What variable types can I add to an s3 objects' metadata?

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Which of the common types can I add to an S3 objects' metadata? Int, float, str, bool, ect ...?

Thanks @jarmod. Do you happen to have a source for it though? — Oliver Robie, Apr 19 '20 at 15:32

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '20 at 16:29

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See the documentation of User-Defined Object Metadata:

Each key-value pair must conform to US-ASCII when you are using REST and to UTF-8 when you are using SOAP or browser-based uploads via POST.

I'm assuming you're using REST.

answered Apr 19 '20 at 16:29

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '20 at 15:48

So I assume, according to this that they must be string types

You can assign user-defined metadata to an object. User-defined metadata must begin with the prefix "x-amz-meta-", otherwise Amazon S3 will not set the key value pair as you define it. You define custom metadata by adding a name that you choose to the x-amz-meta- key. This creates a custom key. For example, if you add the custom name alt-name, the metadata key would be x-amz-meta-alt-name.

What variable types can I add to an s3 objects' metadata?

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