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    Object Storage Service:Delete objects (Java SDK V1)

    Last Updated:Nov 26, 2025

    This topic describes how to delete a single object, multiple objects, or objects that have a specified prefix from a versioning-enabled bucket.

    Considerations

    • In this topic, the public endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. To access OSS from other Alibaba Cloud services in the same region, use an internal endpoint. For details about supported regions and endpoints, see OSS 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 Configuration examples for common scenarios.

    • To delete an object, you must have the oss:DeleteObject permission. For more information, see Grant a custom access policy to a RAM user.

    Deletion behavior in versioning-enabled buckets

    The deletion behavior in versioning-enabled buckets is as follows:

    • Delete without specifying a version ID (temporary deletion):

      If you delete an object without specifying a version ID, OSS does not permanently delete the object. Instead, OSS adds a delete marker, which becomes the current version of the object. If you try to retrieve the object, OSS finds the delete marker and returns a 404 Not Found error. The response includes header:x-oss-delete-marker = true and the version ID of the new delete marker in x-oss-version-id.

      A value of true for x-oss-delete-marker indicates that the version corresponding to the returned x-oss-version-id is a delete marker.

    • Delete by specifying a version ID (permanent deletion):

      If you specify a `versionId` in a delete operation, OSS permanently deletes the object version with the versionId specified in the params parameter. To delete an object version whose `versionId` is the string "null", add params['versionId'] = "null" to the params parameter. In this case, OSS treats the string "null" as the `versionId` and deletes the corresponding object version.

    Delete a single object

    The following examples show how to permanently or temporarily delete a single object.

    • Permanent deletion

      The following code shows how to permanently delete an object by specifying its version ID:

      import com.aliyun.oss.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.comm.SignVersion;

public class Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        // The China (Hangzhou) region is used as an example. Specify your actual region and endpoint.
        String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
        // Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run this code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
        EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
        // Set the bucket name, for example, examplebucket.
        String bucketName = "examplebucket";
        // Set the full path of the object. The full path cannot contain the bucket name.
        String objectName = "exampledir/object";
        String versionId  = "CAEQMxiBgICAof2D0BYiIDJhMGE3N2M1YTI1NDQzOGY5NTkyNTI3MGYyMzJm****";
        // Set the region where the bucket is located. For example, if the bucket is in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou.
        String region = "cn-hangzhou";

        // Create an OSSClient instance.
        // When the OSSClient instance is no longer needed, call the shutdown method to release its resources.
        ClientBuilderConfiguration clientBuilderConfiguration = new ClientBuilderConfiguration();
        clientBuilderConfiguration.setSignatureVersion(SignVersion.V4);        
        OSS ossClient = OSSClientBuilder.create()
        .endpoint(endpoint)
        .credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
        .clientConfiguration(clientBuilderConfiguration)
        .region(region)               
        .build();

        try {
            // Delete the specified version of the object.
            ossClient.deleteVersion(bucketName, objectName , versionId);
        } 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();
            }
        }
    }
}

    • Temporary deletion

      The following code shows how to temporarily delete an object without specifying a version ID: 

      import com.aliyun.oss.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.comm.SignVersion;

public class Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        // The China (Hangzhou) region is used as an example. Specify your actual region and endpoint.
        String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
        // Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run this code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
        EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
        // Set the bucket name, for example, examplebucket.
        String bucketName = "examplebucket";
        // Set the full path of the object. The full path cannot contain the bucket name.
        String objectName = "exampledir/object";
        // Set the region where the bucket is located. For example, if the bucket is in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou.
        String region = "cn-hangzhou";

        // Create an OSSClient instance.
        // When the OSSClient instance is no longer needed, call the shutdown method to release its resources.
        ClientBuilderConfiguration clientBuilderConfiguration = new ClientBuilderConfiguration();
        clientBuilderConfiguration.setSignatureVersion(SignVersion.V4);        
        OSS ossClient = OSSClientBuilder.create()
        .endpoint(endpoint)
        .credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
        .clientConfiguration(clientBuilderConfiguration)
        .region(region)               
        .build();

        try {
            // In a versioning-enabled bucket, this method performs a temporary delete by adding a delete marker to the object.
            ossClient.deleteObject(bucketName, objectName);
        } 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();
            }
        }
    }
}

    Delete multiple objects

    The following examples show how to permanently or temporarily delete multiple objects.

