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Object Storage Service:Rename objects

Last Updated:Aug 31, 2023

This topic describes how to rename objects.

Usage notes

  • In this topic, the public endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. If you want to access OSS by using other Alibaba Cloud services in the same region as OSS, use an internal endpoint. For more information about the regions and endpoints supported by OSS, see 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 Create an OSSClient instance.

  • If the hierarchical namespace feature is enabled for a bucket, you can call the Rename operation to rename objects in the bucket.

    For more information about how to enable the hierarchical namespace feature for a bucket, see Create a bucket.

  • If the hierarchical namespace feature is not enabled for a bucket, objects in the bucket cannot be directly renamed. To rename an object in the bucket, you can call the CopyObject operation to copy the source object and rename the new object. Then, call the DeleteObject operation to delete the source object.

Sample code

The following sample code provides examples on how to rename an object named srcobject.txt in the examplebucket bucket to destobject.txt:

  • Rename an object in a bucket for which the hierarchical namespace feature is enabled

    import com.aliyun.oss.ClientException;
    import com.aliyun.oss.OSS;
    import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
    import com.aliyun.oss.OSSClientBuilder;
    import com.aliyun.oss.OSSException;
    import com.aliyun.oss.model.RenameObjectRequest;
    
    public class Demo {
    
        public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
            // In this example, the endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. Specify your actual endpoint. 
            String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
            // Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run the sample code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are configured. 
            EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
            // Specify the name of the bucket. 
            String bucketName = "examplebucket";
            // Specify the full path of the source object. Do not include the bucket name in the full path. 
            String sourceObject = "srcobject.txt";
            // Set the absolute path of the destination object in the same bucket as that of the source object. Do not include the bucket name in the full path. 
            String destinationObject = "destobject.txt";
    
            // Create an OSSClient instance. 
            OSS ossClient = new OSSClientBuilder().build(endpoint, credentialsProvider);
    
            try {
                // Change the absolute path of the source object in the bucket to the absolute path of the destination object. 
                RenameObjectRequest renameObjectRequest = new RenameObjectRequest(bucketName, sourceObject, destinationObject);
                ossClient.renameObject(renameObjectRequest);
            } 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();
                }
            }
        }
    }
  • Rename an object in a bucket for which the hierarchical namespace feature is not enabled

    import com.aliyun.oss.ClientException;
    import com.aliyun.oss.OSS;
    import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
    import com.aliyun.oss.OSSClientBuilder;
    import com.aliyun.oss.OSSException;
    
    public class Demo {
    
        public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
            // In this example, the endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. Specify your actual endpoint. 
            String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
            // Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run the sample code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are configured. 
            EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
            // Specify the name of the bucket. 
            String bucketName = "examplebucket";
            // Specify the full path of the source object. Do not include the bucket name in the full path. 
            String sourceKey = "srcobject.txt";
            // Specify the full path of the destination object. Do not include the bucket name in the full path. 
            String destinationKey = "destobject.txt";
    
            // Create an OSSClient instance. 
            OSS ossClient = new OSSClientBuilder().build(endpoint, credentialsProvider);
    
            try {
                // Copy the srcobject.txt object in the examplebucket bucket to the destobject.txt object in the same bucket. 
                ossClient.copyObject(bucketName, sourceKey, bucketName, destinationKey);
    
                // Delete the srcobject.txt object. 
                ossClient.deleteObject(bucketName, sourceKey);
            } 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();
                }
            }
        }
    }
    Note

    Directories in a bucket also cannot be directly renamed. To rename a directory in a bucket, you can follow the preceding example to rename the subdirectories and objects in the directory one by one.

References

For more information about the API operations that you can call to rename an object, see CopyObject and DeleteObject.

For more information about the Rename API operation, see Rename.