Creating a trigger for Object Storage

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Create a trigger for Object Storage that will run your function when you create, move, or delete an object in the bucket.

Before you start

To create a trigger, you need:

1. Service account with rights for function call. If you don't have a service account, create one.
2. Functions that the trigger will call. If you don't have a function:
   • Create a function.
   • Create a version of the function and upload the function code to it.

Create a trigger

To create a trigger:

1. Open Cloud Functions in the folder where you want to create a trigger for Object Storage.
2. Go to the Triggers tab.
3. Click Create trigger.
4. Under Basic parameters:
   • Enter a name and description for the trigger.
   • In the Type field, select Object Storage.
5. Under Object Storage settings:
   • In the Bucket field, select the bucket whose object events you want to create a trigger for.
   • In the Event types field, select the events.
   • (optional) In the Object key prefix field, enter a prefix for filtering.
   • (optional) In the Object key suffix field, enter a suffix for filtering.
6. Under Repeat request settings:
   • In the Interval field, specify 5 seconds.
   • In the Message batch size field, enter 5.
7. Under Function settings:
   • Select the function for the trigger to call.
   • Specify the function version tag.
   • Specify the service account that will be used to call the function.
8. Click Create trigger.

What's next

• Read about the concept of trigger.
• Read more about the trigger for Object Storage.
• For information about what you can do with triggers, see our step-by-step instructions.