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title: AWS S3
description: Learn how to connect and configure an Amazon S3 connection in Infoveave to access files stored in your S3 bucket.
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import { Steps } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

# AWS S3

S3 connection helps Infoveave connect to an Amazon S3 bucket server so you can access, manage, and process files stored in your S3 bucket.

## Adding an S3 Connection

To create a new S3 connection:

<Steps>
1. Go to **Administration** > **Connections**
2. Click **New Connection** and select **S3** from the available connectors
3. In the **New S3 Connection** form, provide the required configuration details
</Steps>

## Connection Parameters

When setting up an S3 connection, you need to provide the following details:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Name** | A unique name to identify your S3 connection |
| **Access key** | Your AWS access key used for authentication |
| **Secret key** | Your AWS secret access key used for secure access |
| **Region** | The AWS region where your S3 bucket is hosted (e.g., *us-east-1*) |
| **Bucket name** | The name of the S3 bucket you want to connect to |

## Steps to Validate and Save

<Steps>
1. After providing your S3 connection details, click **Validate** to verify that Infoveave can connect to your S3 bucket
2. If validation succeeds, click **Save** to store the connection
3. Your S3 connection is now ready to use for importing files, automations, and workflows
</Steps>

## Example Use Cases

With an S3 connection configured, you can:

- Retrieve files stored in your S3 bucket  
- Import CSV, Excel, or JSON files for reports and dashboards  
- Load large datasets directly from cloud storage  
- Build workflows that automatically process new files uploaded to S3  
- Store workflow outputs back to S3  
- Maintain a cloud-based data lake and sync with Infoveave  
- Process event-driven S3 uploads for operational automation  
- Use S3 as a central storage location for ingestion pipelines  
- Manage secure file transfers between systems  
- Automate daily or scheduled data imports from S3