# ExistingObjectReplication
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Optional configuration to replicate existing source bucket objects. 

**Note**  
This parameter is no longer supported. To replicate existing objects, see [Replicating existing objects with S3 Batch Replication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/s3-batch-replication-batch.html) in the *Amazon S3 User Guide*.

## Contents
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 ** Status **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-ExistingObjectReplication-Status"></a>
Specifies whether Amazon S3 replicates existing source bucket objects.   
Type: String  
Valid Values: `Enabled | Disabled`   
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/s3-2006-03-01/ExistingObjectReplication) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/s3-2006-03-01/ExistingObjectReplication) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/s3-2006-03-01/ExistingObjectReplication) 

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query AmazonS3` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).