This guide is intended to assist software developers who want to develop applications using the OpenStack Object Storage API. It fully documents the REST application programming interface (API) that allows developers to interact with the storage components of the OpenStack Object Storage system. To use the information provided here, you should first have a general understanding of the OpenStack Object Storage service and have access to an installation of OpenStack Object Storage. You should also be familiar with:
RESTful web services
HTTP/1.1
You can also find language-specific APIs in several popular programming languages such as C#/.NET, Java, PHP, Python, and Ruby. These APIs utilize the REST API and are provided to help developers rapidly integrate OpenStack Object Storage support into their applications without needing to write at the REST interface. Each API includes its own documentation in its native format. For example, the Java API includes Javadoc documentation.