    • Permanent deletion

      The following code shows how to permanently delete multiple objects and delete markers by specifying their version IDs: 

      import com.aliyun.oss.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.comm.SignVersion;
import com.aliyun.oss.model.DeleteVersionsRequest;
import com.aliyun.oss.model.DeleteVersionsResult;
import java.net.URLDecoder;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        // The China (Hangzhou) region is used as an example. Specify your actual region and endpoint.
        String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
        // Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run this code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
        EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
        // Set the bucket name, for example, examplebucket.
        String bucketName = "examplebucket";
        // Set the full path of the object. The full path cannot contain the bucket name.
        String objectName = "exampledir/object";
        String object2Name = "exampledir/object2";
        String yourObjectNameVersionId  = "CAEQMxiBgICAof2D0BYiIDJhMGE3N2M1YTI1NDQzOGY5NTkyNTI3MGYyMzJm****";
        String yourObject2DelMarkerNameVersionId  = "MGE3N2M1YgICAof2D0BYiID3N2M1YTITI1NDQzOGY5NTN2M1YTI1NDQz****";

        // Set the region where the bucket is located. For example, if the bucket is in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou.
        String region = "cn-hangzhou";

        // Create an OSSClient instance.
        // When the OSSClient instance is no longer needed, call the shutdown method to release its resources.
        ClientBuilderConfiguration clientBuilderConfiguration = new ClientBuilderConfiguration();
        clientBuilderConfiguration.setSignatureVersion(SignVersion.V4);        
        OSS ossClient = OSSClientBuilder.create()
        .endpoint(endpoint)
        .credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
        .clientConfiguration(clientBuilderConfiguration)
        .region(region)               
        .build();

        try {
            // Delete the specified versions of objects and delete markers.
            List<DeleteVersionsRequest.KeyVersion> keyVersionsList = new ArrayList<DeleteVersionsRequest.KeyVersion>();
            keyVersionsList.add(new DeleteVersionsRequest.KeyVersion(objectName,yourObjectNameVersionId));
            keyVersionsList.add(new DeleteVersionsRequest.KeyVersion(object2Name,yourObject2DelMarkerNameVersionId));
            DeleteVersionsRequest delVersionsRequest = new DeleteVersionsRequest(bucketName);
            delVersionsRequest.setKeys(keyVersionsList);
            // Send a deleteVersions request.
            DeleteVersionsResult delVersionsResult = ossClient.deleteVersions(delVersionsRequest);

            // View the deletion results.
            for (DeleteVersionsResult.DeletedVersion delVer : delVersionsResult.getDeletedVersions()) {
                String keyName = URLDecoder.decode(delVer.getKey(), "UTF-8");
                String keyVersionId = delVer.getVersionId();
                String keyDelMarkerId = delVer.getDeleteMarkerVersionId();
                System.out.println("delete key: " + keyName);
                System.out.println("delete key versionId: " + keyVersionId);
                if(keyDelMarkerId != null && keyDelMarkerId.length() != 0){
                    System.out.println("delete key del_marker versionId: " + keyDelMarkerId);
                }
            }
        } 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();
            }
        }
    }
}

    • Temporary deletion

      The following code shows how to temporarily delete multiple objects without specifying their version IDs:

      import com.aliyun.oss.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.comm.SignVersion;
import com.aliyun.oss.model.DeleteObjectsRequest;
import com.aliyun.oss.model.DeleteObjectsResult;
import java.net.URLDecoder;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        // The China (Hangzhou) region is used as an example. Specify your actual region and endpoint.
        String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
        // Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run this code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
        EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
        // Set the bucket name, for example, examplebucket.
        String bucketName = "examplebucket";
        // Set the full path of the object. The full path cannot contain the bucket name.
        String objectName = "exampledir/object";
        String object2Name = "exampledir/object2";

