# Amazon S3 Import Integration V1 The import data connector for Amazon S3 enables you to import the data from your JSON, TSV, and CSV files stored in an AWS S3 bucket. ## Different Amazon S3 Import Integrations - **Integration v1 vs v2**: The key difference and benefit of the [Amazon S3 Import Integration v2](/int/amazon-s3-import-integration-v2) over v1 is the added support for assume_role authentication. See the following table to understand the differences and potential advantages between v2 and v1. | Authentication Method | Amazon S3 v2 | Amazon S3 v1 | | --- | --- | --- | | **basic** | **x** | **x** | | **anonymous** | | **x** | | **session** | **x** | **x** | | **assume_role** | **x** | | - **Amazon S3 - Filename Metadata Enhanced** provides the following additional feature to v1 functionality - Option to ingest the *input filename as a new column*. Only the file name (not the file path) is appended to each record. ## Prerequisites You must have basic knowledge of Treasure Data. ## S3 Bucket Policy Configuration If you are using an AWS S3 bucket located in the same region as your TD region, the IP address from which TD is accessing to the bucket will be private and dynamically changing. If you would like to restrict access, please specify the ID of VPC instead of static IP Addresses. For example, if in the US region, configure access through vpc-df7066ba. If in the Tokyo region, configure access through vpc-e630c182 and, for the EU01 region, vpc-f54e6a9e. Look up the region of TD Console by the URL you are logging in to TD, then refer to the data connector of your region in the URL. See the [API Documentation](https://api-docs.treasuredata.com/en/overview/ip-addresses-integrations-result-workers/#s3-bucket-policy-configuration-for-export-and-import-integrations) for details. ## Static IP Address of Treasure Data Integration If your security policy requires IP whitelisting, you must add Treasure Data's IP addresses to your allowlist to ensure a successful connection. Please find the complete list of static IP addresses, organized by region, at the following link: [https://api-docs.treasuredata.com/en/overview/ip-addresses-integrations-result-workers/](https://api-docs.treasuredata.com/en/overview/ip-addresses-integrations-result-workers/) # Import from AWS S3 via TD Console ## Create a Connection via TD Console You can use TD Console to create your data connector. ### Create a New Authentication When you configure a data connection, you provide authentication to access the integration. In Treasure Data, you configure the authentication and then specify the source information. 1. Navigate to **Integrations Hub** > **Catalog** and search for AWS S3. 2. Select **Create Authentication** 1. For Amazon S3 Import V1: ![](/assets/amazons3.76925fb4451d1607d39ea898d7e17d50476ebaeb9ef9b2152962f3207b76b9f5.cd73d98d.png) 2. For Amazon S3 - Filename Enhance Metadata ![](/assets/amazons3filenamemetadataenhanced.3b01d21cb0899887eb2803ec7f1e90f8a067909c25a32fb90805ef5db1d6fcf1.cd73d98d.png) 3. The New Authentication dialog opens. You need a Access key ID and a Secret access key to authenticate using credentials. ![](/assets/screenshot-2021-10-28-12.39.00.d77299ace93734d10d9235db0e63c79099f4c29fcac6d23971e9e23efbb5d0f0.cd73d98d.png) 4. Set the following parameters. Select **Continue**. Name your new AWS S3 connection. Select **Done**. | Parameter | Description | | --- | --- | | **Endpoint** | - S3 endpoint login user name. You can find region and endpoint information from [AWS Document](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.md#s3_region). (Ex. *[s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com](https://s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com)*) | | **Authentication Method** | | | **basic** | - Uses access_key_id and secret_access_key to authenticate. See [AWS Programmatic access](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/managing-aws-access-keys.md). - Access Key ID - Secret access key | | **anonymous** | - Uses anonymous access. This auth method can access only public files. | | **session (Recommended)** | - Uses temporary-generated access_key_id, secret_access_key and session_token. (This authentication method is only available with data import. This can't be used with data export for now.) - Access Key ID - Secret access key - Secret token | | **Access Key ID** | AWS S3 issued | | **Secret Access Key** | AWS S3 issued | ### Transfer Your AWS S3 Data to Treasure Data After creating the authenticated connection, you are automatically taken to Authentications. 