Amazon S3 API

aid: aws-s3
name: Amazon S3 API
description: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is an object storage service offering industry-leading scalability, data availability,
  security, and performance for storing and retrieving any amount of data.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Cloud Storage
- Object Storage
- Storage
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-s3/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: aws-s3:amazon-s3-rest-api
  name: Amazon S3 REST API
  description: RESTful API for Amazon S3 object storage operations including bucket management, object CRUD, access control,
    versioning, lifecycle policies, and multipart uploads.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/
  baseURL: https://s3.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Buckets
  - Objects
  - REST
  - Storage
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/Welcome.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-s3-openapi.yaml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/sig-v4-authenticating-requests.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/getting-started/
  - type: SDK
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
    title: AWS SDKs
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-s3.yaml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/releasenotes/Amazon-S3/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/s3/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/aws-s3-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/aws-s3-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Scalable Object Storage
    description: Store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere.
  - name: Versioning
    description: Keep multiple variants of an object in the same bucket to recover from unintended actions.
  - name: Lifecycle Policies
    description: Automatically transition objects to cheaper storage classes or expire them after a defined period.
  - name: Cross-Region Replication
    description: Automatically replicate objects across AWS Regions for compliance and disaster recovery.
  - name: Server-Side Encryption
    description: Encrypt objects at rest using SSE-S3, SSE-KMS, or SSE-C managed keys.
  - name: Access Control
    description: Fine-grained access via bucket policies, ACLs, and IAM policies.
  - name: Event Notifications
    description: Trigger Lambda functions, SQS messages, or SNS topics on bucket events.
  - name: S3 Select
    description: Retrieve a subset of data from an object using SQL expressions.
  - name: Transfer Acceleration
    description: Speed up uploads using CloudFront's globally distributed edge locations.
  - name: Intelligent-Tiering
    description: Automatically move objects to the most cost-effective access tier based on usage patterns.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Data Lake Storage
    description: Store raw data for analytics pipelines using AWS Glue, Athena, and Redshift Spectrum.
  - name: Static Website Hosting
    description: Host static websites and single-page applications directly from S3.
  - name: Backup and Archive
    description: Store backups and archives with lifecycle policies to move data to Glacier for long-term retention.
  - name: Media Storage and Distribution
    description: Store and serve images, videos, and documents globally via CloudFront CDN.
  - name: Application Data Storage
    description: Store user-generated content, application logs, and configuration files.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Trigger serverless functions on S3 object events.
  - name: Amazon CloudFront
    description: Distribute S3 content globally with low-latency delivery.
  - name: AWS Glue
    description: Catalog and ETL data in S3 for analytics workflows.
  - name: Amazon Athena
    description: Query data stored in S3 using standard SQL without loading.
  - name: Amazon Redshift Spectrum
    description: Query S3 data lake files from Redshift without data movement.
  - name: Amazon EventBridge
    description: Route S3 events to downstream AWS services using EventBridge rules.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]