        // Set the region where the bucket is located. For example, if the bucket is in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou.
        String region = "cn-hangzhou";

        // Create an OSSClient instance.
        // When the OSSClient instance is no longer needed, call the shutdown method to release its resources.
        ClientBuilderConfiguration clientBuilderConfiguration = new ClientBuilderConfiguration();
        clientBuilderConfiguration.setSignatureVersion(SignVersion.V4);        
        OSS ossClient = OSSClientBuilder.create()
        .endpoint(endpoint)
        .credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
        .clientConfiguration(clientBuilderConfiguration)
        .region(region)               
        .build();

        try {
            // Batch delete objects.
            List<String> KeysList = new ArrayList<String>();
            KeysList.add(objectName);
            KeysList.add(object2Name);
            DeleteObjectsRequest request = new DeleteObjectsRequest(bucketName);
            request.setKeys(KeysList);
            // Send a deleteObjects request.
            DeleteObjectsResult delObjResult = ossClient.deleteObjects(request);

            // View the deletion results.
            for (String o : delObjResult.getDeletedObjects()) {
                String keyName = URLDecoder.decode(o, "UTF-8");
                System.out.println("delete key name: " + keyName);
            }
        } 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();
            }
        }
    }
}

    Delete objects with a specified prefix

    The following code shows how to delete objects that have a specified prefix:

    import com.aliyun.oss.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.comm.SignVersion;
import com.aliyun.oss.model.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        // The China (Hangzhou) region is used as an example. Specify your actual region and endpoint.
        String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
        // Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run this code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
        EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
        // Set the bucket name, for example, examplebucket.
        String bucketName = "examplebucket";
        // Specify the prefix.
        String prefix = "yourkeyPrefix";

        // Set the region where the bucket is located. For example, if the bucket is in the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou.
        String region = "cn-hangzhou";

        // Create an OSSClient instance.
        // When the OSSClient instance is no longer needed, call the shutdown method to release its resources.
        ClientBuilderConfiguration clientBuilderConfiguration = new ClientBuilderConfiguration();
        clientBuilderConfiguration.setSignatureVersion(SignVersion.V4);        
        OSS ossClient = OSSClientBuilder.create()
        .endpoint(endpoint)
        .credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
        .clientConfiguration(clientBuilderConfiguration)
        .region(region)               
        .build();

        try {
            // List all versions of the files with the specified prefix and delete them.
            String nextKeyMarker = null;
            String nextVersionMarker = null;
            VersionListing versionListing = null;
            do {
                ListVersionsRequest listVersionsRequest = new ListVersionsRequest()
                        .withBucketName(bucketName)
                        .withKeyMarker(nextKeyMarker)
                        .withVersionIdMarker(nextVersionMarker)
                        .withPrefix(prefix);

                versionListing = ossClient.listVersions(listVersionsRequest);
                if (versionListing.getVersionSummaries().size() > 0) {
                    List<DeleteVersionsRequest.KeyVersion> keyVersionsList = new ArrayList<DeleteVersionsRequest.KeyVersion>();
                    for (OSSVersionSummary ossVersion : versionListing.getVersionSummaries()) {
                        System.out.println("key name: " + ossVersion.getKey());
                        System.out.println("versionid: " + ossVersion.getVersionId());
                        System.out.println("Is delete marker: " + ossVersion.isDeleteMarker());
                        keyVersionsList.add(new DeleteVersionsRequest.KeyVersion(ossVersion.getKey(), ossVersion.getVersionId()));
                    }
                    DeleteVersionsRequest delVersionsRequest = new DeleteVersionsRequest(bucketName).withKeys(keyVersionsList);
                    ossClient.deleteVersions(delVersionsRequest);
                }

                nextKeyMarker = versionListing.getNextKeyMarker();
                nextVersionMarker = versionListing.getNextVersionIdMarker();
            } while (versionListing.isTruncated());
        } 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();
            }
        }
    }
}

    References

    • For more information about the API operation to delete a single object, see DeleteObject.

    • For more information about the API operation to delete multiple objects, see DeleteMultipleObjects.