By default, objects in an Object Storage Service (OSS) bucket are private. Only the object owner has the permission to upload objects. You can use the OSS SDK for Python to generate a presigned URL that allows other users to upload an object. When you generate a presigned URL, you can set an expiration time. The URL can be used multiple times before it expires. If multiple upload operations are performed, the object may be overwritten. After the URL expires, it can no longer be used for uploads. You must generate a new presigned URL.
Usage notes
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The sample code in this topic uses the China (Hangzhou) region (
cn-hangzhou) as an example. A public Endpoint is used by default. If you access OSS from another Alibaba Cloud service in the same region, you must use an internal Endpoint. For more information about OSS regions and Endpoints, see Regions and endpoints. Permissions are not required to generate a presigned URL. However, a third party can successfully upload a file using the presigned URL only if the user who generates the URL has the
oss:PutObjectpermission. For more information about how to grant permissions, see Grant custom permissions to a RAM user.-
The sample code in this topic uses V4 presigned URLs, which have a maximum validity period of 7 days. For more information, see Signature V4 (Recommended).
Process
The following figure shows the process of uploading a file using a presigned URL for a PUT request.
Method definition
You can generate a pre-signed URL, which grants temporary access permissions to objects in a bucket and can be used multiple times before it expires.
The presign method is defined as follows:
presign(request: PutObjectRequest, **kwargs) → PresignResult
Request parameters
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Parameter name |
Type |
Description |
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request |
PutObjectRequest |
The name of the method for which to generate the presigned URL. For more information, see Client.presign. |
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expires |
datetime.timedelta |
(Optional) The time-to-live (TTL) of the presigned URL, starting from the current time. For example, to set a TTL of 30 minutes, use 30 * time.Minute. If not specified, the default TTL is 15 minutes. |
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expiration |
datetime.datetime |
(Optional) The specific date and time when the presigned URL expires. |
For V4 signatures, the maximum validity period is 7 days. If you set both Expiration and Expires, Expiration takes precedence.
Return values
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Type |
Description |
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PresignResult |
The result, which includes the presigned URL, HTTP method, expiration time, and signed request headers. For more information, see PresignResult. |
The return values of PresignResult are listed below:
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Parameter name |
Type |
Description |
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method |
str |
The HTTP method that corresponds to the interface. For example, for the PutObject interface, PUT is returned. |
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url |
str |
The presigned URL. |
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expiration |
datetime |
The expiration time of the presigned URL. |
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signed_headers |
MutableMapping |
The signed request headers. For example, if you set content_type, information about content_type is returned. |
For the complete definition of the presign method, see presign.
Sample code
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The file owner generates a presigned URL for the PUT method.
ImportantWhen you generate a presigned URL for the PUT method, if you specify request headers, you must include the same headers in the PUT request that uses the presigned URL. Otherwise, signature verification fails.
import argparse import requests import alibabacloud_oss_v2 as oss from datetime import datetime, timedelta # Create a command-line argument parser and describe the script's purpose: to generate a presigned PUT request URL for an object (Presign Put Object). parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="presign put object sample") # Define command-line arguments, including the required region, bucket name, endpoint, and object key. parser.add_argument('--region', help='The region in which the bucket is located.', required=True) parser.add_argument('--bucket', help='The name of the bucket.', required=True) parser.add_argument('--endpoint', help='The domain names that other services can use to access OSS') parser.add_argument('--key', help='The name of the object.', required=True) def main(): # Parse command-line arguments to get user-provided values. args = parser.parse_args() # Load access credential information from environment variables for identity verification. credentials_provider = oss.credentials.EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider() # Create a configuration object using the SDK's default settings and set the authentication provider. cfg = oss.config.load_default() cfg.credentials_provider = credentials_provider # Set the region property of the configuration object based on the command-line arguments. cfg.region = args.region # If a custom endpoint is provided, update the endpoint property in the configuration object. if args.endpoint is not None: cfg.endpoint = args.endpoint # Initialize the OSS client with the above configuration to interact with OSS. client = oss.Client(cfg) # Send a request to generate a presigned PUT request for the specified object. pre_result = client.presign(oss.PutObjectRequest( bucket=args.bucket, # Bucket name key=args.key, # Object key ),expires=timedelta(seconds=3600)) # Set the expiration time in seconds. Here, it is set to 3600 seconds. # Print the method, expiration time, and URL of the presigned request to confirm the validity of the link. print(f'method: {pre_result.method},' f' expiration: {pre_result.expiration.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z")},' f' url: {pre_result.url}' ) # Print the signed header information of the presigned request. This information will be included in the HTTP headers when the actual request is sent. for key, value in pre_result.signed_headers.items(): print(f'signed headers key: {key}, signed headers value: {value}') # When this script is executed directly, call the main function to start the processing logic. if __name__ == "__main__": main() # Script entry point. The program flow starts here. -
Another user uploads a file using the presigned URL for the PUT method.
