HeadObject

Returns the metadata of the object.

The method is equivalent to the GetObject method , but the object itself is missing from the response.

Request

HEAD /{bucket}/{key} HTTP/1.1

Path parameters

Parameter

Description

bucket

Bucket name.

key

Object key.

Headings

Use the required common headers in the request .

You can also use the following headers in the request:

Heading

Description

Range

If-Modified-Since

If-Unmodified-Since

If-Match

If-None-Match

Answer

Headings

In addition to the general headers, you can see the headers listed in the table below in the response.

Heading

Description

x-amz-meta-*

The custom metadata of the object, saved with the object.

x-amz-storage-class

Object storage class. Matters COLDif the object is in Cold Storage. If the object is saved in the Standard storage, then there will be no title.

x-amz-server-side-encryption

The encryption algorithm used to encrypt the object. Returned if the object was loaded with encryption enabled .

x-amz-server-side-encryption-aws-kms-key-id

KMS key identifier . Returned if the object was loaded with encryption enabled .

Answer codes

For a list of possible answers, see the Answers section .

Last updated