Tigris Bucket Management

Quick Reference

Command	Description
tigris mk <name>	Create a bucket (or folder with trailing /)
tigris buckets list	List all buckets
tigris buckets get <name>	Inspect bucket details
tigris buckets delete <name>	Delete a bucket
tigris buckets set <name>	Update bucket settings
tigris buckets set-ttl <name>	Configure object expiration
tigris buckets set-locations <name>	Set data locations
tigris buckets set-migration <name>	Configure shadow bucket migration
tigris buckets set-transition <name>	Configure storage class transitions
tigris buckets set-notifications <name>	Configure event webhooks
tigris buckets set-cors <name>	Configure CORS rules
tigris snapshots list <bucket>	List bucket snapshots
tigris snapshots take <bucket>	Take a snapshot

Create a Bucket

tigris mk <path> (alias: create)

Create a bucket (bare name) or a folder inside a bucket (trailing /). Supports t3:// and tigris:// URI prefixes.

tigris mk my-bucket
tigris mk my-bucket --access public --locations iad
tigris mk my-bucket/images/                              # creates a folder
tigris mk t3://my-bucket
tigris mk my-fork --fork-of my-bucket
tigris mk my-fork --fork-of my-bucket --source-snapshot 1765889000501544464

tigris buckets create <name> (alias: c)

Same as mk but under the buckets subcommand.

tigris buckets create my-bucket
tigris buckets create my-bucket --access public --locations iad
tigris buckets create my-bucket --enable-snapshots --default-tier STANDARD_IA
tigris buckets create my-fork --fork-of my-bucket
tigris buckets create my-fork --fork-of my-bucket --source-snapshot 1765889000501544464

Flags:

Flag	Alias	Description	Default
--access	-a	Access level (public, private)	private
--public		Shorthand for --access public
--locations	-l	Bucket location (see Locations)	global
--default-tier	-t	Default storage tier (see Storage Tiers)	STANDARD
--enable-snapshots	-s	Enable snapshots for the bucket	false
--fork-of	--fork	Create as a fork (copy-on-write clone) of the named source bucket
--source-snapshot	--source-snap	Fork from a specific snapshot (requires --fork-of)
--format	-f	Output format (json, table)	table
--json		Output as JSON
--consistency	-c	(Deprecated) Use --locations instead
--region	-r	(Deprecated) Use --locations instead

List Buckets

tigris buckets list (alias: l)

List all buckets in the current organization.

tigris buckets list
tigris buckets list --json
tigris buckets list --forks-of my-bucket

Flag	Description
--forks-of	Only list buckets that are forks of the named source bucket
--format / -f	Output format (json, table, xml; default: table)
--json	Output as JSON

Inspect a Bucket

tigris buckets get <name> (alias: g)

Show details for a bucket including access level, region, tier, and custom domain.

tigris buckets get my-bucket
tigris buckets get my-bucket --json

Flag	Description
--format / -f	Output format (json, table, xml; default: table)
--json	Output as JSON

Delete a Bucket

tigris buckets delete <name> (alias: d)

Delete one or more buckets by name. Accepts comma-separated names.

tigris buckets delete my-bucket --force
tigris buckets delete bucket-a,bucket-b --force

Flag	Description
--force	Skip confirmation prompt
--format / -f	Output format (json, table; default: table)
--json	Output as JSON

Update Bucket Settings

tigris buckets set <name> (alias: s)

Update settings on an existing bucket.

tigris buckets set my-bucket --access public
tigris buckets set my-bucket --locations iad,fra --cache-control 'max-age=3600'
tigris buckets set my-bucket --custom-domain assets.example.com

Flag	Description
--access	Bucket access level (public, private)
--locations	Bucket locations (see Locations)
--enable-delete-protection	Enable delete protection (true/false)
--cache-control	Default cache-control header value
--custom-domain	Custom domain for the bucket
--allow-object-acl	Enable object-level ACL (true/false)
--disable-directory-listing	Disable directory listing (true/false)
--enable-additional-headers	Enable additional HTTP headers like X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff (true/false)
--region	(Deprecated) Use --locations instead
--format	Output format (json, table; default: table)
--json	Output as JSON

Bucket Configuration Commands

tigris buckets set-ttl <name>

Configure object expiration (TTL) on a bucket.

tigris buckets set-ttl my-bucket --days 30
tigris buckets set-ttl my-bucket --date 2026-06-01
tigris buckets set-ttl my-bucket --disable

Flag	Alias	Description
--days	-d	Expire objects after this many days
--date		Expire objects on this date (ISO-8601, e.g. 2026-06-01)
--enable		Enable TTL (uses existing lifecycle rules)
--disable		Disable TTL on the bucket

tigris buckets set-locations <name>

Set the data locations for a bucket.

tigris buckets set-locations my-bucket --locations iad
tigris buckets set-locations my-bucket --locations iad,fra
tigris buckets set-locations my-bucket --locations global

Flag	Alias	Description
--locations	-l	Bucket location(s) — comma-separated (see Locations)

tigris buckets set-migration <name>

Configure data migration from an external S3-compatible source bucket. Tigris pulls objects on demand from the source (shadow bucket pattern).

tigris buckets set-migration my-bucket \
  --bucket source-bucket \
  --endpoint https://s3.amazonaws.com \
  --region us-east-1 \
  --access-key AKIA... \
  --secret-key wJal...

# Enable write-through (writes go to both source and Tigris)
tigris buckets set-migration my-bucket \
  --bucket source-bucket \
  --endpoint https://s3.amazonaws.com \
  --region us-east-1 \
  --access-key AKIA... \
  --secret-key wJal... \
  --write-through

# Disable migration
tigris buckets set-migration my-bucket --disable

Migration workflow: Point Tigris at your existing S3-compatible bucket. Tigris serves objects on demand — when a request hits Tigris and the object isn't cached yet, it fetches from the source. Over time, all accessed objects are pulled into Tigris. Use --write-through to also push new writes back to the source during migration.

