**This page is only for existing customers of the Amazon Glacier service using Vaults and the original REST API from 2012.**

If you're looking for archival storage solutions, we recommend using the Amazon Glacier storage classes in Amazon S3, S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, and S3 Glacier Deep Archive. To learn more about these storage options, see [Amazon Glacier storage classes](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/glacier/).

Amazon Glacier (original standalone vault-based service) is no longer accepting new customers. Amazon Glacier is a standalone service with its own APIs that stores data in vaults and is distinct from Amazon S3 and the Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes. Your existing data will remain secure and accessible in Amazon Glacier indefinitely. No migration is required. For low-cost, long-term archival storage, AWS recommends the [Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/glacier/), which deliver a superior customer experience with S3 bucket-based APIs, full AWS Region availability, lower costs, and AWS service integration. If you want enhanced capabilities, consider migrating to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes by using our [AWS Solutions Guidance for transferring data from Amazon Glacier vaults to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/guidance/data-transfer-from-amazon-s3-glacier-vaults-to-amazon-s3/).

# Retrieving Vault Metadata in Amazon Glacier Using the AWS SDK for Java
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**Topics**
+ [Retrieve Vault Metadata for a Vault](#retrieve-vault-info-sdk-java-lowlevel-one-vault)
+ [Retrieve Vault Metadata for All Vaults in a Region](#retrieve-vault-info-sdk-java-lowlevel-all-vaults)
+ [Example: Retrieving Vault Metadata Using the Amazon SDK for Java](#retrieving-vault-info-sdk-java-example)

## Retrieve Vault Metadata for a Vault
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You can retrieve metadata for a specific vault or all the vaults in a specific AWS Region. The following are the steps to retrieve vault metadata for a specific vault using the low-level API of the Amazon SDK for Java. 

 

1. Create an instance of the `AmazonGlacierClient` class (the client). 

   You need to specify an AWS Region where the vault resides. All operations you perform using this client apply to that AWS Region.

1. Provide request information by creating an instance of the `DescribeVaultRequest` class.

   Amazon Glacier (Amazon Glacier) requires you to provide a vault name and your account ID. If you don't provide an account ID, then the account ID associated with the credentials you provide to sign the request is assumed. For more information, see [Using the AWS SDK for Java with Amazon Glacier](using-aws-sdk-for-java.md).

1. Run the `describeVault` method by providing the request object as a parameter. 

   The vault metadata information that Amazon Glacier returns is available in the `DescribeVaultResult` object.

The following Java code snippet illustrates the preceding steps. 

```
DescribeVaultRequest request = new DescribeVaultRequest()
	.withVaultName("*** provide vault name***");

DescribeVaultResult result = client.describeVault(request);

System.out.print(
        "\nCreationDate: " + result.getCreationDate() +
        "\nLastInventoryDate: " + result.getLastInventoryDate() +
        "\nNumberOfArchives: " + result.getNumberOfArchives() + 
        "\nSizeInBytes: " + result.getSizeInBytes() + 
        "\nVaultARN: " + result.getVaultARN() + 
        "\nVaultName: " + result.getVaultName());
```

 

**Note**  
For information about the underlying REST API, see [Describe Vault (GET vault)](api-vault-get.md). 

## Retrieve Vault Metadata for All Vaults in a Region
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You can also use the `listVaults` method to retrieve metadata for all the vaults in a specific AWS Region. 

The following Java code snippet retrieves list of vaults in the `us-west-2` Region. The request limits the number of vaults returned in the response to 5. The code snippet then makes a series of `listVaults` calls to retrieve the entire vault list from the AWS Region. 

 

```
AmazonGlacierClient client;
client.setEndpoint("https://glacier.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/");

String marker = null;
do {            
    ListVaultsRequest request = new ListVaultsRequest()
        .withLimit("5")
        .withMarker(marker);
    ListVaultsResult listVaultsResult = client.listVaults(request);
    
    List<DescribeVaultOutput> vaultList = listVaultsResult.getVaultList();
    marker = listVaultsResult.getMarker();
    for (DescribeVaultOutput vault : vaultList) {
        System.out.println(
                "\nCreationDate: " + vault.getCreationDate() +
                "\nLastInventoryDate: " + vault.getLastInventoryDate() +
                "\nNumberOfArchives: " + vault.getNumberOfArchives() + 
                "\nSizeInBytes: " + vault.getSizeInBytes() + 
                "\nVaultARN: " + vault.getVaultARN() + 
                "\nVaultName: " + vault.getVaultName()); 
    }
} while (marker != null);
```

In the preceding code segment, if you don't specify the `Limit` value in the request, Amazon Glacier returns up to 10 vaults, as set by the Amazon Glacier API. If there are more vaults to list, the response `marker` field contains the vault Amazon Resource Name (ARN) at which to continue the list with a new request; otherwise, the `marker` field is null. 

Note that the information returned for each vault in the list is the same as the information you get by calling the `describeVault` method for a specific vault. 

 

**Note**  
The `listVaults` method calls the underlying REST API (see [List Vaults (GET vaults)](api-vaults-get.md)). 

## Example: Retrieving Vault Metadata Using the Amazon SDK for Java
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For a working code example, see [Example: Creating a Vault Using the AWS SDK for Java](creating-vaults-sdk-java.md#creating-vaults-sdk-java-example). The Java code example creates a vault and retrieves the vault metadata.