get_object_torrent

S3.Client.get_object_torrent(**kwargs)

Returns torrent files from a bucket. BitTorrent can save you bandwidth when you're distributing large files. For more information about BitTorrent, see Using BitTorrent with Amazon S3.

Note

You can get torrent only for objects that are less than 5 GB in size, and that are not encrypted using server-side encryption with a customer-provided encryption key.

To use GET, you must have READ access to the object.

This action is not supported by Amazon S3 on Outposts.

The following action is related to GetObjectTorrent :

• GetObject

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.get_object_torrent(
    Bucket='string',
    Key='string',
    RequestPayer='requester',
    ExpectedBucketOwner='string'
)

Parameters

• Bucket (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the bucket containing the object for which to get the torrent files.

• Key (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The object key for which to get the information.

• RequestPayer (string) -- Confirms that the requester knows that they will be charged for the request. Bucket owners need not specify this parameter in their requests. For information about downloading objects from Requester Pays buckets, see Downloading Objects in Requester Pays Buckets in the Amazon S3 User Guide .
• ExpectedBucketOwner (string) -- The account ID of the expected bucket owner. If the bucket is owned by a different account, the request fails with the HTTP status code 403 Forbidden (access denied).

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Body': StreamingBody(),
    'RequestCharged': 'requester'
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • Body (StreamingBody) --

    A Bencoded dictionary as defined by the BitTorrent specification

  • RequestCharged (string) --

    If present, indicates that the requester was successfully charged for the request.

Examples

The following example retrieves torrent files of an object.

response = client.get_object_torrent(
    Bucket='examplebucket',
    Key='HappyFace.jpg',
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}