Flag	Alias	Description
--bucket	-b	Name of the source bucket to migrate from
--endpoint	-e	Endpoint URL of the source S3-compatible service
--region	-r	Region of the source bucket
--access-key	--key	Access key for the source bucket
--secret-key	--secret	Secret key for the source bucket
--write-through		Enable write-through mode
--disable		Disable migration and clear all migration settings

tigris buckets set-transition <name>

Configure a lifecycle transition rule. Automatically move objects to a different storage class after a number of days or on a specific date.

tigris buckets set-transition my-bucket --storage-class STANDARD_IA --days 30
tigris buckets set-transition my-bucket --storage-class GLACIER --date 2026-06-01
tigris buckets set-transition my-bucket --enable
tigris buckets set-transition my-bucket --disable

Flag	Alias	Description
--storage-class	-s	Target storage class (STANDARD_IA, GLACIER, GLACIER_IR)
--days	-d	Transition objects after this many days
--date		Transition objects on this date (ISO-8601)
--enable		Enable lifecycle transition rules
--disable		Disable lifecycle transition rules

tigris buckets set-notifications <name>

Configure object event notifications. Sends webhook requests to a URL when objects are created, updated, or deleted.

tigris buckets set-notifications my-bucket --url https://example.com/webhook
tigris buckets set-notifications my-bucket --url https://example.com/webhook --token secret123
tigris buckets set-notifications my-bucket --url https://example.com/webhook --username admin --password secret
tigris buckets set-notifications my-bucket --url https://example.com/webhook --filter 'WHERE `key` REGEXP "^images"'
tigris buckets set-notifications my-bucket --enable
tigris buckets set-notifications my-bucket --disable
tigris buckets set-notifications my-bucket --reset

Flag	Alias	Description
--url	-u	Webhook URL (must be http or https)
--filter	-f	SQL WHERE clause to filter events by key
--token	-t	Token for webhook authentication
--username		Username for basic webhook authentication
--password		Password for basic webhook authentication
--enable		Enable notifications (uses existing config)
--disable		Disable notifications (preserves existing config)
--reset		Clear all notification settings

tigris buckets set-cors <name>

Configure CORS rules on a bucket. Each invocation adds a rule unless --override or --reset is used.

tigris buckets set-cors my-bucket --origins '*' --methods GET,HEAD
tigris buckets set-cors my-bucket --origins https://example.com --methods GET,POST --headers Content-Type,Authorization --max-age 3600
tigris buckets set-cors my-bucket --origins https://example.com --override
tigris buckets set-cors my-bucket --reset

Flag	Alias	Description
--origins	-o	Allowed origins (comma-separated, or * for all)
--methods	-m	Allowed HTTP methods (comma-separated)
--headers		Allowed request headers (comma-separated, or *)
--expose-headers		Response headers to expose (comma-separated)
--max-age		Preflight cache duration in seconds (default: 3600)
--override		Replace all existing CORS rules instead of appending
--reset		Clear all CORS rules

Snapshots

Snapshots are point-in-time, read-only copies of a bucket's state. The bucket must be created with --enable-snapshots.

tigris snapshots list <bucket> (alias: l)

List all snapshots for a bucket, ordered by creation time.

tigris snapshots list my-bucket
tigris snapshots list my-bucket --json

Flag	Description
--format / -f	Output format (json, table, xml; default: table)
--json	Output as JSON

tigris snapshots take <bucket> [name] (alias: t)

Take a new snapshot of the bucket's current state. Optionally provide a name.

tigris snapshots take my-bucket
tigris snapshots take my-bucket my-snapshot

Forks

Forks are copy-on-write clones of a bucket. They are instant, free, and isolated — writes to the fork do not affect the source bucket.

Create a fork

# Preferred: use mk or buckets create with --fork-of
tigris mk my-fork --fork-of my-bucket
tigris mk my-fork --fork-of my-bucket --source-snapshot 1765889000501544464

# Equivalent via buckets create
tigris buckets create my-fork --fork-of my-bucket
tigris buckets create my-fork --fork-of my-bucket --source-snapshot 1765889000501544464

List forks

tigris buckets list --forks-of my-bucket

Deprecated commands: tigris forks list and tigris forks create still work but are deprecated. Use tigris buckets list --forks-of and tigris mk --fork-of instead.

Reference Tables

Storage Tiers

Tier	Value	Description
Standard	STANDARD	Default. High durability, availability, and performance for frequently accessed data
Infrequent Access	STANDARD_IA	Lower-cost for data accessed less frequently but requiring rapid access when needed
Archive	GLACIER	Low-cost for long-term data archiving with infrequent access
Instant Retrieval Archive	GLACIER_IR	Lowest-cost for long-lived, rarely accessed data requiring retrieval in milliseconds

Locations

Name	Value	Description
Global	global	Global (default)
USA	usa	Restrict to USA
Europe	eur	Restrict to Europe
Amsterdam	ams	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frankfurt	fra	Frankfurt, Germany
Sao Paulo	gru	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ashburn	iad	Ashburn, Virginia (US)
Johannesburg	jnb	Johannesburg, South Africa
London	lhr	London, United Kingdom
Tokyo	nrt	Tokyo, Japan
Chicago	ord	Chicago, Illinois (US)
Singapore	sin	Singapore, Singapore
San Jose	sjc	San Jose, California (US)
Sydney	syd	Sydney, Australia

Consistency Levels (deprecated — use --locations instead)

Level	Value	Description
Default	default	Strict read-after-write in same region, eventual consistency globally
Strict	strict	Strict read-after-write globally (higher latency)