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Permissions matrix for Cloud Files

Last updated on:  2016-12-01

Authored by:  Renee Rendon


The Cloud Files permissions matrix displays specific permissions for the following roles:

  • Admin provides full access to create, read, update, and delete.
  • Observer provides read-only access.

The matrix displays the Cloud Files methods, their corresponding RESTful API commands, and the roles that are supported.

Method API action Role Description
Get account metadata HEAD /v1/{account} Observer, Admin Shows account metadata.
Create or update account metadata POST /v1/{account} Admin Creates or updates account metadata.
Show account details and list containers GET /v1/{account} Observer, Admin Lists the storage containers in your account and sorts them by name.
Delete account metadata POST /v1/{account} Admin Deletes account metadata.
Create container PUT /v1/{account}/{container} Admin Creates a Cloud Files container.
Delete container DELETE /v1/{account}/{container} Admin Deletes an empty container.
Show container metadata HEAD /v1/{account}/{container} Observer, Admin Shows container metadata.
Create or update container metadata POST /v1/{account}/{container} Admin Creates or updates the container metadata.
Show container details and list objects GET /v1/{account}/{container} Observer, Admin Shows details for a specified container and lists objects in the container.
Get object content and metadata GET /v1/{account}/{container}/{object} Observer, Admin Retrieves the content and metadata for the object.
Create or update object PUT /v1/{account}/{container}/{object} Admin Creates or updates the content and metadata for a specified object.
Copy object COPY /v1/{account}/{container}/{object} Admin Copies an existing object to another object with a new name.
Delete object DELETE /v1/{account}/{container}/{object} Admin Permanently deletes an object.
Show object metadata HEAD /v1/{account}/{container}/{object} Observer, Admin Retrieves object metadata.
Create or update object metadata POST /v1/{account}/{container}/{object} Admin Creates or updates object metadata.

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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) permissions matrix for Cloud Hosting

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