PowerShell Google Cloud Storage: Create Bucket

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Creates a new bucket.

Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api/v1/buckets/insert

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b?project=MY_CLOUD_STORAGE_PROJECT \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer CLOUD_STORAGE_TOKEN" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data '{"name": "chilkat-test-bucket"}'

PowerShell Example

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\myAssemblies\ChilkatDotNet47.dll")

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

#  URL: https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b?project=MY_CLOUD_STORAGE_PROJECT
$bTls = $true
$port = 443
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $("ConnectFailReason: " + $rest.ConnectFailReason)
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Creation Code
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("name","chilkat-test-bucket")

$rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer CLOUD_STORAGE_TOKEN")
$rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

$sbRequestBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$json.EmitSb($sbRequestBody)
$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$success = $rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/storage/v1/b?project=MY_CLOUD_STORAGE_PROJECT",$sbRequestBody,$sbResponseBody)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$respStatusCode = $rest.ResponseStatusCode
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
    $("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
    $("Response Header:")
    $($rest.ResponseHeader)
    $("Response Body:")
    $($sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    exit
}

$jsonResponse = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResponse.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)

#  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code

$kind = $jsonResponse.StringOf("kind")
$id = $jsonResponse.StringOf("id")
$selfLink = $jsonResponse.StringOf("selfLink")
$projectNumber = $jsonResponse.StringOf("projectNumber")
$name = $jsonResponse.StringOf("name")
$timeCreated = $jsonResponse.StringOf("timeCreated")
$updated = $jsonResponse.StringOf("updated")
$metageneration = $jsonResponse.StringOf("metageneration")
$location = $jsonResponse.StringOf("location")
$storageClass = $jsonResponse.StringOf("storageClass")
$etag = $jsonResponse.StringOf("etag")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "storage#bucket",
  "id": "chilkat-test-bucket",
  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-test-bucket",
  "projectNumber": "5332332985",
  "name": "chilkat-test-bucket",
  "timeCreated": "2018-10-23T11:52:52.464Z",
  "updated": "2018-10-23T11:52:52.464Z",
  "metageneration": "1",
  "location": "US",
  "storageClass": "STANDARD",
  "etag": "CAE="
}