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Note: This method applies to the Object Change Notification feature, which is not the recommended way to create notifications for Cloud Storage. Instead, use Pub/Sub Notifications for Cloud Storage, which are faster, more flexible, easier to set up, and more cost-effective.Watch for changes on all objects in a bucket.
Required permissionsThe authenticated user must have the storage.buckets.update
IAM permission to use this method.
POST https://storage.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/bucket/o/watch
In addition to standard query parameters, the following query parameters apply to this method.
To see an example of how to include query parameters in a request, see the JSON API Overview page.
Parameters Parameter name Value Description Path parametersbucket
string
Name of the bucket in which to look for objects. Optional query parameters delimiter
string
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. endOffset
string
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. includeTrailingDelimiter
integer
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. maxResults
integer
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. pageToken
string
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. prefix
string
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. projection
string
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. startOffset
string
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. versions
boolean
This parameter is not implemented for the watchAll
method. Request body
In the request body, supply data with the following structure:
{ "kind": "api#channel", "id": string, "resourceId": string, "resourceUri": string, "token": string, "expiration": "long", "type": string, "address": string, "payload": boolean, "params": { (key): string } }Property name Value Description Notes
kind
string
Identifies this as a notification channel used to watch for changes to a resource. This value is always "api#channel"
. id
string
A UUID or similar unique string that identifies this channel. resourceId
string
An opaque ID that identifies the resource being watched on this channel. Stable across different API versions. resourceUri
string
A version-specific identifier for the watched resource. token
string
An arbitrary string delivered to the target address with each notification delivered over this channel. Optional. expiration
long
1 Date and time of notification channel expiration, expressed as a Unix timestamp, in milliseconds. Optional. type
string
The type of delivery mechanism used for this channel. This value is always "WEBHOOK"
. address
string
The address where notifications are delivered for this channel. params
object
Additional parameters controlling delivery channel behavior. Optional. params.(key)
string
Declares a new parameter by name. payload
boolean
A Boolean value to indicate whether payload is wanted. Optional. 1 This property is a string formatted as the specified value type. Response
If successful, this method returns a response body with the following structure:
{ "kind": "api#channel", "id": string, "resourceId": string, "resourceUri": string, "token": string, "expiration": "long", "type": string, "address": string, "payload": boolean, "params": { (key): string } }Property name Value Description Notes
kind
string
Identifies this as a notification channel used to watch for changes to a resource. This value is always "api#channel"
. id
string
A UUID or similar unique string that identifies this channel. resourceId
string
An opaque ID that identifies the resource being watched on this channel. Stable across different API versions. resourceUri
string
A version-specific identifier for the watched resource. token
string
An arbitrary string delivered to the target address with each notification delivered over this channel. Optional. expiration
long
1 Date and time of notification channel expiration, expressed as a Unix timestamp, in milliseconds. Optional. type
string
The type of delivery mechanism used for this channel. address
string
The address where notifications are delivered for this channel. params
object
Additional parameters controlling delivery channel behavior. Optional. params.(key)
string
Declares a new parameter by name. payload
boolean
A Boolean value to indicate whether payload is wanted. Optional. 1 This property is a string formatted as the specified value type.
For information about status and error codes returned by this API, see the reference page.
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