Returns metadata for the specified bucket.

Scopes

You will need authorization for at least one of the following scopes to make a valid call:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform.read-only
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.full_control
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.read_only
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.read_write

If unset, the scope for this method defaults to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform. You can set the scope for this method like this: storage1 --scope <scope> buckets get ...

Required Scalar Argument

  • <bucket> (string)
    • Name of a bucket.

Optional Output Flags

The method's return value a JSON encoded structure, which will be written to standard output by default.

  • -o out
    • out specifies the destination to which to write the server's result to. It will be a JSON-encoded structure. The destination may be - to indicate standard output, or a filepath that is to contain the received bytes. If unset, it defaults to standard output.

Optional Method Properties

You may set the following properties to further configure the call. Please note that -p is followed by one or more key-value-pairs, and is called like this -p k1=v1 k2=v2 even though the listing below repeats the -p for completeness.

  • -p if-metageneration-match=string

    • Makes the return of the bucket metadata conditional on whether the bucket's current metageneration matches the given value.

  • -p if-metageneration-not-match=string

    • Makes the return of the bucket metadata conditional on whether the bucket's current metageneration does not match the given value.

  • -p projection=string

    • Set of properties to return. Defaults to noAcl.

  • -p user-project=string

    • The project to be billed for this request. Required for Requester Pays buckets.

Optional General Properties

The following properties can configure any call, and are not specific to this method.

  • -p alt=string

    • Data format for the response.

  • -p fields=string

    • Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response.

  • -p key=string

    • API key. Your API key identifies your project and provides you with API access, quota, and reports. Required unless you provide an OAuth 2.0 token.

  • -p oauth-token=string

    • OAuth 2.0 token for the current user.

  • -p pretty-print=boolean

    • Returns response with indentations and line breaks.

  • -p quota-user=string

    • An opaque string that represents a user for quota purposes. Must not exceed 40 characters.

  • -p upload-type=string

    • Upload protocol for media (e.g. "media", "multipart", "resumable").

  • -p user-ip=string

    • Deprecated. Please use quotaUser instead.