S3 Metadata Key List:Get Bucket Metadata Search Keys

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Get Bucket Metadata Search Keys

GET /?searchmetadata

Returns the list of system and user metadata keys that are currently being indexed for a bucket. These are the keys that can be used in query expressions for this bucket that will filter the object listings.

URL Format

Host Style: http://bucketname.ns1.emc.com/?searchmetadata
Path Style: http://ns1.emc.com/bucketname/?searchmetadata

Request Headers

x-amz-date	optional	Timestamp of the request added by the requester. Example: Tue, 03 Sept 2013 12:00:00 GMT. If the Authorization header is specified, you must specify either the x-amz-date or the Date header. If both the headers are specified, the value of x-amz-date header is chosen.
Authorization	required	Information needed to authenticate requests.

Prerequisites

The following conditions must be met in order to call this operation.

BaseUrl used in a host-style request URL should be pre-configured using the ECS Management API or the ECS Portal (for example, emc.com in URL: bucketname.ns1.emc.com).

Response Body

Response indicating Success or Failure for this operation

Field	Description	Type	Notes
MetadataSearchList
IndexableKeys	a list of metadata keys being used for searches
Key			0-* Elements
Name	name of the metadata key	String
Datatype	data type of the key	String
OptionalAttributes
Attribute			0-* Elements
Name	name of the metadata attibute	String
Datatype	data type of the metadata attribute	String