This page shows you how to create Cloud Storage buckets. For an
overview of buckets, read the Key Terms. If not otherwise specified in your
request, buckets are created in the US
multi-region and have a default
storage class of Standard Storage.
To create a new storage bucket:
Console
- Open the Cloud Storage browser in the Google Cloud Console.
Open the Cloud Storage browser - Click Create bucket to open the bucket creation form.
- Enter your bucket information and click Continue to complete each step:
- Specify a Name, subject to the bucket name requirements.
- Select a Default storage class for the bucket. The default
storage class will be assigned by default to all
objects uploaded to the bucket. Next, select a Location where the bucket data
will be permanently stored.
Note: The Monthly cost estimate panel in the right pane estimates the bucket's monthly costs based on your selected storage class and location, as well as your expected data size and operations.
- Select an Access control model to determine how you control access to the bucket's objects.
- Optionally, you can add bucket labels, set a retention policy, and choose an encryption method.
- Click Done.
See Troubleshooting for how to get detailed error information about failed operations in the Cloud Storage browser.
gsutil
Use the gsutil mb
command:
gsutil mb gs://BUCKET_NAME
Where:
BUCKET_NAME
is the name you want to give your bucket, subject to naming requirements. For example,my-bucket
.
If the request is successful, the command returns the following message:
Creating gs://BUCKET_NAME/...
Set the following optional flags to have greater control over the creation of your bucket:
-p
: Specify the project with which your bucket will be associated. For example,my-project
.-c
: Specify the default storage class of your bucket. For example,NEARLINE
.-l
: Specify the location of your bucket. For example,US-EAST1
.-b
: Enable uniform bucket-level access for your bucket.
For example:
gsutil mb -p PROJECT_ID -c STORAGE_CLASS -l BUCKET_LOCATION -b on gs://BUCKET_NAME
Code samples
C++
For more information, see the Cloud Storage C++ API reference documentation.
C#
For more information, see the Cloud Storage C# API reference documentation.
Go
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Go API reference documentation.
Java
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Java API reference documentation.
Node.js
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Node.js API reference documentation.
PHP
For more information, see the Cloud Storage PHP API reference documentation.
Python
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Python API reference documentation.
Ruby
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Ruby API reference documentation.
REST APIS
JSON API
- Get an authorization access token from the OAuth 2.0 Playground. Configure the playground to use your own OAuth credentials.
- Create a .json file that contains the following information:
BUCKET_NAME
is the name you want to give your bucket, subject to naming requirements. For example,my-bucket
.BUCKET_LOCATION
is the location where you want to store your bucket's object data. For example,US-EAST1
.STORAGE_CLASS
is the default storage class of your bucket. For example,NEARLINE
.- Use
cURL
to call the JSON API:curl -X POST --data-binary @JSON_FILE_NAME.json \ -H "Authorization: Bearer OAUTH2_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ "https://storage.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b?project=PROJECT_ID"
Where:
JSON_FILE_NAME
is name of the JSON file you created in Step 2.OAUTH2_TOKEN
is the access token you generated in Step 1.PROJECT_ID
is the ID of the project with which your bucket will be associated. For example,my-project
.
{ "name": "BUCKET_NAME", "location": "BUCKET_LOCATION", "storageClass": "STORAGE_CLASS" }
Where:
XML API
- Get an authorization access token from the OAuth 2.0 Playground. Configure the playground to use your own OAuth credentials.
- Create a .xml file that contains the following information:
BUCKET_LOCATION
is the location where you want to store your bucket's object data. For example,US-EAST1
.STORAGE_CLASS
is the default storage class of your bucket. For example,NEARLINE
.- Use
cURL
to call the XML API:curl -X PUT --data-binary @XML_FILE_NAME.xml \ -H "Authorization: Bearer OAUTH2_TOKEN" \ -H "x-goog-project-id: PROJECT_ID" \ "https://storage.googleapis.com/BUCKET_NAME"
Where:
XML_FILE_NAME
is name of the XML file you created in Step 2.OAUTH2_TOKEN
is the access token you generated in Step 1.PROJECT_ID
is the ID of the project with which your bucket will be associated. For example,my-project
.BUCKET_NAME
is the name you want to give your bucket, subject to naming requirements. For example,my-bucket
.
<CreateBucketConfiguration> <LocationConstraint>BUCKET_LOCATION</LocationConstraint> <StorageClass>STORAGE_CLASS</StorageClass> </CreateBucketConfiguration>
Where:
What's next
- List buckets in a project.
- Get bucket information.
- Move or rename a bucket.
- Delete a bucket.
- Upload an object to your bucket.
- Learn the basics of using Cloud Storage with the Google Cloud Console.