Getting started with Yandex Object Storage
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Updated at February 27, 2026
Yandex Cloud provides a universal scalable data storage solution known as Yandex Object Storage. You can use it for high-load services requiring reliable and fast access to data as well as for projects that do not need any complex storage infrastructure.
In Object Storage terms, files and folders are objects. All objects are stored in buckets. The service has a flat storage structure for bucket objects, but GUI-based tools enable you to use Object Storage as a hierarchical file system.
The Object Storage API is partially compatible with the AWS S3 API, so you can use tools built for S3.
Get started with the service using the following interfaces:
For more information on Object Storage features, see the concepts.