---
title: "Check Object Availability"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/check-object-availability/
description: "This page lists the Python SDK method to check if an object is present in a bucket."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:07:33Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
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---

# Check Object Availability

Using this SDK method, you can check if a particular object is present in the bucket, if the user has the required permissions to access the object. The Bucket reference used in the below code snippet is the [component instance](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/stratus/create-bucket-instance/).

If you have enabled [Versioning](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/stratus-config/general-settings/#versioning) for your bucket, then you need to pass the `version_id ` as the param, to check if a particular version of the object is available.

When you use this SDK method, you will get either of the following responses:

- `true`: If the object is available, the specified version is available, and if the user has the relevant permissions to access the objects.
- `false`:
  - If the object or the particular version of the object is not available in the bucket.
  - If the user does not have the required permissions to access the object.
  - If the bucket does not exist.

**Parameters Used**

<table class="content-table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th class="w20p">Parameter Name</th>
			<th class="w20p">Data Type</th>
      <th class="w60p">Definition</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>`key`</td>
			<td>**String**</td>
			<td>A **Mandatory** parameter. Will hold the complete name of the object.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>`version_id`</td>
			<td>**String**</td>
			<td>An **Optional** parameter. Will hold the unique version ID of the object, if [Versioning](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/stratus-config/general-settings/#versioning) is enabled.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>`throw_err`</td>
			<td>**Boolean**</td>
			<td>An **Optional** parameter. If you set this parameter as "**true**", then it will throw an error when the bucket is not found in the project. The default value is "**false**"</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

```python
head_object_res = bucket.head_object( "sam/out/sample.txt", 'version_id', throw_err=False)
print(head_object_res)
```

#### Possible Errors

> **Note:** If you use the SDK with the `throw_err` parameter, and the object does not exist, or if you do not have sufficient permissions then you may encounter any of the errors listed below.

<table class="content-table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th class="w30p">Error Code</th>
			<th class="w70p">Meaning</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>`404`</td>
			<td>Not Found. Object Not found in Stratus.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>`401`</td>
			<td>Unauthorized/Access Denied - User doesn't have permission to perform the particular operation.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>`403`</td>
			<td>Permission Denied - User does not have permission to access the particular object.</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>