> Summary: The Neon CLI `neon buckets` command manages branch object-storage buckets and their contents: create, list, and delete buckets, and use the `neon buckets object` subcommands to list, download, upload, and delete objects. Object listing supports prefixes, a --delimiter to collapse keys into folders, and cursor-based pagination; `buckets object delete --recursive` removes every object under a prefix.

# Neon CLI command: buckets

Manage branch object-storage buckets and their objects

The `buckets` command manages branch object-storage buckets and their objects. Buckets belong to a branch; the `object` subcommands work with the objects inside a bucket.

Subcommands: [create](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-buckets#neon-buckets-create), [delete](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-buckets#neon-buckets-delete), [list](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-buckets#neon-buckets-list), [object](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-buckets#bucket-objects)

## neon buckets create

Creates a bucket on a branch.

```bash
neon bucket create <name> [options]
```

| Option           | Description                                                            | Type   | Default   | Required |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | --------- | :------: |
| `--access-level` | The visibility of the bucket Possible values: `private`, `public_read` | string | `private` |    No    |
| `--branch`       | Branch ID or name                                                      | string | —         |    No    |
| `--project-id`   | Project ID                                                             | string | —         |    No    |

Create a private bucket on a branch:

```bash
neon buckets create my-bucket --access-level private
```

## neon buckets list

Lists the buckets on a branch.

```bash
neon bucket list [options]
```

| Option         | Description       | Type   | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name | string | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID        | string | —       |    No    |

List the buckets on a branch with `json` output:

```bash
neon buckets list --output json
```

## neon buckets delete

Deletes a bucket from a branch.

```bash
neon bucket delete <name> [options]
```

| Option         | Description       | Type   | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name | string | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID        | string | —       |    No    |

```bash
neon buckets delete my-bucket
```

## Bucket objects

Lists, downloads, uploads, or deletes objects in a bucket.

Subcommands: [delete](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-buckets#neon-buckets-object-delete), [get](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-buckets#neon-buckets-object-get), [list](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-buckets#neon-buckets-object-list), [put](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-buckets#neon-buckets-object-put)

### neon buckets object list

Lists objects in a bucket.

```bash
neon bucket object list <bucket>[/<prefix>] [options]
```

| Option         | Description                                                                                                                              | Type    | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name                                                                                                                        | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--cursor`     | Pagination cursor returned as next\_cursor by a previous call                                                                            | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--delimiter`  | Collapse keys sharing this prefix separator into folders. Defaults to "/" (folder view); ignored when --recursive is set                 | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--limit`      | Maximum number of items (objects + folders) to return                                                                                    | number  | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID                                                                                                                               | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--recursive`  | List every key flat, descending into nested folders (no delimiter). Mutually exclusive with --delimiter. Mirrors "aws s3 ls --recursive" | boolean | `false` |    No    |

List the objects under a prefix, collapsing keys into folders:

```bash
neon buckets object list my-bucket/images --delimiter /
```

### neon buckets object get

Downloads an object from a bucket to a local file.

```bash
neon bucket object get <bucket>/<key> [options]
```

| Option         | Description                                                                                       | Type   | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name                                                                                 | string | —       |    No    |
| `--file`       | Path to write the downloaded object to (defaults to the object filename in the current directory) | string | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID                                                                                        | string | —       |    No    |

```bash
neon buckets object get my-bucket/images/logo.png --file ./logo.png
```

### neon buckets object put

Uploads a local file to a bucket as an object.

```bash
neon bucket object put <bucket>/<key> [options]
```

| Option           | Description                                             | Type   | Default | Required |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`       | Branch ID or name                                       | string | —       |    No    |
| `--content-type` | Content-Type to store the object with (e.g. text/plain) | string | —       |    No    |
| `--file`         | Path to the local file to upload                        | string | —       |    Yes   |
| `--project-id`   | Project ID                                              | string | —       |    No    |

Upload a file, optionally setting the Content-Type to store it with:

```bash
neon buckets object put my-bucket/images/logo.png --file ./logo.png
neon buckets object put my-bucket/notes/readme.txt --file ./readme.txt --content-type text/plain
```

### neon buckets object delete

Deletes an object, or every object under a prefix.

```bash
neon bucket object delete <bucket>/<key> [options]
```

| Option         | Description                                                              | Type    | Default | Required |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------- | :------: |
| `--branch`     | Branch ID or name                                                        | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--project-id` | Project ID                                                               | string  | —       |    No    |
| `--recursive`  | Delete every object under the given prefix. The prefix must end with "/" | boolean | `false` |    No    |

With `--recursive`, the target is treated as a prefix, which must end with `/`.

Delete a single object, or every object under a prefix:

```bash
neon buckets object delete my-bucket/images/logo.png
neon buckets object delete my-bucket/images/ --recursive
```

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## Related docs (Functions, storage and data)

- [functions](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-functions)
- [triggers](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-triggers)
- [data-api](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-data-api)
- [neon-auth](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-neon-auth)
- [credentials](/guides/apis-sdks-cli-credentials)

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## Related pages

- [Neon CLI command: functions](./apis-sdks-cli-functions.md)
- [Neon CLI command: triggers](./apis-sdks-cli-triggers.md)
- [Neon CLI command: data-api](./apis-sdks-cli-data-api.md)
- [Neon CLI command: neon-auth](./apis-sdks-cli-neon-auth.md)
- [Neon CLI command: credentials](./apis-sdks-cli-credentials.md)

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