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Page through large lists of containers or objects
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If you have a large number of containers or objects, you can use the
``marker``, ``limit``, and ``end_marker`` parameters to control
how many items are returned in a list and where the list starts or ends.
* marker
When you request a list of containers or objects, Object Storage
returns a maximum of 10,000 names for each request. To get
subsequent names, you must make another request with the
``marker`` parameter. Set the ``marker`` parameter to the name of
the last item returned in the previous list. You must URL-encode the
``marker`` value before you send the HTTP request. Object Storage
returns a maximum of 10,000 names starting after the last item
returned.
* limit
To return fewer than 10,000 names, use the ``limit`` parameter. If
the number of names returned equals the specified ``limit`` (or
10,000 if you omit the ``limit`` parameter), you can assume there
are more names to list. If the number of names in the list is
exactly divisible by the ``limit`` value, the last request has no
content.
* end_marker
Limits the result set to names that are less than the
``end_marker`` parameter value. You must URL-encode the
``end_marker`` value before you send the HTTP request.
To page through a large list of containers
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Assume the following list of container names:
.. code-block:: console
apples
bananas
kiwis
oranges
pears
#. Use a ``limit`` of two:
.. code-block:: console
# curl -i $publicURL/?limit=2 -X GET -H "X-Auth-Token: $token"
.. code-block:: console
apples
bananas
Because two container names are returned, there are more names to
list.
#. Make another request with a ``marker`` parameter set to the name of
the last item returned:
.. code-block:: console
# curl -i $publicURL/?limit=2&marker=bananas -X GET -H \
“X-Auth-Token: $token"
.. code-block:: console
kiwis
oranges
Again, two items are returned, and there might be more.
#. Make another request with a ``marker`` of the last item returned:
.. code-block:: console
# curl -i $publicURL/?limit=2&marker=oranges -X GET -H \"
X-Auth-Token: $token"
.. code-block:: console
pears
You receive a one-item response, which is fewer than the ``limit``
number of names. This indicates that this is the end of the list.
#. Use the ``end_marker`` parameter to limit the result set to object
names that are less than the ``end_marker`` parameter value:
.. code-block:: console
# curl -i $publicURL/?end_marker=oranges -X GET -H \"
X-Auth-Token: $token"
.. code-block:: console
apples
bananas
kiwis
You receive a result set of all container names before the
``end-marker`` value.