---
name: "swift-object-info"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "swift-object"
version: "2.35.1-0+deb13u3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/swift-object-info"
---

# swift-object-info(1)

OpenStack Swift object-info tool

## NAME

**swift-object-info** - OpenStack Swift object-info tool

## SYNOPSIS

**swift-object-info** \<object\_file\> \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

This is a very simple swift tool that allows a swiftop engineer to retrieve information about an object that is located on the storage node. One calls the tool with a given object file as it is stored on the storage node system. It will then return several information about that object such as;

- \- Account it belongs to

  - \- Container

  - \- Object hash

  - \- Content Type

  - \- timestamp

  - \- Etag

  - \- Content Length

  - \- User Metadata

  - \- Location on the ring

  ## OPTIONS

- **-h --help**

  Shows the help message and exit

- **-n, --no-check-etag**

  Don't verify file contents against stored etag

- **-d SWIFT\_DIR, --swift-dir=SWIFT\_DIR**

  Pass location of swift configuration file if different from the default location /etc/swift

- **-P POLICY\_NAME, --policy-name=POLICY\_NAME**

  Specify storage policy name

## DOCUMENTATION

More documentation about OpenStack Swift can be found at **https://docs.openstack.org/swift/latest/**

## SEE ALSO

**[swift-account-info(1)](/swift-account-info/1.md),** **[swift-container-info(1)](/swift-container-info/1.md),** **[swift-get-nodes(1)](/swift-get-nodes/1.md)**