Note
All objects are private by default, even if they are in a public bucket. A private file in a public bucket cannot be accessed publicly.
How to manage object visibility
Reviewed on 23 November 2023 • Published on 27 May 2021
Visibility specifies whether your object is visible to others or not.
Before you start
To complete the actions presented below, you must have:
- A Scaleway account logged into the console
- Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
- An Object Storage bucket
- Click Object Storage in the Storage section of the side menu. The list of your buckets displays.
- Click the name of your bucket. A list of your objects displays.
- Click «See more Icon» next to the selected object name.
- Click Visibility. A pop-up appears.
- Check Public or Private according to your preference.
- Click Update object visibility to confirm.
Important
You can only configure the visibility (public or private) of one object at a time. It is not possible to perform this action on an entire bucket, on which visibility is defined by default as private. Allowing public visibility of a bucket only allows the viewing of a list of objects that are stored in the bucket.
Tip
If you upload a file using the CLI, you can make it public by using the --acl public-read parameter.