Quick Start Guide
Updated at:2025-11-03
Overview
This document provides an introduction for beginners on how to perform basic operations, such as creating a bucket and uploading objects using the console. It aims to help users quickly understand the process of purchasing and operating Baidu AI Cloud Object Storage (BOS).
Basic concepts:
- Object: In BOS, an object serves as the fundamental data unit for user operations.
- Bucket: A bucket acts as a container for storing data, essentially functioning as a storage bucket. All objects are stored within a bucket.
- Folder: Folders can be created within a bucket to better organize and categorize similar objects.
Usage process
The basic operation flow is shown below:

- [Activate BOS service](BOS/Quick Start/Getting Started with BOS.md#Activate BOS Service): New users should activate BOS service during first use.
- [Create Bucket](BOS/Quick Start/Create bucket.md): Create a storage space in BOS.
- [Upload Object](BOS/Quick Start/Upload Object.md): Upload an object. BOS supports storing files of any type.
- [Get Object](BOS/Quick Start/Get Object.md): After storing the data object in BOS, users may download the object.
- [Delete Object/Bucket](BOS/Quick Start/Delete Object.md): When storage objects on BOS are no longer needed, delete them to avoid additional charges.
