Head Bucket Description Returns bucket metadata values as HTTP headers. This operation is useful to determine if a bucket exists and you have permission to access it. This is an Amazon S3 compatible operation. See Head Bucket for Amazon S3 operation details. Requests Syntax HEAD http[s]://{datapathDNSname}/{bucket_name}/ Responses Response Elements The operation returns status only. Notable status codes: § 200: OK § 403: Forbidden (the requester does not have list permission) § 404: Not Found Example Sample Request This request gets the header information for “bucket1”. HEAD http://blackpearl-hostname/bucket1/ HTTP/1.1 Sample Response HTTP/1.1 200 OK