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Object Storage Service:List buckets (Go SDK V1)

Last Updated:Nov 28, 2025

A bucket is a container for objects stored in Object Storage Service (OSS). All objects in OSS are contained in buckets. Buckets are listed in alphabetical order. You can list buckets that belong to the current Alibaba Cloud account in all regions and meet specific conditions.

Notes

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

  • To list buckets, you must have the oss:ListBuckets permission. For more information, see Attach a custom policy to a RAM user.

Sample code

Use the following code to list buckets in all regions under your account.

package main

import (
	"log"

	"github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk/oss"
)

func main() {
	// Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before running the sample code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are set.
	provider, err := oss.NewEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create credentials provider: %v", err)
	}

	// Create an OSSClient instance.
	// Set yourEndpoint to the Endpoint of the bucket. For example, for the China (Hangzhou) region, set the Endpoint to https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com. For other regions, set the Endpoint as needed.
	// Set yourRegion to the region where the bucket is located. For example, for the China (Hangzhou) region, set the region to cn-hangzhou. For other regions, set the region as needed.
	clientOptions := []oss.ClientOption{oss.SetCredentialsProvider(&provider)}
	clientOptions = append(clientOptions, oss.Region("yourRegion"))
	// Set the signature version.
	clientOptions = append(clientOptions, oss.AuthVersion(oss.AuthV4))
	client, err := oss.New("yourEndpoint", "", "", clientOptions...)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create OSS client: %v", err)
	}

	// List buckets in all regions under your account.
	marker := ""
	for {
		lsRes, err := client.ListBuckets(oss.Marker(marker))
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("Failed to list buckets: %v", err)
		}

		// By default, 100 records are returned at a time.
		for _, bucket := range lsRes.Buckets {
			log.Printf("Bucket: %s", bucket.Name)
		}

		if !lsRes.IsTruncated {
			break
		}
		marker = lsRes.NextMarker
	}
}

FAQ

How do I list buckets with a specified prefix?

Use the following code to list buckets that have the prefix `example` in all regions under your account.

...
prefix := "example" // Replace with the actual prefix.
lsRes, err := client.ListBuckets(oss.Prefix(prefix))
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalf("Failed to list buckets with prefix: %v", err)
}

log.Printf("Buckets with prefix '%s': %+v", prefix, lsRes.Buckets)
for _, bucket := range lsRes.Buckets {
	log.Printf("Bucket with prefix '%s': %s", prefix, bucket.Name)

}

How do I list buckets that follow a specified marker?

Use the following code to list buckets that are alphabetically after `examplebucket` in all regions under your account.

...
marker := "examplebucket" // Replace with the actual marker.
lsRes, err := client.ListBuckets(oss.Marker(marker))
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalf("Failed to list buckets with marker: %v", err)
}

log.Printf("Buckets with marker '%s': %+v", marker, lsRes.Buckets)
for _, bucket := range lsRes.Buckets {
	log.Printf("Bucket with marker '%s': %s", marker, bucket.Name)
}

How do I list a specified number of buckets?

Use the following code to list a maximum of 500 buckets in all regions under your account.

...
maxKeys := 500
lsRes, err := client.ListBuckets(oss.MaxKeys(maxKeys))
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalf("Failed to list buckets with max keys: %v", err)
}

log.Printf("My buckets max num (%d): %+v", maxKeys, lsRes.Buckets)
for _, bucket := range lsRes.Buckets {
	log.Printf("Bucket with maxKeys (%d): %s", maxKeys, bucket.Name)
}

References

  • For the complete sample code for listing buckets, see GitHub example.

  • For more information about the API operation for listing buckets, see ListBuckets.