AWS CLI Command Reference

[ aws . s3api ]

list-object-annotations

Description

Lists the annotations attached to an Amazon S3 object. Results are paginated, with a maximum of 1,000 annotations per object. Use the AnnotationPrefix parameter to filter the results by name prefix.

To use this operation, you must have the s3:ListObjectAnnotations permission.

Note

Annotations are not supported by the following features: S3 Inventory Reports, API Gateway, S3 Storage Lens, Amazon S3 File Gateway, Amazon FSx, S3 on Outposts, and S3 Express One Zone (directory buckets).

The following operations are related to ListObjectAnnotations :

See also: AWS API Documentation

list-object-annotations is a paginated operation. Multiple API calls may be issued in order to retrieve the entire data set of results. You can disable pagination by providing the --no-paginate argument. When using --output text and the --query argument on a paginated response, the --query argument must extract data from the results of the following query expressions: Annotations

Synopsis

  list-object-annotations
--bucket <value>
--key <value>
[--version-id <value>]
[--annotation-prefix <value>]
[--request-payer <value>]
[--expected-bucket-owner <value>]
[--starting-token <value>]
[--page-size <value>]
[--max-items <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]
[--cli-error-format <value>]

Options

--bucket (string) [required]

The name of the bucket that contains the object.

--key (string) [required]

The object key.

Constraints:

  • min: 1

--version-id (string)

The version ID of the object.

--annotation-prefix (string)

Filter results to annotations whose name begins with the specified prefix.

--request-payer (string)

Confirms that the requester knows that they will be charged for the request. Bucket owners need not specify this parameter in their requests. If either the source or destination S3 bucket has Requester Pays enabled, the requester will pay for the corresponding charges. For information about downloading objects from Requester Pays buckets, see Downloading Objects in Requester Pays Buckets in the Amazon S3 User Guide .

Note

This functionality is not supported for directory buckets.

Possible values:

  • requester

--expected-bucket-owner (string)

The account ID of the expected bucket owner.

--starting-token (string)

A token to specify where to start paginating. This is the NextToken from a previously truncated response.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--page-size (integer)

The size of each page to get in the AWS service call. This does not affect the number of items returned in the command’s output. Setting a smaller page size results in more calls to the AWS service, retrieving fewer items in each call. This can help prevent the AWS service calls from timing out.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

Constraints:

  • min: 1
  • max: 1000

--max-items (integer)

The total number of items to return in the command’s output. If the total number of items available is more than the value specified, a NextToken is provided in the command’s output. To resume pagination, provide the NextToken value in the starting-token argument of a subsequent command. Do not use the NextToken response element directly outside of the AWS CLI.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.

Global Options

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command’s default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

  • json
  • text
  • table
  • yaml
  • yaml-stream
  • off

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

  • on
  • off
  • auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-binary-format (string)

The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.

  • base64
  • raw-in-base64-out

--no-cli-pager (boolean)

Disable cli pager for output.

--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)

Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.

--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)

Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.

--cli-error-format (string)

The formatting style for error output. By default, errors are displayed in enhanced format.

  • legacy
  • json
  • yaml
  • text
  • table
  • enhanced

Output

Annotations -> (list)

The list of annotations attached to the object.

(structure)

Describes a single annotation attached to an object, including its name, last modified time, size, ETag, checksum algorithm, and replication status. Returned in the response from ListObjectAnnotations .

AnnotationName -> (string) [required]

The name of the annotation.

LastModified -> (timestamp) [required]

The date and time the annotation was last modified.

ETag -> (string)

The entity tag of the annotation.

ChecksumAlgorithm -> (list)

The checksum algorithm used for the annotation.

(string)

Possible values:

  • CRC32
  • CRC32C
  • SHA1
  • SHA256
  • CRC64NVME
  • SHA512
  • MD5
  • XXHASH64
  • XXHASH3
  • XXHASH128

Size -> (long) [required]

The size of the annotation payload, in bytes.

ReplicationStatus -> (string)

The replication status of the annotation.

Possible values:

  • COMPLETE
  • PENDING
  • FAILED
  • REPLICA
  • COMPLETED

Bucket -> (string)

The bucket name.

Key -> (string)

The object key.

Constraints:

  • min: 1

ObjectVersionId -> (string)

The version ID of the object.

AnnotationPrefix -> (string)

The prefix used to filter the response.

MaxAnnotationResults -> (integer)

The maximum number of annotations returned in the response.

Constraints:

  • min: 1
  • max: 1000

AnnotationCount -> (integer)

The number of annotations returned.

ContinuationToken -> (string)

The continuation token used in this request.

NextContinuationToken -> (string)

The continuation token to use to retrieve the next page of results.

RequestCharged -> (string)

If present, indicates that the requester was successfully charged for the request. For more information, see Using Requester Pays buckets for storage transfers and usage in the Amazon Simple Storage Service user guide .

Note

This functionality is not supported for directory buckets.

Possible values:

  • requester
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