gcloud storage objects update

NAME
gcloud storage objects update - update Cloud Storage objects
SYNOPSIS
gcloud storage objects update[URL …][--additional-headers=HEADER=VALUE][--all-versions][--continue-on-error,-c][--[no-]event-based-hold][--read-paths-from-stdin,-I][--recursive,-R,-r][--storage-class=STORAGE_CLASS,-sSTORAGE_CLASS][--[no-]temporary-hold][--acl-file=ACL_FILE--add-acl-grant=[ACL_GRANT,…]--canned-acl=PREDEFINED_ACL,--predefined-acl=PREDEFINED_ACL,-aPREDEFINED_ACL--[no-]preserve-acl,-p--remove-acl-grant=REMOVE_ACL_GRANT][--clear-encryption-key--decryption-keys=[DECRYPTION_KEY,…]--encryption-key=ENCRYPTION_KEY][--cache-control=CACHE_CONTROL--clear-cache-control--clear-content-disposition--clear-content-encoding--clear-content-language--clear-content-type--clear-custom-time--content-disposition=CONTENT_DISPOSITION--content-encoding=CONTENT_ENCODING--content-language=CONTENT_LANGUAGE--content-type=CONTENT_TYPE--custom-time=CUSTOM_TIME--clear-custom-metadata    |--custom-metadata=[CUSTOM_METADATA_KEYS_AND_VALUES,…]    |--remove-custom-metadata=[METADATA_KEYS,…]--update-custom-metadata=[CUSTOM_METADATA_KEYS_AND_VALUES,…]][--if-generation-match=GENERATION--if-metageneration-match=METAGENERATION][--clear-retention--override-unlocked-retention--retain-until=DATETIME--retention-mode=RETENTION_MODE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
Update Cloud Storage objects.
EXAMPLES
Update a Google Cloud Storage object's custom-metadata:
gcloudstorageobjectsupdategs://bucket/my-object--custom-metadata=key1=value1,key2=value2

You can usewildcards to updatemultiple objects in a single command. For instance to update all objects to havea custom-metadata key:

gcloudstorageobjectsupdategs://bucket/**--custom-metadata=key1=value1,key2=value2

Rewrite all JPEG images to the NEARLINE storage class, including objects acrossnested directories:

gcloudstorageobjectsupdategs://bucket/**/*.jpg--storage-class=NEARLINE

You can also provide a precondition on an object's metageneration in order toavoid potential race conditions:

