Overview

Java SDK provides a pre-signed URL for obtaining a request and an API for generating a signature, which can be distributed to the client for download or upload. If your files have private read permissions, please note that the pre-signed URL is only valid for a certain period of time.
A generated pre-signed URL contains the protocol name (HTTP or HTTPS), which should be the same as that set in the COS client that requests the pre-signed URL.
For details, please see the request samples.

Getting a Pre-signed Request URL

Method prototype

public URL generatePresignedUrl(GeneratePresignedUrlRequest req) throws CosClientException

Parameter description

The request members are described as follows:

Example 1

Use a permanent key to generate a signed download link. The sample code is as follows:

// Initialize the permanent key
// You can log in to the CAM console to view and manage SECRETID and SECRETKEY.
String secretId = "SECRETID";
String secretKey = "SECRETKEY";
COSCredentials cred = new BasicCOSCredentials(secretId, secretKey);
Region region = new Region("COS_REGION");
ClientConfig clientConfig = new ClientConfig(region);
// To generate a URL that uses the HTTPS protocol, configure this line (recommended).
// clientConfig.setHttpProtocol(HttpProtocol.https);
// Generate a COS client.
COSClient cosClient = new COSClient(cred, clientConfig);
// Enter the bucket name in the format of `BucketName-APPID`.
String bucketName = "examplebucket-1250000000";
// Object key, the unique identifier of the object in the bucket.
String key = "exampleobject";
GeneratePresignedUrlRequest req =
       new GeneratePresignedUrlRequest(bucketName, key, HttpMethodName.GET);
// Set the signature expiration time (optional). If it is not set, the signature expiration time in ClientConfig (1 hour) is used by default.
// Set the signature to expire in half an hour.
Date expirationDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 30L * 60L * 1000L);
req.setExpiration(expirationDate);
URL url = cosClient.generatePresignedUrl(req);
System.out.println(url.toString());
cosClient.shutdown();

Example 2

Use a permanent key to generate a signed download URL that will never expire. The sample code is as follows:

// Initialize the permanent key
// You can log in to the CAM console to view and manage SECRETID and SECRETKEY.
String secretId = "SECRETID";
String secretKey = "SECRETKEY";
COSCredentials cred = new BasicCOSCredentials(secretId, secretKey);
Region region = new Region("COS_REGION");
ClientConfig clientConfig = new ClientConfig(region);
// To generate a URL that uses the HTTPS protocol, configure this line (recommended).
// clientConfig.setHttpProtocol(HttpProtocol.https);
// Generate a COS client.
COSClient cosClient = new COSClient(cred, clientConfig);
// Enter the bucket name in the format of `BucketName-APPID`.
String bucketName = "examplebucket-1250000000";
// Object key, the unique identifier of the object in the bucket.
String key = "exampleobject";
GeneratePresignedUrlRequest req =
      new GeneratePresignedUrlRequest(bucketName, key, HttpMethodName.GET);
// Set the signature expiration time to a very distant time, for example, December 31, 3000 in this case.
Date expirationDate = new Date(3000, 12, 31);
req.setExpiration(expirationDate);
URL url = cosClient.generatePresignedUrl(req);
System.out.println(url.toString());
cosClient.shutdown();

Example 3

Use a temporary key to generate a signed download URL and set it to overwrite some public headers to be returned (such as content-type and content-language). The sample code is as follows:

// Pass in the obtained temporary key (tmpSecretId, tmpSecretKey, sessionToken)
String tmpSecretId = "SECRETID";
String tmpSecretKey = "SECRETKEY";
String sessionToken = "TOKEN";
COSCredentials cred = new BasicSessionCredentials(tmpSecretId, tmpSecretKey, sessionToken);
// Set the bucket region. For abbreviations of COS regions, see https://intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/436/6224?from_cn_redirect=1
// `clientConfig` contains the set methods to set region, HTTPS (HTTP by default), timeout, and proxy. For detailed usage, please see the source code or the FAQs about the SDK for Java.
Region region = new Region("COS_REGION");
ClientConfig clientConfig = new ClientConfig(region);
// To generate a URL that uses the HTTPS protocol, configure this line (recommended).
// clientConfig.setHttpProtocol(HttpProtocol.https);
// Generate a COS client.
COSClient cosClient = new COSClient(cred, clientConfig);
// Enter the Bucket name in the format of `BucketName-APPID`. 
String bucketName = "examplebucket-1250000000";
// Object key, the unique identifier of the object in the bucket.
String key = "exampleobject";
GeneratePresignedUrlRequest req =
       new GeneratePresignedUrlRequest(bucketName, key, HttpMethodName.GET);
// Set the http header returned for download.
ResponseHeaderOverrides responseHeaders = new ResponseHeaderOverrides();
String responseContentType = "image/x-icon";
String responseContentLanguage = "zh-CN";
// Set the returned header to contain filename information.
String responseContentDispositon = "filename=\"exampleobject\"";
String responseCacheControl = "no-cache";
String cacheExpireStr =
       DateUtils.formatRFC822Date(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 24L * 3600L * 1000L));
responseHeaders.setContentType(responseContentType);
responseHeaders.setContentLanguage(responseContentLanguage);
responseHeaders.setContentDisposition(responseContentDispositon);
responseHeaders.setCacheControl(responseCacheControl);
responseHeaders.setExpires(cacheExpireStr);
req.setResponseHeaders(responseHeaders);
// Setting the signature expiration time (optional). If it is not configured, the signature expiration time in ClientConfig (1 hour) is used by default.
// Set the signature to expire in half an hour.
Date expirationDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 30L * 60L * 1000L);
req.setExpiration(expirationDate);
URL url = cosClient.generatePresignedUrl(req);
System.out.println(url.toString());
cosClient.shutdown();

