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# Object Storage - Endpoints and geoavailability

We have designed the Object Storage classes to be **compatible with the S3™**[**\***](#go-further)**-compatible API**, considered a benchmark in the object storage market. You can therefore use Object Storage with most data management tools via the endpoints defined by region and not storage class. [Click here](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/object-storage/) to learn all about Object Storage features.

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## Object Storage

OVHcloud Object Storage can be accessed through a unique endpoint: `https://s3.<region>.io.cloud.ovh.us`. This unique endpoint can address all buckets and all objects in both the Standard and High Performance storage classes. All operations are supported through this unique endpoint.

If using Object Storage in a Local Zone, only Standard storage class is available, and the endpoint will be in the following format: `https://s3.<local_zone>.cloud.ovh.us`.

**Note:**

The examples used in this guide are based on regions, not Local Zones.

 

### List of available regions

| Region name | Region (entered in lowercase) | Protocol | Signature version |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| Vint Hill   | us-east-va                    | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Hillsboro   | us-west-or                    | HTTPS    | 4                 |

The bucket endpoint is a URL (e.g., `https://my-bucket.s3.us-east-va-io-cloud.ovh.us`) representing a virtual-host-style endpoint.

 

### List of available Local Zones

**Warning:**

**NOTE:** Only Standard (not High Performance) Object Storage is available for Local Zones.

| Local Zone name | Local Zone (entered in lowercase) | Protocol | Signature version |
| --------------- | --------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| New York        | us-east-lz-nyc-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Chicago         | us-east-lz-chi-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Dallas          | us-east-lz-dal-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Miami           | us-east-lz-mia-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Los Angeles     | us-east-lz-lax-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Palo Alto       | us-east-lz-pao-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Denver          | us-east-lz-den-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Atlanta         | us-east-lz-atl-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Seattle         | us-west-lz-sea-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Boston          | us-east-lz-bos-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Salt Lake City  | us-central-lz-slc-a               | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| St. Louis       | us-central-lz-stl-a               | HTTPS    | 4                 |
| Phoenix         | us-west-lz-phx-a                  | HTTPS    | 4                 |

The bucket endpoint is a URL (e.g., [https://my-bucket.s3.us-east-lz-atl-a.cloud.ovh.us](https://my-bucket.s3.us-east-lz-atl-a.cloud.ovh.us)) representing a virtual host style endpoint.

 

### Mapping from AWS S3® Storage tiers to OVHcloud Storage tiers

The mapping for **WRITE(PUT)** operations on the **io** endpoint is the following:

| AWS                         | OVHcloud          |
| --------------------------- | ----------------- |
| EXPRESS\_ONEZONE            | High Performance  |
| STANDARD                    | Standard          |
| INTELLIGENT\_TIERING        |                   |
| default[\[2\]](#go-further) |                   |
| STANDARD\_IA                | Infrequent Access |
| ONEZONE\_IA                 |                   |
| GLACIER\_IR                 |                   |
| GLACIER                     |                   |

The mapping for **READ(GET/LIST/HEAD)** operations on the **io** endpoint is the following:

| AWS              | OVHcloud          |
| ---------------- | ----------------- |
| EXPRESS\_ONEZONE | High Performance  |
| STANDARD         | Standard          |
| STANDARD\_IA     | Infrequent Access |

**Warning:**

**NOTE:** Unlike AWS, Express One Zone will be treated as a regular storage class by OVHcloud, and all our supported S3™\*-compatible features and API operations are available.

 

### Endpoint backward compatibility

**Warning:**

**NOTE:** The **perf** endpoint is maintained for backward compatibility purposes only, to allow tools that don't support AWS's recent Express\_One\_Zone storage class to continue operating on our Object Storage. We strongly encourage you to migrate to the target **io** endpoint wherever possible.

Although the **io** endpoint is the preferred endpoint to access OVHcloud Object Storage, the legacy endpoint `https://s3.<region>.perf.cloud.ovh.us` is maintained for backward compatibility purposes for tools and applications that do not support the latest AWS Express One Zone storage class. This legacy endpoint can also address all buckets and all objects in both Standard and High Performance storage classes and supports all API operations, including `listBucket`.

The mapping for **WRITE(PUT)** operations on the **perf** endpoint is the following:

| AWS                         | OVHcloud          |
| --------------------------- | ----------------- |
| EXPRESS\_ONEZONE            | High Performance  |
| STANDARD                    |                   |
| default[\[3\]](#go-further) |                   |
| STANDARD\_IA                | Standard          |
| INTELLIGENT\_TIERING        |                   |
| ONEZONE\_IA                 |                   |
| GLACIER\_IR                 | Infrequent Access |
| GLACIER                     |                   |

The mapping for **READ(GET/LIST/HEAD)** operations on the **perf** endpoint is the following:

| AWS          | OVHcloud          |
| ------------ | ----------------- |
| STANDARD     | High Performance  |
| STANDARD\_IA | Standard          |
| GLACIER\_IR  | Infrequent Access |

 

## Object Storage Swift

| Storage solution                         | Endpoint URL                       | Region (entered in lowercase)               |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Object Storage Swift - Standard - Legacy | `https://s3.<region>.cloud.ovh.us` | Vint Hill: us-east-va Hillsboro: us-west-or |

 

## Go further

Browse all the [Object Storage (S3™-compatible) guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/object-storage/landing-page-object-storage.md).

Browse the rest of the [OVHcloud US documentation](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/index.md) for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about [Object Storage](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/object-storage/) on the OVHcloud US website.

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\[2]: The default storage class on the **io** endpoint will be Standard, i.e., if you don't specify a storage class, your object will be stored in our Standard tier.

\[3]: The default storage tier on the **perf** endpoint will be High Performance, i.e., if you don't specify a storage class, your object will be stored in our High Performance tier.

\*S3 is a trademark filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc. OVHcloud's service is not sponsored by, endorsed by, or otherwise affiliated with Amazon Technologies, Inc.