curl
curl -X PUT -T /path/to/local/file "https://exampleobject.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/exampleobject.txt?x-oss-date=20241112T083238Z&x-oss-expires=3599&x-oss-signature-version=OSS4-HMAC-SHA256&x-oss-credential=LTAI****************%2F20241112%2Fcn-hangzhou%2Foss%2Faliyun_v4_request&x-oss-signature=ed5a******************************************************"Java
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity; import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse; import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut; import org.apache.http.entity.FileEntity; import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient; import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients; import java.io.*; import java.net.URL; import java.util.*; public class SignUrlUpload { public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable { CloseableHttpClient httpClient = null; CloseableHttpResponse response = null; // Replace <signedUrl> with the authorized URL. URL signedUrl = new URL("<signedUrl>"); // Specify the full path of the local file. If you do not specify a local path, the file is uploaded from the project path of the sample program by default. String pathName = "C:\\Users\\demo.txt"; try { HttpPut put = new HttpPut(signedUrl.toString()); System.out.println(put); HttpEntity entity = new FileEntity(new File(pathName)); put.setEntity(entity); httpClient = HttpClients.createDefault(); response = httpClient.execute(put); System.out.println("Status code returned for the upload:"+response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()); if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200){ System.out.println("Upload successful using network library."); } System.out.println(response.toString()); } catch (Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); } finally { response.close(); httpClient.close(); } } }Go
package main import ( "fmt" "io" "net/http" "os" ) func uploadFile(signedUrl, filePath string) error { // Open the file. file, err := os.Open(filePath) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Unable to open file: %w", err) } defer file.Close() // Create a new HTTP client. client := &http.Client{} // Create a PUT request. req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", signedUrl, file) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create request: %w", err) } // Send the request. resp, err := client.Do(req) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Failed to send request: %w", err) } defer resp.Body.Close() // Read the response. body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Failed to read response: %w", err) } fmt.Printf("Status code returned for the upload: %d\n", resp.StatusCode) if resp.StatusCode == 200 { fmt.Println("Upload successful using network library.") } fmt.Println(string(body)) return nil } func main() { // Replace <signedUrl> with the authorized URL. signedUrl := "<signedUrl>" // Specify the full path of the local file. If you do not specify a local path, the file is uploaded from the project path of the sample program by default. filePath := "C:\\Users\\demo.txt" err := uploadFile(signedUrl, filePath) if err != nil { fmt.Println("An error occurred:", err) } }python
import requests def upload_file(signed_url, file_path): try: # Open the file. with open(file_path, 'rb') as file: # Send a PUT request to upload the file. response = requests.put(signed_url, data=file) print(f"Status code returned for the upload: {response.status_code}") if response.status_code == 200: print("Upload successful using network library.") print(response.text) except Exception as e: print(f"An error occurred: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": # Replace <signedUrl> with the authorized URL. signed_url = "<signedUrl>" // Specify the full path of the local file. If you do not specify a local path, the file is uploaded from the project path of the sample program by default. file_path = "C:\\Users\\demo.txt" upload_file(signed_url, file_path)Node.js
const fs = require('fs'); const axios = require('axios'); async function uploadFile(signedUrl, filePath) { try { // Create a read stream. const fileStream = fs.createReadStream(filePath); // Send a PUT request to upload the file. const response = await axios.put(signedUrl, fileStream, { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream' // Adjust the Content-Type as needed. } }); console.log(`Status code returned for the upload: ${response.status}`); if (response.status === 200) { console.log('Upload successful using network library.'); } console.log(response.data); } catch (error) { console.error(`An error occurred: ${error.message}`); } } // Main function. (async () => { // Replace <signedUrl> with the authorized URL. const signedUrl = '<signedUrl>'; // Specify the full path of the local file. If you do not specify a local path, the file is uploaded from the project path of the sample program by default. const filePath = 'C:\\Users\\demo.txt'; await uploadFile(signedUrl, filePath); })();browser.js
ImportantIf you encounter a 403 signature mismatch error when you use Browser.js to upload a file, it is usually because the browser automatically adds the Content-Type request header, but this header was not specified when the presigned URL was generated. This causes a signature verification failure. To resolve this issue, you must specify the Content-Type request header when you generate the presigned URL.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>File Upload Example</title> </head> <body> <h1>File Upload Example</h1> <!-- Select a file --> <input type="file" id="fileInput" /> <button id="uploadButton">Upload File</button> <script> // Replace this with the presigned URL generated in Step 1. const signedUrl = "<signedUrl>"; document.getElementById('uploadButton').addEventListener('click', async () => { const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput'); const file = fileInput.files[0]; if (!file) { alert('Please select a file to upload.'); return; } try { await upload(file, signedUrl); alert('File uploaded successfully!'); } catch (error) { console.error('Error during upload:', error); alert('Upload failed: ' + error.message); } }); /** * Upload the file to OSS. * @param {File} file - The file to upload. * @param {string} presignedUrl - The presigned URL. */ const upload = async (file, presignedUrl) => { const response = await fetch(presignedUrl, { method: 'PUT', body: file, // Upload the entire file directly. }); if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Upload failed, status: ${response.status}`); } console.log('File uploaded successfully'); }; </script> </body> </html>C#
