Workspace: Browser¶

When to use¶

Use Browser for direct bucket/object operations.

Open /browser.
Select the context/account in the top selector.
If you enabled Show tags in top selectors from User profile, compact color-coded Standard context and endpoint tags are shown directly in the selector. Administrative tags remain limited to management surfaces.
Navigate buckets and prefixes.
Use the left panel to switch buckets directly from the workspace and browse folders for the active bucket.
The active bucket stays pinned at the top of the panel while other buckets remain collapsed.
Perform object actions from the most appropriate surface:
Right-click for the full context menu on the current path, item, or selection.
Use the toolbar More menu as the non-context fallback, especially in compact layouts.
Use the inspector on /browser for the same context and selection actions without leaving the current view.
Perform uploads, downloads, previews, deletes, restores, and metadata/tag actions from those surfaces.
Use bucket dialogs for bucket creation or configuration if your effective permissions allow it.

/manager/browser and /ceph-admin/browser keep essential object actions available from the toolbar even without the inspector panel.
On /browser, buckets that cannot be listed are dimmed in the left panel and remain selectable so the backend error can be inspected explicitly.
Some actions depend on the current state. Examples: Open is available for a single folder selection, and deleted entries must be restored through versioning flows before direct object operations resume.

You can perform day-to-day object operations directly from the UI.

Note

Browser availability depends on browser_enabled and workspace-specific flags like browser_root_enabled.

Browser workspace with operations and search controls