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Data storage application programming interface

  • US 9,225,675 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2012
  • Issued: 12/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing cost-effective and durable archival data storage service, comprising:

  • under the control of one or more computer systems of an archival data storage system that are configured with executable instructions,receiving, over a communications network from a requesting computer system, an electronic retrieval request to retrieve a data object from persistent storage, the electronic retrieval request encoding an identifier of the data object;

    in response to receipt of the electronic retrieval request;

    initiating a retrieval job to obtain the data object from persistent storage;

    providing, to the requesting computer system, a retrieval job identifier for the retrieval job that is usable to obtain a status of the retrieval job and that, after the retrieval job is completed, is usable to retrieve the data object;

    receiving, over the communications network, an electronic download request to download at least a portion of the data object, the electronic download request encoding the retrieval job identifier; and

    in response to receipt of the electronic download request and as a result of the retrieval job having been completed, providing the at least a portion of the data object for download.

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