# Endpoints

<code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud\_object\_storage</code> allows users to create the following two types of buckets:

1\. Contract-owned buckets

2\. User-owned buckets

For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Bucket Types</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/backup-and-storage/ionos-object-storage/concepts/bucket-types).

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Contract-owned buckets use the contract owner as the bucket owner. You can still create user-owned buckets through specific endpoints, but the shift toward a contract-owned bucket model will be the primary focus of future Object Storage updates.
{% endhint %}

The <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud\_object\_storage</code> service endpoints for the bucket types are as follows:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Contract-owned Buckets" %}

| **Data Center**    | **Region**     | **Endpoint**                     | **Static Website Endpoint**              |
| ------------------ | -------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Frankfurt, Germany | `eu-central-4` | `s3.eu-central-4.ionoscloud.com` | `s3-website.eu-central-4.ionoscloud.com` |
| Berlin, Germany    | `eu-central-3` | `s3.eu-central-3.ionoscloud.com` | `s3-website.eu-central-3.ionoscloud.com` |
| Lenexa, USA        | `us-central-1` | `s3.us-central-1.ionoscloud.com` | `s3-website.us-central-1.ionoscloud.com` |

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** The BSI IT Grundschutz certification for the `eu-central-3` region is currently pending.
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="User-owned Buckets" %}

| **Data Center**    | **Region**     | **Endpoint**                     | **Static Website Endpoint**              |
| ------------------ | -------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Frankfurt, Germany | `de`           | `s3.eu-central-1.ionoscloud.com` | `s3-website-de-central.profitbricks.com` |
| Berlin, Germany    | `eu-central-2` | `s3.eu-central-2.ionoscloud.com` | `s3-website-eu-central-2.ionoscloud.com` |
| Logroño, Spain     | `eu-south-2`   | `s3.eu-south-2.ionoscloud.com`   | `s3-website-eu-south-2.ionoscloud.com`   |
| {% endtab %}       |                |                                  |                                          |
| {% endtabs %}      |                |                                  |                                          |

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:**

* The endpoints are available through both `HTTP` and `HTTPS` URLs.
* The Object Storage service does not support `HTTPS` for hosting static websites unless the full domain path is used.
  {% endhint %}


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