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+===================
+ Object Operations
+===================
+
+An object is a container for storing data and metadata. A container may
+have many objects, but the object names must be unique. This API enables a 
+client to create an object, set access controls and metadata, retrieve an 
+object's data and metadata, and delete an object. Since this API makes requests 
+related to information in a particular user's account, all requests in this API 
+must be authenticated unless the container or object's access control is 
+deliberately made publicly accessible (i.e., allows anonymous requests).
+
+
+Create/Update an Object
+=======================
+
+To create a new object, make a ``PUT`` request with the API version, account,
+container name and the name of the new object. You must have write permission
+on the container to create or update an object. The object name must be 
+unique within the container. The ``PUT`` request is not idempotent, so if you
+do not use a unique name, the request will update the object. However, you may
+use pseudo-hierarchical syntax in your object name to distinguish it from 
+another object of the same name if it is under a different pseudo-hierarchical 
+directory. You may include access control headers and metadata headers in the 
+request.
+
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+   PUT /{api version}/{account}/{container}/{object} HTTP/1.1 
+	Host: {fqdn}
+	X-Auth-Token: {auth-token}
+
+
+Request Headers
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``ETag``
+
+:Description: An MD5 hash of the object's contents. Recommended. 
+:Type: String
+:Required: No
+
+
+``Content-Type``
+
+:Description: The type of content the object contains.
+:Type: String
+:Required: No
+
+
+``Transfer-Encoding``
+
+:Description: Indicates whether the object is part of a larger aggregate object.
+:Type: String
+:Valid Values: ``chunked``
+:Required: No
+
+
+Copy an Object
+==============
+
+Copying an object allows you to make a server-side copy of an object, so that
+you don't have to download it and upload it under another container/name.
+To copy the contents of one object to another object, you may make either a
+``PUT`` request or a ``COPY`` request with the API version, account, and the 
+container name. For a ``PUT`` request, use the destination container and object
+name in the request, and the source container and object in the request header.
+For a ``Copy`` request, use the source container and object in the request, and
+the destination container and object in the request header. You must have write 
+permission on the container to copy an object. The destination object name must be 
+unique within the container. The request is not idempotent, so if you do not use 
+a unique name, the request will update the destination object. However, you may 
+use pseudo-hierarchical syntax in your object name to distinguish the destination 
+object from the source object of the same name if it is under a different 
+pseudo-hierarchical directory. You may include access control headers and metadata 
+headers in the request.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+	PUT /{api version}/{account}/{dest-container}/{dest-object} HTTP/1.1
+	X-Copy-From: {source-container}/{source-object}
+	Host: {fqdn}
+	X-Auth-Token: {auth-token}
+
+
+or alternatively:
+
+::
+
+	COPY /{api version}/{account}/{source-container}/{source-object} HTTP/1.1
+	Destination: {dest-container}/{dest-object}
+
+Request Headers
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``X-Copy-From``
+
+:Description: Used with a ``PUT`` request to define the source container/object path.
+:Type: String
+:Required: Yes, if using ``PUT``
+
+
+``Destination``
+
+:Description: Used with a ``COPY`` request to define the destination container/object path.
+:Type: String
+:Required: Yes, if using ``COPY``
+
+
+``If-Modified-Since``
+
+:Description: Only copies if modified since the date/time of the source object's ``last_modified`` attribute.
+:Type: Date
+:Required: No
+
+
+``If-Unmodified-Since``
+
+:Description: Only copies if not modified since the date/time of the source object's ``last_modified`` attribute.
+:Type: Date
+:Required: No
+
+``Copy-If-Match``
+
+:Description: Copies only if the ETag in the request matches the source object's ETag.
+:Type: ETag.
+:Required: No
+
+
+``Copy-If-None-Match``
+
+:Description: Copies only if the ETag in the request does not match the source object's ETag.
+:Type: ETag.
+:Required: No
+
+
+Delete an Object
+================
+
+To delete an object, make a ``DELETE`` request with the API version, account,
+container and object name. You must have write permissions on the container to delete
+an object within it. Once you have successfully deleted the object, you will be able to 
+reuse the object name.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+	DELETE /{api version}/{account}/{container}/{object} HTTP/1.1
+	Host: {fqdn}
+	X-Auth-Token: {auth-token}
+
+
+Get an Object
+=============
+
+To retrieve an object, make a ``GET`` request with the API version, account,
+container and object name. You must have read permissions on the container to
+retrieve an object within it.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+	GET /{api version}/{account}/{container}/{object} HTTP/1.1
+	Host: {fqdn}
+	X-Auth-Token: {auth-token}
+
+
+
+Request Headers
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``range``
+
+:Description: To retrieve a subset of an object's contents, you may specify a byte range.
+:Type: Date
+:Required: No
+
+
+``If-Modified-Since``
+
+:Description: Only copies if modified since the date/time of the source object's ``last_modified`` attribute.
+:Type: Date
+:Required: No
+
+
+``If-Unmodified-Since``
+
+:Description: Only copies if not modified since the date/time of the source object's ``last_modified`` attribute.
+:Type: Date
+:Required: No
+
+``Copy-If-Match``
+
+:Description: Copies only if the ETag in the request matches the source object's ETag.
+:Type: ETag.
+:Required: No
+
+
+``Copy-If-None-Match``
+
+:Description: Copies only if the ETag in the request does not match the source object's ETag.
+:Type: ETag.
+:Required: No
+
+
+
+Response Headers
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``Content-Range``
+
+:Description: The range of the subset of object contents. Returned only if the range header field was specified in the request  
+
+
+Get Object Metadata
+===================
+
+To retrieve an object's metadata, make a ``HEAD`` request with the API version, 
+account, container and object name. You must have read permissions on the 
+container to retrieve metadata from an object within the container. This request
+returns the same header information as the request for the object itself, but
+it does not return the object's data.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+	HEAD /{api version}/{account}/{container}/{object} HTTP/1.1
+	Host: {fqdn}
+	X-Auth-Token: {auth-token}
+
+
+
+Add/Update Object Metadata
+==========================
+
+To add metadata to an object, make a ``POST`` request with the API version, 
+account, container and object name. You must have write permissions on the 
+parent container to add or update metadata.
+
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+	POST /{api version}/{account}/{container}/{object} HTTP/1.1
+	Host: {fqdn}
+	X-Auth-Token: {auth-token}
+
+Request Headers
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``X-Object-Meta-{key}``
+
+:Description:  A user-defined meta data key that takes an arbitrary string value.
+:Type: String
+:Required: No
+