1. Search for the connection you created. 2. Select **New Source**. ![](/assets/image-20191014-185537.a673857cd3d7cd4d6249e93718c2c0b501d3da0ab1a5cfef2dd54c1fb6478775.cd73d98d.png) ### Authentication 1. Type a name for your **Source** in the Data Transfer field**.** 2. Click **Next**. ![](/assets/s3_new.5fa3911b9f90a38cdf2daddcdf9cb8cebe026cc85658ca1f4da2ba69f80fc138.cd73d98d.png) ### Source Table Configuration For Amazon S3 Import V1 1. The Source dialog opens. Edit the following parameters. ![](/assets/image-20200714-230936.8f5e75b81b4ba3f8922f5ade1c5d5d06284c8f229cde7360b413f9e024fecf27.cd73d98d.png) | **Parameters** | **Description** | | --- | --- | | **Bucket** | - provide the S3 bucket name (Ex. *your_bucket_name*) | | **Path Prefix** | - specify a prefix for target keys. (Ex. *logs/data_*) | | **Path Regex** | - Use regexp to match file paths. The file is skipped if a file path doesn't match the specified pattern. For example, if you specify the pattern *.csv$* #, a file is skipped if its path doesn't match the pattern. Read more about [regular expressions](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions). | | **Skip Glacier Objects** | - Select to skip processing objects stored in the Amazon Glacier storage class. If objects are stored in the Glacier storage class, but this option is not checked, an exception is thrown. | | **Filter by Modified Time** | - Choose how to filter files for ingestion: | | If it is unchecked (default): | - **Start after path**: Inserts the last_path parameter so the first execution skips files before the path. (Ex. logs/data_20170101.csv) - **Incremental**: Enables incremental loading. If incremental loading is enabled, config diff for the next execution includes the last_path parameter so that the next execution skips files before the path. Otherwise, last_path is not included. | | If it is checked: | - **Modified after:** Inserts last_modified_time parameters so that the first execution skips files modified before that specified timestamp. (Ex. 2019-06-03T10:30:19.806Z) - **Incremental by Modified Time:** Enables incremental loading by a modified time. If incremental loading is enabled, config diff for the next execution includes the last_modified_time parameter so that the next execution skips files modified before that time. Otherwise, last_modified_time is not included. | **Example** Amazon CloudFront is a web service that speeds up static and dynamic web content distribution. You can configure CloudFront to create log files that contain detailed information about every user request that CloudFront receives. If you enable logging, you can save CloudFront log files, shown as follows: ``` [your_bucket] - [logging] - [E231A697YXWD39.2017-04-23-15.a103fd5a.gz] [your_bucket] - [logging] - [E231A697YXWD39.2017-04-23-15.b2aede4a.gz] [your_bucket] - [logging] - [E231A697YXWD39.2017-04-23-16.594fa8e6.gz] [your_bucket] - [logging] - [E231A697YXWD39.2017-04-23-16.d12f42f9.gz] ``` In this case, the Source Table settings are as shown: - **Bucket**: your_bucket - **Path Prefix**: logging/ - **Path Regex**: *.gz$* (Not Required) - **Start after path**: logging/E231A697YXWD39.2017-04-23-15.b2aede4a.gz (Assuming that you want to import the log files from 2017-04-23-16.) - **Incremental**: true (if you want to schedule this job.) BZip2 decoder plugin is supported as default. [Zip Decoder Function](/products/customer-data-platform/integration-hub/batch/import/decoder/file-decoder-function) ### Data Settings 1. Select **Next**. The Data Settings page opens. 2. Optionally, edit the data settings or skip this page of the dialog. ![](/assets/image-2023-08-17.8f72248b8a2123147b3671f0a212ff7e200c354873c1b9c579efde51319ae1b1.cd73d98d.png) | Parameters | Description | | --- | --- | | Total file count limit | You can specify the maximum number of files to read | | Minimum task size | Files will be grouped into one task up to this size. Default value is 268435456(bytes). | ### Filters Filters are available in the Create Source or Edit Source import settings for your S3, FTP, or SFTP connectors. Import Integration Filters enable you to modify your imported data after you have completed [Editing Data Settings](https://docs.treasuredata.com/smart/project-product-documentation/editing-data-settings) for your import. To apply import integration filters: 1. Select **Next** in Data Settings.The Filters dialog opens. 