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Authorizing other accounts

Allowing another account to upload and download objects in a bucket of the current account

This topic explains how to allow another account to upload and download objects to and from a bucket of the current account.

Scenario

Principal: Account 210000****.

Resource: Bucket bucketname1.

Actions: GetObject and PutObject.

Notes

If a configured permission does not take effect, we recommend that you retry later, as there is a delay.

Steps

In the left navigation pane, click Buckets.

In the top menu bar, select the project of the bucket you want to manage.

On the Buckets page, click the name of the bucket.

In the left navigation pane, select Permissions > Bucket policies.

Edit the policy using your preferred view.

Visual view

JSON view

Click Create policy.

On the Create Bucket Authorization Policy page, select Custom Policy and click Next.

Configure the following parameters.

Category	Parameter	Description
Basic configuration	Policy configuration method	Use the default option, i.e., Visual view.
Basic configuration		Policy name	Enter a name for the policy. The policy name must be unique within a bucket.
Effect	Effect	Select the effect of the policy. In this example, use the default value. Allow (Default): Allows the matched requests. Deny: Denies the matched requests.
Authorized user	Authorized user	Use the default option, i.e., Specified account.
Authorized user		Other accounts	Select Other main account and enter the account ID.
Resource	Resource scope	Select Objects in bucket and All objects.
Action	General Action	It is optional. You can also select one or more actions you want to authorize based on your needs. For more information, see Supported actions.
			Bucket Action
		Object Action	Select GetObject and PutObject. You can also select other actions as needed. For more information, see Object actions.
		Operational strategy	Use the default option, i.e., Include the above actions. This option allows users to perform the specified actions.
Condition (Optional)	-	Click the Add Field icon and set the condition and value. For more information, see Conditions.

Save your settings by clicking Next.

After verifying the details, click Create.

Then, you will see the bucket policy that you just created in the policy list.

Next steps

Once the bucket policy has been created, the authorized account can upload and download objects to and from the specified bucket using one of the following methods:

Use an API or SDK to upload and download objects to and from the bucket.

Use the resource path to access the bucket via TOS browser and upload and download objects.

Use tosutil commands to upload and download objects to and from the bucket.

warning

TOS does not support listing buckets from other accounts. Despite having the aforementioned permissions, the authorized account cannot upload and download objects to and from the bucket via the console.

Last updated: 2026.08.14 16:23:30