter | Description  |
| --------- | ------------ |
| `Bucket`  | Bucket name. |

#### Request body

Request does not have body.

### Response <a href="#response" id="response"></a>

```http
HTTP/1.1 200
```