symlink action

post

https://{domainPrefix}-nsu.akamaihd.net/{cpCode}/{path}/{filename}

You can create a symbolic link using this action.

Path Params

cpCode

integer

required

The unique CP code that represents the root directory in the applicable NetStorage storage group.

Learn more about CP codes.

path

string

required

If applicable, any additional sub-directories that exist within the path to the desired file or symbolic link.

filename

string

required

The complete filename and extension of the object.

Headers

X-Akamai-ACS-Action

string

required

Form the header value as a query parameter string with these fields:

version=1. This value is constant.
action=symlink. This is the action for this API operation.
target=%2Ffoo%2Fbar. URL-encoded target.

Include the complete [path] to, as well as the name ([link]) for this file (including the extension, if applicable). Ensure that special characters ("/") are query string encoded. For example, any forward slashes ("/") would need to be represented as %2F, in support of query string encoding.

X-Akamai-ACS-Auth-Data

string

required

This required header is referred to as [signature header 1].

X-Akamai-ACS-Auth-Data: [version], [0.0.0.0], [0.0.0.0], [current epoch time], [unique-number-id], [uploadAccountId]

[version]. Indicate your authentication encryption format.
[0.0.0.0]. This is a reserved field you specify as 0.0.0.0.
[current epoch time]. This is the time of your API client within one (1) minute of the current time.
[unique-number-id]. A random numeric ID your client creates to guarantee uniqueness to support multiple requests.
[uploadAccountId]. The name of an upload account with access to the target storage group.

Learn more about the "X-Akamai-ACS-Auth-Data" authentication header.

X-Akamai-ACS-Auth-Sign

string

required

This required header is referred to as [signature header 2]. It's a Base64-encoded-signature comprised of HMAC-SHA256([key], [data] + [sign-string]).

Learn more about the "X-Akamai-ACS-Auth-Sign" authentication header.

Host

string

required

This is your full NetStorage Usage API connection hostname.

Responses

204

The command succeeded, with no response data.

400

Malformed request, such as an illegal combination of parameters in the X-Akamai-ACS-Action request header. There may be more information in the response body, represented as unstructured text.