A computer program product is provided for auditing data in object storage. The computer program product comprises a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to: send, by the processor, an object to an object storage system. A directive to audit the object is also sent to the object storage system by the processor. Furthermore, one or more additional directives are sent to the object storage system by the processor. Each of the one or more additional directives are independently selected from the group consisting of: a feedback directive to obtain feedback regarding a progress and/or a status of the audit; and a control directive to start, pause, or stop the audit.