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      /b2api/v4/b2_hide_file

      Hides a file so that downloading by name will not find the file

      Previous versions of the file are still stored; see File Versions about what it means to hide a file.

      API Versions

      v1: Application keys (July 26, 2018)

      Incompatible change: After calling b2_authorize_account with an application key that does not have the right permissions, this call will return a 401 Unauthorized.

      v1: Original release (September 22, 2015)

      NOTE:

      This API endpoint can be called using a GET request by converting the parameters in the request body to query parameters.

      Header parameters
      Authorization
      stringRequired

      An account authorization token, obtained from b2_authorize_account.
      The token must have the writeFiles capability.

      Body parameters
      object
      bucketId
      string Required

      The bucket containing the file to hide.

      ExampleBUCKET_ID
      fileName
      string Required

      The name of the file to hide.

      Examplemyfile.txt
      Responses
      200

      The request succeeded.


      The response headers include the Content-Type that was specified when the file was uploaded. They also include the X-Bz-FileName and X-Bz-Content-Sha1 headers, plus X-Bz-Info-* headers for any custom file info that was provided with the upload. The X-Bz-FileName uses percent-encoding, as if it were a URL parameter.

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      object
      accountId
      string

      The account that owns the file.

      ExampleACCOUNT_ID
      action
      string

      One of "start", "upload", "hide", "folder", or other values added in the future. "upload" means a file that was uploaded to B2 Cloud Storage. "start" means that a large file has been started, but not finished or canceled. "hide" means a file version marking the file as hidden, so that it will not show up in b2_list_file_names. "folder" is used to indicate a virtual folder when listing files.

      Examplehide
      bucketId
      string

      The identifier for the bucket.

      Examplee73ede9c9c8412db49f60715
      contentLength
      integer

      The number of bytes stored in the file. Only useful when the action is "upload". Always 0 when the action is "start", "hide", or "folder".

      Example0
      contentSha1
      string

      The SHA1 of the bytes stored in the file as a 40-digit hex string. Large files do not have SHA1 checksums, and the value is "none". The value is null when the action is "hide" or "folder".

      Examplea01a21253a07fb08a354acd30f3a6f32abb76821
      contentMd5
      string

      The MD5 of the bytes stored in the file as a 32-digit hex string. Not all files have an MD5 checksum, so this field is optional, and set to null for files that do not have one. Large files do not have MD5 checksums, and the value is null. The value is also null when the action is "hide" or "folder".

      Example142be8357f26eda2ec6775cce257753b
      contentType
      string

      When the action is "upload" or "start", the MIME type of the file, as specified when the file was uploaded. For "hide" action, always "application/x-bz-hide-marker". For "folder" action, always null.

      Exampleimage/jpeg
      fileId
      string

      The unique identifier for this version of this file. Used with b2_get_file_info, b2_download_file_by_id, and b2_delete_file_version. The value is null when for action "folder".

      Example4_ze73ede9c9c8412db49f60715_f100b4e93fbae6252_d20150824_m224353_c900_v8881000_t0001
      fileInfo
      object

      The custom information that was uploaded with the file. This is a JSON object, holding the name/value pairs that were uploaded with the file.

      Example{ "src_last_modified_millis": "1535629029000" }
      fileName
      string

      The name of this file, which can be used with b2_download_file_by_name.

      Exampleakitty.jpg
      fileRetention
      object

      The Object Lock retention settings for this file, if any. This field is filtered based on application key capabilities; the readFileRetentions capability is required to access the value. See Object Lock for more details on response structure. This field is omitted when the action is "hide" or "folder".

      Example{ "isClientAuthorizedToRead": true, "value": { "mode": null, "retainUntilTimestamp": null } }
      isClientAuthorizedToRead
      boolean
      value
      object
      mode
      string
      retainUntilTimestamp
      integer
      legalHold
      object

      The Object Lock legal hold status for this file, if any. This field is filtered based on application key capabilities; the readFileLegalHolds capability is required to access the value. See Object Lock for more details on response structure. This field is omitted when the action is "hide" or "folder".

      Example{ "isClientAuthorizedToRead": true, "value": null }
      isClientAuthorizedToRead
      boolean
      value
      string
      replicationStatus
      string

      The Replication Status for this file, if any. This will show either PENDING, COMPLETED, FAILED, or REPLICA For details see Cloud Replication. This field is omitted when the file is not part of a replication rule.

      ExampleCOMPLETED
      serverSideEncryption
      object

      When the file is encrypted with Server-Side Encryption, the mode ("SSE-B2" or "SSE-C") and algorithm used to encrypt the data. If the file is not encrypted with Server-Side Encryption, then both mode and algorithm will be null. This field is omitted when the action is "hide" or "folder".

      Example{ "algorithm": "AES256", "mode": "SSE-B2" }
      algorithm
      string
      mode
      string
      uploadTimestamp
      integer

      This is a UTC time when this file was uploaded. It is a base 10 number of milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC. This fits in a 64 bit integer such as the type "long" in the programming language Java. It is intended to be compatible with Java's time long. For example, it can be passed directly into the java call Date.setTime(long time). Always 0 when the action is "folder".

      Example1536964279000
      400
      statuscodedescription
      400bad_bucket_idThe requested bucket ID does not match an existing bucket.
      400bad_requestThe request had the wrong fields or illegal values. The message returned with the error will describe the problem.
      object
      status
      integer

      The numeric HTTP status code. Always matches the status in the HTTP response.

      Example400
      code
      string

      A single-identifier code that identifies the error.

      Exampleinvalid_bucket_name
      message
      string

      A human-readable message, in English, saying what went wrong.

      Examplebucket name is too long
      401
      statuscodedescription
      401bad_auth_tokenThe auth token used is not valid. Call b2_authorize_account again to either get a new one, or an error message describing the problem.
      401expired_auth_tokenThe auth token used has expired. Call b2_authorize_account again to get a new one.
      401unauthorizedThe auth token used is valid, but does not authorize this call with these parameters. The capabilities of an auth token are determined by the application key used with b2_authorize_account.
      404
      statuscodedescription
      404not_foundFile is not in B2 Cloud Storage.
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