Manage and monitor instances

Using the control panel or the API, you can manage and view your Object Storage instances, such as renaming instances, viewing total used storage, viewing storage and cost based on filters, etc.

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Manage instances using the control panel

On the Object Storage overview, you'll see all your instances, their descriptions, the data center they are in, how much storage they use, and their estimated cost.

At the top of the overview page, just below the Filter field, is a summary of all instances. In this case, 4 instances are using 12 GiB. The total cost is 7.44 SEK/mo.

Below this, there's a summary of each Object Storage instance.

Sorting and filtering

When using the Filter field, the total count below the field reflects the filter. In the example below, we filter all instances containing the word "My". There are two such instances, totalling 2 GiB with a cost of 1.24 SEK.

It's also possible to combine the Sort by drop-down menu with the filter. To sort the above list of instances containing the word "My" from oldest to newest, select Sort by Date (oldest first).

To only use Sort by, make sure the Filter field is empty. In the example below, we sort the instances by size, with the smallest first.

Change an instance description

Click the three dots next to the instance and select Edit description.

Type the new name into the field and click Update instance.

Manage instances using the API

For an overview of how the API works, see the general API documentation.

• To view all instances in the project, including their used storage, their initial bucket, access keys, etc, use the objectstorage/listinstances endpoint.

• To get detailed information about a specific instance, use the objectstorage/instancedetails endpoint.

• To view the current monthly cost per instance, use the objectstorage/costs endpoint.

• To change an instance's description, use the objectstorage/editinstance endpoint.

Example responses

Remember that it's possible to change to JSON responses using the header Content-Type: application/json if you prefer that.

List all instances

Calling https://api.glesys.com/objectstorage/listinstances will provide the following response:

API response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<response>
    <status>
        <code>200</code>
        <timestamp>2026-07-11T19:52:25+02:00</timestamp>
        <text>OK</text>
    </status>
    <instances>
        <item>
            <id>os-423aa</id>
            <description>My-2nd-test</description>
            <datacenter>dc-fbg1</datacenter>
            <created>2025-08-11T09:46:30+00:00</created>
            <initialbucket>broken-fog</initialbucket>
            <credentials>
                <item>
                    <id>5f1cedd3-0dea-4c07-XXXX-ed01c63ebf9b</id>
                    <accesskey>SDNKMNYJ2R5MCXXXXXX</accesskey>
                    <description/>
                    <created>2025-08-11T09:46:30+00:00</created>
                </item>
            </credentials>
            <usage>
                <size>1</size>
                <unit>GiB</unit>
            </usage>
        </item>
        <item>
            <id>os-324a2</id>
            <description>The first test</description>
            <datacenter>dc-fbg1</datacenter>
            <created>2025-08-13T07:16:06+00:00</created>
            <initialbucket>small-art</initialbucket>
            <credentials>
                <item>
                    <id>3bd150b1-37c5-4bd2-XXXX-5f15fb538cd3</id>
                    <accesskey>YXWZD6YB8DR9OXXXXXXX</accesskey>
                    <description/>
                    <created>2025-08-13T07:16:06+00:00</created>
                </item>
                <item>
                    <id>4efe2d5f-6b9e-4e82-XXXX-951e830591a3</id>
                    <accesskey>TPBCFHJV4E6OCXXXXXXXX</accesskey>
                    <description>Test</description>
                    <created>2025-08-14T14:07:22+00:00</created>
                </item>
            </credentials>
            <usage>
                <size>0</size>
                <unit>GiB</unit>
            </usage>
        </item>
        <item>
            <id>os-a28ed</id>
            <description>My-3rd-test</description>
            <datacenter>dc-fbg1</datacenter>
            <created>2025-08-13T16:01:06+00:00</created>
            <initialbucket>broken-fire</initialbucket>
            <credentials>
                <item>
                    <id>60d067ad-b3c4-4499-XXXX-4d585f4f6c4c</id>
                    <accesskey>MOGFTY1OOSEHMMXXXXXXX</accesskey>
                    <description/>
                    <created>2025-08-13T16:01:06+00:00</created>
                </item>
            </credentials>
            <usage>
                <size>1</size>
                <unit>GiB</unit>
            </usage>
        </item>
        <item>
            <id>os-775b4</id>
            <description>Backup test</description>
            <datacenter>dc-fbg1</datacenter>
            <created>2026-07-11T12:08:08+00:00</created>
            <initialbucket>royal-cloud</initialbucket>
            <credentials>
                <item>
                    <id>9323c13d-18e5-45fc-XXXX-5338e5febf45</id>
                    <accesskey>BXJOVTCHTTHB9XXXXXX</accesskey>
                    <description/>
                    <created>2026-07-11T12:08:08+00:00</created>
                </item>
            </credentials>
            <usage>
                <size>10</size>
                <unit>GiB</unit>
            </usage>
        </item>
    </instances>
    <debug>
        <input>
            <projectkey>cl43212</projectkey>
            <organizationnumber>31704</organizationnumber>
        </input>
    </debug>
</response>

Viewing the costs

Calling https://api.glesys.com/objectstorage/costs will provide the following response:

API response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<response>
    <status>
        <code>200</code>
        <timestamp>2026-07-11T19:54:12+02:00</timestamp>
        <text>OK</text>
    </status>
    <costs>
        <item>
            <key>os-324a2</key>
            <currency>SEK</currency>
            <price>0</price>
            <discount>0</discount>
            <total>0</total>
        </item>
        <item>
            <key>os-423aa</key>
            <currency>SEK</currency>
            <price>0.62</price>
            <discount>0</discount>
            <total>0.62</total>
        </item>
        <item>
            <key>os-775b4</key>
            <currency>SEK</currency>
            <price>6.2</price>
            <discount>0</discount>
            <total>6.2</total>
        </item>
        <item>
            <key>os-a28ed</key>
            <currency>SEK</currency>
            <price>0.62</price>
            <discount>0</discount>
            <total>0.62</total>
        </item>
    </costs>
    <debug>
        <input>
            <projectkey>cl43212</projectkey>
            <organizationnumber>31704</organizationnumber>
        </input>
    </debug>
</response>

It's also possible to add detailed lines to the response by adding the parameter includelines=yes. For example, https://api.glesys.com/objectstorage/costs?includelines=yes. The detailed lines will look like this (inside the <lines> tag):

Sample lines from a detailed API reponse

<!-- more data above -->
        <item>
            <key>os-775b4</key>
            <currency>SEK</currency>
            <price>6.2</price>
            <discount>0</discount>
            <total>6.2</total>
            <lines>
                <item>
                    <text>Objektlagringsinstans</text>
                    <quantity>1</quantity>
                    <unit>st</unit>
                    <priceperunit>0</priceperunit>
                    <discountinpercentage>0</discountinpercentage>
                    <price>0</price>
                    <discount>0</discount>
                    <total>0</total>
                </item>
                <item>
                    <text>Objektlagringsutrymme</text>
                    <quantity>10</quantity>
                    <unit>GB</unit>
                    <priceperunit>0.62</priceperunit>
                    <discountinpercentage>0</discountinpercentage>
                    <price>6.2</price>
                    <discount>0</discount>
                    <total>6.2</total>
                </item>
            </lines>
        </item>
<!-- more data below -->