Watch for changes on all objects in a bucket.
Request
HTTP request
POST https://storage.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/ bucket /o/watch
In addition to standard query parameters , the following query parameters apply to this method.
To see an example of how to include query parameters in a request, see the JSON API Overview page.
Parameters
bucket 
string 
delimiter 
string 
watchAll 
method.endOffset 
string 
watchAll 
method.includeTrailingDelimiter 
integer 
watchAll 
method.maxResults 
integer 
watchAll 
method.pageToken 
string 
watchAll 
method.prefix 
string 
watchAll 
method.projection 
string 
watchAll 
method.startOffset 
string 
watchAll 
method.versions 
boolean 
watchAll 
method.Request body
In the request body, supply data with the following structure:
{ "kind" : "api#channel" , "id" : string , "resourceId" : string , "resourceUri" : string , "token" : string , "expiration" : " long " , "type" : string , "address" : string , "payload" : boolean , "params" : { ( key ) : string } }
| Property name | Value | Description | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | string | Identifies this as a notification channel used to watch for changes to a resource.
          This value is always "api#channel". | |
| id | string | A UUID or similar unique string that identifies this channel. | |
| resourceId | string | An opaque ID that identifies the resource being watched on this channel. Stable across different API versions. | |
| resourceUri | string | A version-specific identifier for the watched resource. | |
| token | string | An arbitrary string delivered to the target address with each notification delivered over this channel. Optional. | |
| expiration | long1 | Date and time of notification channel expiration, expressed as a Unix timestamp, in milliseconds. Optional. | |
| type | string | The type of delivery mechanism used for this channel. This value is always "WEBHOOK". | |
| address | string | The address where notifications are delivered for this channel. | |
| params | object | Additional parameters controlling delivery channel behavior. Optional. | |
| params.(key) | string | Declares a new parameter by name. | |
| payload | boolean | A Boolean value to indicate whether payload is wanted. Optional. | 
Response
If successful, this method returns a response body with the following structure:
{ "kind" : "api#channel" , "id" : string , "resourceId" : string , "resourceUri" : string , "token" : string , "expiration" : " long " , "type" : string , "address" : string , "payload" : boolean , "params" : { ( key ) : string } }
| Property name | Value | Description | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | string | Identifies this as a notification channel used to watch for changes to a resource.
          This value is always "api#channel". | |
| id | string | A UUID or similar unique string that identifies this channel. | |
| resourceId | string | An opaque ID that identifies the resource being watched on this channel. Stable across different API versions. | |
| resourceUri | string | A version-specific identifier for the watched resource. | |
| token | string | An arbitrary string delivered to the target address with each notification delivered over this channel. Optional. | |
| expiration | long1 | Date and time of notification channel expiration, expressed as a Unix timestamp, in milliseconds. Optional. | |
| type | string | The type of delivery mechanism used for this channel. | |
| address | string | The address where notifications are delivered for this channel. | |
| params | object | Additional parameters controlling delivery channel behavior. Optional. | |
| params.(key) | string | Declares a new parameter by name. | |
| payload | boolean | A Boolean value to indicate whether payload is wanted. Optional. | 
For information about status and error codes returned by this API, see the reference page .
Try it!
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