writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErrWithErr(ErrRemoteTargetDenyAddError, err), r.URL)
		return
	}

	if update {
		// overlay the updates on existing target
		tgt := globalBucketTargetSys.GetRemoteBucketTargetByArn(ctx, bucket, target.Arn)
		if tgt.Empty() {
			writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErrWithErr(ErrRemoteTargetNotFoundError, err), r.URL)
			return
		}
		for _, op := range ops {
			switch op {