using System.Net.Http.Headers; // Specify the full path of the local file. If you do not specify a local path, the file is uploaded from the project path of the sample program by default. var filePath = "C:\\Users\\demo.txt"; // Replace <signedUrl> with the authorized URL. var presignedUrl = "<signedUrl>"; // Create an HTTP client and open the local file stream. using var httpClient = new HttpClient(); using var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read); using var content = new StreamContent(fileStream); // Create a PUT request. var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Put, presignedUrl); request.Content = content; // Send the request. var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request); // Process the response. if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) { Console.WriteLine($"Upload successful! Status code: {response.StatusCode}"); Console.WriteLine("Response headers:"); foreach (var header in response.Headers) { Console.WriteLine($"{header.Key}: {string.Join(", ", header.Value)}"); } } else { string responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(); Console.WriteLine($"Upload failed! Status code: {response.StatusCode}"); Console.WriteLine("Response content: " + responseContent); }C++
#include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <curl/curl.h> void uploadFile(const std::string& signedUrl, const std::string& filePath) { CURL *curl; CURLcode res; curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT); curl = curl_easy_init(); if (curl) { // Set the URL. curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, signedUrl.c_str()); // Set the request method to PUT. curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_UPLOAD, 1L); // Open the file. FILE *file = fopen(filePath.c_str(), "rb"); if (!file) { std::cerr << "Unable to open file: " << filePath << std::endl; return; } // Get the file size. fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END); long fileSize = ftell(file); fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET); // Set the file size. curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_INFILESIZE_LARGE, (curl_off_t)fileSize); // Set the input file handle. curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READDATA, file); // Execute the request. res = curl_easy_perform(curl); if (res != CURLE_OK) { std::cerr << "curl_easy_perform() failed: " << curl_easy_strerror(res) << std::endl; } else { long httpCode = 0; curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &httpCode); std::cout << "Status code returned for the upload: " << httpCode << std::endl; if (httpCode == 200) { std::cout << "Upload successful using network library." << std::endl; } } // Close the file. fclose(file); // Clean up. curl_easy_cleanup(curl); } curl_global_cleanup(); } int main() { // Replace <signedUrl> with the authorized URL. std::string signedUrl = "<signedUrl>"; // Specify the full path of the local file. If you do not specify a local path, the file is uploaded from the project path of the sample program by default. std::string filePath = "C:\\Users\\demo.txt"; uploadFile(signedUrl, filePath); return 0; }Android
package com.example.signurlupload; import android.os.AsyncTask; import android.util.Log; import java.io.DataOutputStream; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.net.HttpURLConnection; import java.net.URL; public class SignUrlUploadActivity { private static final String TAG = "SignUrlUploadActivity"; public void uploadFile(String signedUrl, String filePath) { new UploadTask().execute(signedUrl, filePath); } private class UploadTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, String> { @Override protected String doInBackground(String... params) { String signedUrl = params[0]; String filePath = params[1]; HttpURLConnection connection = null; DataOutputStream dos = null; FileInputStream fis = null; try { URL url = new URL(signedUrl); connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(); connection.setRequestMethod("PUT"); connection.setDoOutput(true); connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream"); fis = new FileInputStream(filePath); dos = new DataOutputStream(connection.getOutputStream()); byte[] buffer = new byte[1024]; int length; while ((length = fis.read(buffer)) != -1) { dos.write(buffer, 0, length); } dos.flush(); dos.close(); fis.close(); int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode(); Log.d(TAG, "Status code returned for the upload: " + responseCode); if (responseCode == 200) { Log.d(TAG, "Upload successful using network library."); } return "Upload complete. Status code: " + responseCode; } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); return "Upload failed: " + e.getMessage(); } finally { if (connection != null) { connection.disconnect(); } } } @Override protected void onPostExecute(String result) { Log.d(TAG, result); } } public static void main(String[] args) { SignUrlUploadActivity activity = new SignUrlUploadActivity(); // Replace <signedUrl> with the authorized URL. String signedUrl = "<signedUrl>"; // Specify the full path of the local file. If you do not specify a local path, the file is uploaded from the project path of the sample program by default. String filePath = "C:\\Users\\demo.txt"; activity.uploadFile(signedUrl, filePath); } }
Common scenarios
FAQ
If I use a temporary signature to upload a file and the signature expires during the upload, will the upload fail?
If I do not set request headers and custom metadata when generating the URL, do I need to configure them when using the URL for an upload?
References
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For the complete sample code for uploading a file using a presigned URL, see presigner_put_object.py.
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For the complete sample code for performing a multipart upload using a presigned URL, see presigner_complete_multipart_upload.py.