PutObjectLegalHold

Applies a Legal Hold configuration to the specified object.

Related Resources

Locking Objects

Request Syntax


PUT /{Key+}?legal-hold&VersionId=VersionId HTTP/1.1
Host: Bucket.s3.amazonaws.com
x-amz-request-payer: RequestPayer
Content-MD5: ContentMD5
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LegalHold xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
   <Status>string</Status>
</LegalHold>

URI Request Parameters

The request requires the following URI parameters.

Bucket

The bucket name containing the object that you want to place a Legal Hold on.

When using this API with an access point, you must direct requests to the access point hostname. The access point hostname takes the form AccessPointName-AccountId.s3-accesspoint.Region.amazonaws.com. When using this operation using an access point through the AWS SDKs, you provide the access point ARN in place of the bucket name. For more information about access point ARNs, see Using Access Points in the Amazon Simple Storage Service Developer Guide.

Content-MD5

The MD5 hash for the request body.

Key

The key name for the object that you want to place a Legal Hold on.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.

versionId

The version ID of the object that you want to place a Legal Hold on.

x-amz-request-payer

Confirms that the requester knows that they will be charged for the request. Bucket owners need not specify this parameter in their requests. For information about downloading objects from requester pays buckets, see Downloading Objects in Requestor Pays Buckets in the Amazon S3 Developer Guide.

Valid Values: requester

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in XML format.

LegalHold

Root level tag for the LegalHold parameters.

Required: Yes

Status

Indicates whether the specified object has a Legal Hold in place.

Type: String

Valid Values: ON | OFF

Required: No

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200
x-amz-request-charged: RequestCharged

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The response returns the following HTTP headers.

x-amz-request-charged

If present, indicates that the requester was successfully charged for the request.