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  Creates a new object inside a specified bucket
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# google\_storage\_bucket\_object

Creates a new object inside an exisiting bucket in Google cloud storage service (GCS). Currently, it does not support creating custom ACLs. For more information see [the official documentation](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/overview) and [API](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api).


## Example Usage

Example creating a public object in an existing `image-store` bucket.

```
resource "google_storage_bucket_object" "picture" {
	name = "butterfly01"
    source = "/images/nature/garden-tiger-moth.jpg"
    bucket = "image-store"
}

```

## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

* `name` - (Required) The name of the object.

* `bucket` - (Required) The name of the containing bucket.

* `source` - (Optional) A path to the data you want to upload. Must be defined
if `content` is not.

* `content` - (Optional) Data as `string` to be uploaded. Must be defined if
`source` is not.

* `predefined_acl` - (Optional, Deprecated) The [canned GCS ACL](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control#predefined-acl) apply. Please switch
to `google_storage_object_acl.predefined_acl`.

## Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

* `md5hash` - (Computed) Base 64 MD5 hash of the uploaded data.

* `crc32c` - (Computed) Base 64 CRC32 hash of the uploaded data.