Example 4

Generate a public read bucket (anonymous and readable) without a signed URL. The sample code is as follows:

// To generate an anonymous request signature, you need to reinitialize an anonymous COSClient.
// Initialize user identity information. SecretId, SecretKey and any other key information are not required for an anonymous user.
COSCredentials cred = new AnonymousCOSCredentials();
// Set the bucket region. For abbreviations of COS regions, see https://intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/436/6224?from_cn_redirect=1
ClientConfig clientConfig = new ClientConfig(new Region("ap-beijing"));
// Generate a COS client.
COSClient cosClient = new COSClient(cred, clientConfig);
// The bucket name must contain `appid`.
String bucketName = "examplebucket-1250000000";
// Object key, the unique identifier of the object in the bucket.
String key = "exampleobject";
GeneratePresignedUrlRequest req =
       new GeneratePresignedUrlRequest(bucketName, key, HttpMethodName.GET);
URL url = cosClient.generatePresignedUrl(req);
System.out.println(url.toString());
cosClient.shutdown();

Example 5

Generate pre-signed upload URLs that can be directly distributed to the client for file uploads. The sample code is as follows:

// Enter the bucket name in the format of `BucketName-APPID`.
String bucketName = "examplebucket-1250000000";
// Object key, the unique identifier of the object in the bucket.
String key = "exampleobject";
// Set the signature expiration time (optional). If it is not set, the signature expiration time in ClientConfig (1 hour) is used by default.
// Set the signature to expire in half an hour.
Date expirationTime = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 30L * 60L * 1000L);
URL url = cosClient.generatePresignedUrl(bucketName, key, expirationTime, HttpMethodName.PUT);
System.out.println(url.toString());
cosClient.shutdown();

Generating a Signature

The COSSigner class provides methods for constructing COS signatures to be distributed to mobile SDKs for file upload and download. The path of the signature matches the key to be operated on after distribution.

Method prototype

// Construct a COS signature.
public String buildAuthorizationStr(HttpMethodName methodName, String resouce_path,
      COSCredentials cred, Date expiredTime);
// Construct a COS signature.
// Compared with the first method, the second method provides additional signatures for some HTTP Headers and all parameters in the entered URL.
// It is used for more complicated signature control. The generated signature must also carry the corresponding header and param for upload and download operations.
public String buildAuthorizationStr(HttpMethodName methodName, String resouce_path,
      Map<String, String> headerMap, Map<String, String> paramMap, COSCredentials cred,
      Date expiredTime);

Parameter description

Response description

Signature string of the String type.

Example 1: Generate an upload signature

// You can log in to the CAM console to view and manage SECRETID and SECRETKEY.
String secretId = "SECRETID";
String secretKey = "SECRETKEY";
COSCredentials cred = new BasicCOSCredentials(secretId, secretKey);
COSSigner signer = new COSSigner();
// Setting the expiration time to 1 hour
Date expiredTime = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 3600L * 1000L);
// The key that needs signature. The generated signature can only be used for uploading the corresponding key.
// Object key, the unique identifier of the object in the bucket.
String key = "exampleobject";
String sign = signer.buildAuthorizationStr(HttpMethodName.PUT, key, cred, expiredTime);

Example 2: Generate a download signature

// You can log in to the CAM console to view and manage SECRETID and SECRETKEY.
String secretId = "SECRETID";
String secretKey = "SECRETKEY";
COSCredentials cred = new BasicCOSCredentials(secretId, secretKey);
COSSigner signer = new COSSigner();
// Set the expiration time to 1 hour.
Date expiredTime = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 3600L * 1000L);
// The key that needs signature. The generated signature can only be used for deleting the corresponding key.
// Object key, the unique identifier of the object in the bucket.
String key = "exampleobject";
String sign = signer.buildAuthorizationStr(HttpMethodName.GET, key, cred, expiredTime);

Example 3: Generate a delete signature

// You can log in to the CAM console to view and manage SECRETID and SECRETKEY.
String secretId = "SECRETID";
String secretKey = "SECRETKEY";
COSCredentials cred = new BasicCOSCredentials(secretId, secretKey);
COSSigner signer = new COSSigner();
// Set the expiration time to 1 hour.
Date expiredTime = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 3600L * 1000L);
// For the key needing a signature, the generated signature can only be used for deleting the corresponding key.
// Object key, the unique identifier of the object in the bucket.
String key = "exampleobject";
String sign = signer.buildAuthorizationStr(HttpMethodName.DELETE, key, cred, expiredTime);