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This page discusses XML API multipart uploads in Cloud Storage. This upload method uploads files in parts and then assembles them into a single object using a final request. XML API multipart uploads are compatible with Amazon S3 multipart uploads.
Note: Within the JSON API, there is an unrelated type of single-request upload also called a "multipart upload". OverviewAn XML API multipart upload lets you upload data in multiple parts and then assemble them into a final object. This behavior has several advantages, particularly for large files:
You can upload parts simultaneously, reducing the time it takes to upload the data in its entirety.
If one of the upload operations fails, you only have to re-upload a portion of the overall object, instead of restarting from the beginning.
Since the total file size is not specified in advance, you can use XML API multipart uploads for streaming uploads or for compressing data on-the-fly while uploading.
An XML API multipart upload has three required steps:
Initiate the upload using a POST
request, which includes specifying any metadata that the completed object should have. The response returns an UploadId
that you use in all subsequent requests associated with the upload.
Upload the data using one or more PUT
requests.
Complete the upload using a POST
request. This request overwrites any existing object in the bucket with the same name.
There is no limit to how long a multipart upload and its uploaded parts can remain unfinished or idle in a bucket.
The following limitations apply to using XML API multipart uploads:
Keep in mind the following when working with XML API multipart uploads:
XML API multipart uploads have specific IAM permissions. If you use custom IAM roles, you should ensure those roles have the permissions you need.
While you can initiate an upload and upload parts, the request to complete the upload fails if it would overwrite an object that has a hold on it or an unfulfilled retention period.
You can list ongoing uploads in a bucket, but only a completed upload appears in the normal list of objects in the bucket.
An uploaded part can be subject to early deletion charges if it is never used.
This section provides information about performing XML API multipart uploads with client libraries that support it.
Client libraries JavaFor more information, see the Cloud Storage Java API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for client libraries.
The Java client library does not support XML API multipart uploads. Instead, use parallel composite uploads.
Node.jsFor more information, see the Cloud Storage Node.js API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for client libraries.
You can perform XML API multipart uploads using the uploadFileInChunks
method. For example:
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Python API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for client libraries.
You can perform XML API multipart uploads using the upload_chunks_concurrently
method. For example:
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Last updated 2025-10-02 UTC.
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