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Object Storage Service:Why do I fail to create inventories?

Last Updated:Mar 23, 2025

This topic describes why you fail to create inventories and how to troubleshoot the issue.

The number of objects in the bucket exceeds the limit

You can export bucket inventory lists on a daily or weekly basis.

  • If you want to export inventory lists on a daily basis, make sure that the number of objects in the bucket is less than 10 billion.

  • If you want to export inventory lists on a weekly basis, make sure that the number of objects in the bucket is less than 50 billion.

Solutions:

  • If the number of objects in a bucket is greater than or equal to 10 billion, we recommend that you export inventory lists on a weekly basis.

  • If the number of objects in a bucket is greater than or equal to 50 billion:

      • Export inventory lists by prefix in several batches.

      • Submit a ticket to increase the number of inventory lists that can be exported.

Configuration Requirements

The bucket for which you want to configure an inventory can be different from the bucket in which you want to store generated inventory lists. However, the two buckets must belong to the same Alibaba Cloud account and reside in the same region.

The RAM role does not have the permissions to export inventory lists

The RAM role used to export inventory lists does not have the required permissions.

Solution: Grant the required permissions to the RAM role. For more information, see Bucket inventory.