2. Select the filter option you want to add.![](/assets/image-20200609-201955.eed6c6da800ba40d1d98b92e767d9a8f7500cad8a9d4079121190b7d34c23294.c7246827.png) 3. Select **Add Filter.** The parameter dialog for that filter opens. 4. Edit the parameters. For information on each filter type, see one of the following: - Retaining Columns Filter - Adding Columns Filter - Dropping Columns Filter - Expanding JSON Filter - Digesting Filter 1. Optionally, to add another filter of the same type, select **Add** within the specific column filter dialog. 2. Optionally, to add another filter of a different type, select the filter option from the list and repeat the same steps. 3. After you have added the filters you want, select **Next.**The Data Preview dialog opens. ### Data Preview You can see a [preview](/products/customer-data-platform/integration-hub/batch/import/previewing-your-source-data) of your data before running the import by selecting Generate Preview. Data preview is optional and you can safely skip to the next page of the dialog if you choose to. 1. Select **Next**. The Data Preview page opens. 2. If you want to preview your data, select **Generate Preview**. 3. Verify the data. ### Data Placement For data placement, select the target database and table where you want your data placed and indicate how often the import should run. 1. Select **Next.** Under Storage, you will create a new or select an existing database and create a new or select an existing table for where you want to place the imported data. 2. Select a **Database** > **Select an existing** or **Create New Database**. 3. Optionally, type a database name. 4. Select a **Table**> **Select an existing** or **Create New Table**. 5. Optionally, type a table name. 6. Choose the method for importing the data. - **Append** (default)-Data import results are appended to the table. If the table does not exist, it will be created. - **Always Replace**-Replaces the entire content of an existing table with the result output of the query. If the table does not exist, a new table is created. - **Replace on New Data**-Only replace the entire content of an existing table with the result output when there is new data. 7. Select the **Timestamp-based Partition Key** column. If you want to set a different partition key seed than the default key, you can specify the long or timestamp column as the partitioning time. As a default time column, it uses upload_time with the add_time filter. 8. Select the **Timezone** for your data storage. 9. Under **Schedule**, you can choose when and how often you want to run this query. #### Run once 1. Select **Off**. 2. Select **Scheduling Timezone**. 3. Select **Create & Run Now**. #### Repeat Regularly 1. Select **On**. 2. Select the **Schedule**. The UI provides these four options: *@hourly*, *@daily* and *@monthly* or custom *cron*. 3. You can also select **Delay Transfer** and add a delay of execution time. 4. Select **Scheduling Timezone**. 5. Select **Create & Run Now**. After your transfer has run, you can see the results of your transfer in **Data Workbench** > **Databases.** ## Validating Your Data Connector Jobs ### How do I troubleshoot data import problems? Review the job log. Warnings and errors provide information about the success of your import. For example, you can [identify the source file names associated with import errors](/products/customer-data-platform/integration-hub/batch/import/data-import-error-troubleshooting). To find out more about a specific job, you can select that job and see details. Depending on the type of job, you can see some or all of the following: results, query, output logs, engine logs, details, and destination. 1. Open the TD Console. 2. Navigate to **Jobs**. ![](/assets/viewing-job-information-2024-01-10.de206a7c818167b6a85da2a1b25df77f2adf1f030824ca0a9505dd592d88a52e.c5032e94.png) 3. Optionally, use filters to reduce the listing of jobs to locate what you are interested in. Including filtering by job owner, date, and database name 4. Select a job to open it and view results, query definition, logs, and other details. 