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The Simple Object HTTP application programming interface (SOH API) enables application developers to develop REST-based applications to access object vaults on an IBM Cloud Object Storage System™. It is a REST API available as part of the Dispersed Storage Object (DSO) API Family.

Table 1. Dispersed Object API List
REST API	Write Mode	Listings	Store User Metadata	Compatibility
Simple Object HTTP	Write-by-ID	Recovery Only
Cloud Storage Object	Write-by-Name	Prefix-based Name Search and Recovery Listing	Yes	Amazon S3 v2006-03-01
OpenStack Object Storage	Write-by-Name	Prefix-based Name Search and Recovery Listing	Yes	OpenStack v1.0

Like any REST API in the Dispersed Storage Object API Family, the SOH API is automatically deployed on any IBM Cloud Object Storage Accesser® appliance. Any object vault that is deployed to an Accesser appliance can be access through any API in the API Family.