gcloudstorageobjectsupdategs://bucket/*.jpg--storage-class=NEARLINE--if-metageneration-match=123456789
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
[URL …]
Specifies URLs of objects to update.
FLAGS
--additional-headers=HEADER=VALUE
Includes arbitrary headers in storage API calls. Accepts a comma separated listof key=value pairs, e.g.header1=value1,header2=value2. Overridesthe defaultstorage/additional_headers property value for thiscommand invocation.
--all-versions
Perform the operation on all object versions.
--continue-on-error,-c
If any operations are unsuccessful, the command will exit with a non-zero exitstatus after completing the remaining operations. This flag takes effect only insequential execution mode (i.e. processor and thread count are set to 1).Parallelism is default.
--[no-]event-based-hold
Enables or disables an event-based hold on objects. Use--event-based-hold to enable and--no-event-based-holdto disable.
--read-paths-from-stdin,-I
Read the list of objects to update from stdin. No need to enter a sourceargument if this flag is present. Example: "storage objects update -I--content-type=new-type"
--recursive,-R,-r
Recursively update objects under any buckets or directories that match the URLexpression.
--storage-class=STORAGE_CLASS,-sSTORAGE_CLASS
Specify the storage class of the object. Using this flag triggers a rewrite ofunderlying object data.
--[no-]temporary-hold
Enables or disables a temporary hold on objects. Use--temporary-hold to enable and--no-temporary-hold todisable.
--acl-file=ACL_FILE
Path to a local JSON or YAML formatted file containing a valid policy. See theObjectAccessControlsresource for a representation of JSON formatted files. The output ofgcloud storage [buckets|objects] describe--format="multi(acl:format=json)" is a valid file and can be editedfor more fine-grained control.
--add-acl-grant=[ACL_GRANT,…]
Key-value pairs mirroring the JSON accepted by your cloud provider. For example,for CloudStorage,--add-acl-grant=entity=user-tim@gmail.com,role=OWNER
--canned-acl=PREDEFINED_ACL,--predefined-acl=PREDEFINED_ACL,-aPREDEFINED_ACL
Applies predefined, or "canned," ACLs to a resource. See docs for a list ofpredefined ACL constants:https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control/lists#predefined-acl
--[no-]preserve-acl,-p
Preserves ACLs when copying in the cloud. This option is Cloud Storage-only, andyou need OWNER access to all copied objects. If all objects in the destinationbucket should have the same ACL, you can also set a default object ACL on thatbucket instead of using this flag. Preserving ACLs is the default behavior forupdating existing objects. Use--preserve-acl to enable and--no-preserve-acl to disable.
--remove-acl-grant=REMOVE_ACL_GRANT
Key-value pairs mirroring the JSON accepted by your cloud provider. For example,for Cloud Storage,--remove-acl-grant=ENTITY, whereENTITY has a valid ACL entity format, such asuser-tim@gmail.com,group-admins,allUsers, etc.
ENCRYPTION FLAGS
--clear-encryption-key
Clears the encryption key associated with an object. Using this flag triggers arewrite of affected objects, which are then encrypted using the defaultencryption key set on the bucket, if one exists, or else with a Google-managedencryption key.
--decryption-keys=[DECRYPTION_KEY,…]
A comma-separated list of customer-supplied encryption keys (RFC 4648 section 4base64-encoded AES256 strings) that will be used to decrypt Cloud Storageobjects. Data encrypted with a customer-managed encryption key (CMEK) isdecrypted automatically, so CMEKs do not need to be listed here.
--encryption-key=ENCRYPTION_KEY
The encryption key to use for encrypting target objects. The specifiedencryption key can be a customer-supplied encryption key (An RFC 4648 section 4base64-encoded AES256 string), or a customer-managed encryption key of the formprojects/{project}/locations/{location}/keyRings/{key-ring}/cryptoKeys/{crypto-key}.The specified key also acts as a decryption key, which is useful when copying ormoving encrypted data to a new location. Using this flag in anobjectsupdate command triggers a rewrite of target objects.
OBJECT METADATA FLAGS
--cache-control=CACHE_CONTROL
How caches should handle requests and responses.
--clear-cache-control
Clears object cache control.
--clear-content-disposition
Clears object content disposition.
--clear-content-encoding
Clears content encoding.
--clear-content-language
Clears object content language.
--clear-content-type
Clears object content type.
--clear-custom-time
Clears object custom time.
--content-disposition=CONTENT_DISPOSITION
How content should be displayed.
--content-encoding=CONTENT_ENCODING
How content is encoded (e.g.gzip).
--content-language=CONTENT_LANGUAGE
Content's language (e.g.en signifies"English").
--content-type=CONTENT_TYPE
Type of data contained in the object (e.g.text/html).
--custom-time=CUSTOM_TIME
Custom time for Cloud Storage objects in RFC 3339 format.
At most one of these can be specified:
--clear-custom-metadata
Clears all custom metadata on objects. When used with--preserve-posix, POSIX attributes will still be stored in custommetadata.
--custom-metadata=[CUSTOM_METADATA_KEYS_AND_VALUES,…]
Sets custom metadata on objects. When used with--preserve-posix,POSIX attributes are also stored in custom metadata.
Or at least one of these can be specified:
Flags that preserve unspecified existing metadata cannot be used with--custom-metadata or--clear-custom-metadata, but canbe specified together:
--remove-custom-metadata=[METADATA_KEYS,…]
Removes individual custom metadata keys from objects. This flag can be used with--update-custom-metadata. When used with--preserve-posix, POSIX attributes specified by this flag are notpreserved.
--update-custom-metadata=[CUSTOM_METADATA_KEYS_AND_VALUES,…]
Adds or sets individual custom metadata key value pairs on objects. Existingcustom metadata not specified with this flag is not changed. This flag can beused with--remove-custom-metadata. When keys overlap with thoseprovided by--preserve-posix, values specified by this flag areused.
PRECONDITION FLAGS
--if-generation-match=GENERATION
Execute only if the generation matches the generation of the requested object.
--if-metageneration-match=METAGENERATION
Execute only if the metageneration matches the metageneration of the requestedobject.
RETENTION FLAGS
--clear-retention
Clears object retention settings and unlocks the configuration. Requires--override-unlocked-retention flag as confirmation.
--override-unlocked-retention
Needed for certain retention configuration modifications, such as clearingretention settings and reducing retention time. Note that locked configurationscannot be edited even with this flag.
--retain-until=DATETIME
Ensures the object is retained until the specified time in RFC 3339 format.Requires --override-unlocked-retention flag to shorten the retain-until time inunlocked configurations.
--retention-mode=RETENTION_MODE
Sets the object retention mode to either "Locked" or "Unlocked". When retentionmode is "Locked", the retain until time can only be increased.RETENTION_MODE must be one of:Locked,Unlocked.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
This variant is also available:
gcloudalphastorageobjectsupdate

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Last updated 2026-01-21 UTC.