Amazon Simple Storage Service

Developer Guide (API Version 2006-03-01)

What Is Amazon S3?
Introduction
Making Requests
- Making Requests over IPv6
  - Using Dual-Stack Endpoints
- Making Requests Using the AWS SDKs
- Making Requests Using the REST API
  - Virtual Hosting of Buckets
  - Request Redirection and the REST API
Buckets
- Restrictions and Limitations
- Examples of Creating a Bucket
- Deleting or Emptying a Bucket
- Bucket Website Configuration
- Transfer Acceleration
  - Transfer Acceleration Examples
- Requester Pays Buckets
  - Configure with the Console
  - Configure with the REST API
- Access Control
- Billing and Usage Reporting
Objects
- Object Key and Metadata
- Storage Classes
- Subresources
- Versioning
- Object Tagging
  - Managing Object Tags
- Lifecycle Management
- Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
  - Enabling CORS
  - Troubleshooting CORS
- Operations on Objects
Storage Class Analysis
Inventory
Managing Access
- Introduction
- Using Bucket Policies and User Policies
- Managing Access with ACLs
  - Access Control List (ACL) Overview
  - Managing ACLs
Protecting Data
- Data Encryption
  - Server-Side Encryption
  - Client-Side Encryption
    - Option 1 Example: Using an AWS KMS–Managed Customer Master Key
    - Option 2 Examples: Using a Client-Side Master Key
      - Client-Side Symmetric Master Key
      - Client-Side Asymmetric Master Key
- Reduced Redundancy Storage
  - Setting the Storage Class of an Object You Upload
  - Changing the Storage Class of an Object in Amazon S3
    - Return Code for Lost Data
- Versioning
Hosting a Static Website
- Website Endpoints
- Configuring a Bucket for Website Hosting
- Example Walkthroughs
Notifications
- Example Walkthrough 1
- Example Walkthrough 2
- Event Message Structure
Cross-Region Replication
- What Is and Is Not Replicated
- How to Set Up
- Replication Status Information
- Troubleshooting
- Replication and Other Bucket Configurations
Request Routing
- Request Redirection and the REST API
- DNS Considerations
Performance Optimization
- Request Rate and Performance Considerations
- TCP Window Scaling
- TCP Selective Acknowledgement
Monitoring
- Monitoring Tools
- Monitoring Metrics with CloudWatch
- Metrics Configurations for Buckets
- Logging API Calls with AWS CloudTrail
BitTorrent
- How You are Charged for BitTorrent Delivery
- Using BitTorrent to Retrieve Objects Stored in Amazon S3
- Publishing Content Using Amazon S3 and BitTorrent
Amazon DevPay
- Amazon S3 Customer Data Isolation
- Amazon DevPay Token Mechanism
- Amazon S3 and Amazon DevPay Authentication
- Amazon S3 Bucket Limitation
- Amazon S3 and Amazon DevPay Process
- Additional Information
Error Handling
- The REST Error Response
  - Error Response
- The SOAP Error Response
- Amazon S3 Error Best Practices
Troubleshooting Amazon S3
Server Access Logging
- Enabling Logging Using the Console
- Enabling Logging Programmatically
- Log Format
- Deleting Log Files
AWS SDKs and Explorers
- Set Up the AWS CLI
- Using the AWS SDK for Java
- Using the AWS SDK for .NET
- Using the AWS SDK for PHP and Running PHP Examples
- Using the AWS SDK for Ruby - Version 2
- Using the AWS SDK for Python (Boto)
Appendices
- Appendix A: Using the SOAP API
- Appendix B: Authenticating Requests (AWS Signature Version 2)
Resources
Document History
AWS Glossary

Example Walkthrough 2: Configure a Bucket for Notifications (Message Destination: AWS Lambda)

For an example of using Amazon S3 notifications with AWS Lambda, see Using AWS Lambda with Amazon S3 in the AWS Lambda Developer Guide.

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