Code examples for Amazon S3 using AWS SDKs - AWS SDK Code Examples

There are more AWS SDK examples available in the AWS Doc SDK Examples GitHub repo.

Code examples for Amazon S3 using AWS SDKs

The following code examples show you how to use Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) with an AWS software development kit (SDK).

Actions are code excerpts from larger programs and must be run in context. While actions show you how to call individual service functions, you can see actions in context in their related scenarios and cross-service examples.

Scenarios are code examples that show you how to accomplish a specific task by calling multiple functions within the same service.

Cross-service examples are sample applications that work across multiple AWS services.

More resources

Get started

The following code examples show how to get started using Amazon S3.

C++
SDK for C++
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

Code for the CMakeLists.txt CMake file.

# Set the minimum required version of CMake for this project. cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13) # Set the AWS service components used by this project. set(SERVICE_COMPONENTS s3) # Set this project's name. project("hello_s3") # Set the C++ standard to use to build this target. # At least C++ 11 is required for the AWS SDK for C++. set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11) # Use the MSVC variable to determine if this is a Windows build. set(WINDOWS_BUILD ${MSVC}) if (WINDOWS_BUILD) # Set the location where CMake can find the installed libraries for the AWS SDK. string(REPLACE ";" "/aws-cpp-sdk-all;" SYSTEM_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH}/aws-cpp-sdk-all") list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${SYSTEM_MODULE_PATH}) endif () # Find the AWS SDK for C++ package. find_package(AWSSDK REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${SERVICE_COMPONENTS}) if (WINDOWS_BUILD) # Copy relevant AWS SDK for C++ libraries into the current binary directory for running and debugging. # set(BIN_SUB_DIR "/Debug") # if you are building from the command line you may need to uncomment this # and set the proper subdirectory to the executables' location. AWSSDK_CPY_DYN_LIBS(SERVICE_COMPONENTS "" ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}${BIN_SUB_DIR}) endif () add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} hello_s3.cpp) target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${AWSSDK_LINK_LIBRARIES})

Code for the hello_s3.cpp source file.

#include <aws/core/Aws.h> #include <aws/s3/S3Client.h> #include <iostream> #include <aws/core/auth/AWSCredentialsProviderChain.h> using namespace Aws; using namespace Aws::Auth; /* * A "Hello S3" starter application which initializes an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) client * and lists the Amazon S3 buckets in the selected region. * * main function * * Usage: 'hello_s3' * */ int main(int argc, char **argv) { Aws::SDKOptions options; // Optionally change the log level for debugging. // options.loggingOptions.logLevel = Utils::Logging::LogLevel::Debug; Aws::InitAPI(options); // Should only be called once. int result = 0; { Aws::Client::ClientConfiguration clientConfig; // Optional: Set to the AWS Region (overrides config file). // clientConfig.region = "us-east-1"; // You don't normally have to test that you are authenticated. But the S3 service permits anonymous requests, thus the s3Client will return "success" and 0 buckets even if you are unauthenticated, which can be confusing to a new user. auto provider = Aws::MakeShared<DefaultAWSCredentialsProviderChain>("alloc-tag"); auto creds = provider->GetAWSCredentials(); if (creds.IsEmpty()) { std::cerr << "Failed authentication" << std::endl; } Aws::S3::S3Client s3Client(clientConfig); auto outcome = s3Client.ListBuckets(); if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) { std::cerr << "Failed with error: " << outcome.GetError() << std::endl; result = 1; } else { std::cout << "Found " << outcome.GetResult().GetBuckets().size() << " buckets\n"; for (auto &bucket: outcome.GetResult().GetBuckets()) { std::cout << bucket.GetName() << std::endl; } } } Aws::ShutdownAPI(options); // Should only be called once. return result; }
  • For API details, see ListBuckets in AWS SDK for C++ API Reference.

Go
SDK for Go V2
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

package main import ( "context" "fmt" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3" ) // main uses the AWS SDK for Go V2 to create an Amazon Simple Storage Service // (Amazon S3) client and list up to 10 buckets in your account. // This example uses the default settings specified in your shared credentials // and config files. func main() { sdkConfig, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(context.TODO()) if err != nil { fmt.Println("Couldn't load default configuration. Have you set up your AWS account?") fmt.Println(err) return } s3Client := s3.NewFromConfig(sdkConfig) count := 10 fmt.Printf("Let's list up to %v buckets for your account.\n", count) result, err := s3Client.ListBuckets(context.TODO(), &s3.ListBucketsInput{}) if err != nil { fmt.Printf("Couldn't list buckets for your account. Here's why: %v\n", err) return } if len(result.Buckets) == 0 { fmt.Println("You don't have any buckets!") } else { if count > len(result.Buckets) { count = len(result.Buckets) } for _, bucket := range result.Buckets[:count] { fmt.Printf("\t%v\n", *bucket.Name) } } }
  • For API details, see ListBuckets in AWS SDK for Go API Reference.

Java
SDK for Java 2.x
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3Client; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.Bucket; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.ListBucketsResponse; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.S3Exception; import java.util.List; /** * Before running this Java V2 code example, set up your development * environment, including your credentials. * * For more information, see the following documentation topic: * * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/get-started.html */ public class HelloS3 { public static void main(String[] args) { Region region = Region.US_EAST_1; S3Client s3 = S3Client.builder() .region(region) .build(); listBuckets(s3); } public static void listBuckets(S3Client s3) { try { ListBucketsResponse response = s3.listBuckets(); List<Bucket> bucketList = response.buckets(); bucketList.forEach(bucket -> { System.out.println("Bucket Name: " + bucket.name()); }); } catch (S3Exception e) { System.err.println(e.awsErrorDetails().errorMessage()); System.exit(1); } } }
  • For API details, see ListBuckets in AWS SDK for Java 2.x API Reference.

JavaScript
SDK for JavaScript (v3)
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

import { ListBucketsCommand, S3Client } from "@aws-sdk/client-s3"; // When no region or credentials are provided, the SDK will use the // region and credentials from the local AWS config. const client = new S3Client({}); export const helloS3 = async () => { const command = new ListBucketsCommand({}); const { Buckets } = await client.send(command); console.log("Buckets: "); console.log(Buckets.map((bucket) => bucket.Name).join("\n")); return Buckets; };
  • For API details, see ListBuckets in AWS SDK for JavaScript API Reference.

PHP
SDK for PHP
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

use Aws\S3\S3Client; $client = new S3Client(['region' => 'us-west-2']); $results = $client->listBuckets(); var_dump($results);
  • For API details, see ListBuckets in AWS SDK for PHP API Reference.

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

import boto3 def hello_s3(): """ Use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) to create an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) resource and list the buckets in your account. This example uses the default settings specified in your shared credentials and config files. """ s3_resource = boto3.resource("s3") print("Hello, Amazon S3! Let's list your buckets:") for bucket in s3_resource.buckets.all(): print(f"\t{bucket.name}") if __name__ == "__main__": hello_s3()
  • For API details, see ListBuckets in AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference.

Code examples