5. Each tab has different information about the job. | | Description | | --- | --- | | Results | - View the imported data from the job. - From here you can copy the results to the clipboard or download them as a CSV file. | | Query | - View the query syntax of the job - Launch a query editor - Copy queries and use them to create new queries or workflows - Refine queries to improve efficiency | | Output Logs | - Log information can be reviewed for run times, query result numbers, and error codes - Log information can be copied to the clipboard | | Engine Logs | - Log information can be reviewed for run times, query result numbers, and error codes - Log information can be copied to the clipboard | | Job Details | View further details: - query name - type - job id - status - duration - scheduled and actual times - result count and size - runner, - database queried - priority | ### What can I do if the data connector for S3 job is running for a long time? Check the count of S3 files that your connector job is ingesting. If there are over 10,000 files, the performance degrades. To mitigate this issue, you can: - Narrow path_prefix option and reduce the count of S3 files. - Set 268,435,456 (256MB) to min_task_size option. # Import from AWS S3 via Workflow There is a sample workflow file for S3 import integration. You can define the import settings using yml file, and run it using `td\_load>:` workflow operator. Variable definitions that cannot be used with the Source function of the TD console alone are possible with yml file-based execution. You can refer the sample code from [https://github.com/treasure-data/treasure-boxes/tree/master/td_load/s3](https://github.com/treasure-data/treasure-boxes/tree/master/td_load/s3). ``` timezone: UTC schedule: daily>: 02:00:00 sla: time: 08:00 +notice: mail>: {data: Treasure Workflow Notification} subject: This workflow is taking long time to finish to: [me@example.com] _export: td: dest_db: dest_db_ganesh dest_table: dest_table_ganesh +prepare_table: td_ddl>: create_databases: ["${td.dest_db}"] create_tables: ["${td.dest_table}"] database: ${td.dest_db} +load: td_load>: config/daily_load.yml database: ${td.dest_db} table: ${td.dest_table} ``` # Import from AWS S3 via CLI (Toolbelt) Optionally, you can use the TD Toolbelt to configure the connection, create the job, and schedule executions. ## Use the CLI to Configure the Connector Before setting up the connector, install the ‘td’ command. Install the most current TD Toolbelt. ## Create Seed Config File (seed.yml) Prepare the *seed.yml* as shown in the following example, with your AWS access key and secret access key. You must also specify the bucket name, and source file name (or prefix for multiple files). ``` in: type: s3 access_key_id: XXXXXXXXXX secret_access_key: YYYYYYYYYY bucket: sample_bucket # path to the *.json or *.csv or *.tsv file on your s3 bucket path_prefix: path/to/sample_file path_match_pattern: \.csv$ # a file will be skipped if its path doesn't match with this pattern ## some examples of regexp: #path_match_pattern: /archive/ # match files in .../archive/... directory #path_match_pattern: /data1/|/data2/ # match files in .../data1/... or .../data2/... directory #path_match_pattern: .csv$|.csv.gz$ # match files whose suffix is .csv or .csv.gz out: mode: append ``` The Data Connector for Amazon S3 imports all files that match the specified prefix. (e.g. path_prefix: `path/to/sample_` –> `path/to/sample_201501.csv.gz`, `path/to/sample_201502.csv.gz`, …, `path/to/sample_201505.csv.gz`). Using path_prefix with leading '/', can lead to unintended results. For example: "path_prefix: /path/to/sample_file" would result in plugin looking for file in s3://sample_bucket//path/to/sample_file which is different on S3 than the intended path of s3://sample_bucket/path/to/sample_file. ## Guess Fields (Generate load.yml) Use *connector:guess*. This command automatically reads the source files and assesses (uses logic to guess) the file format and its field/columns. ``` $ td connector:guess seed.yml -o load.yml ``` If you open up load.yml, you’ll see the assessed file format definitions including file formats, encodings, column names, and types. ``` in: type: s3 access_key_id: XXXXXXXXXX secret_access_key: YYYYYYYYYY bucket: sample_bucket path_prefix: path/to/sample_file parser: charset: UTF-8 newline: CRLF type: csv delimiter: ',' quote: '"' escape: '' skip_header_lines: 1 columns: - name: id type: long - name: company type: string - name: customer type: string - name: created_at type: timestamp format: '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' out: mode: append ``` Then, you can see a preview of the data using the *td connector:preview* command. ``` $ td connector:preview load.yml +-------+---------+----------+---------------------+ | id | company | customer | created_at | +-------+---------+----------+---------------------+ | 11200 | AA Inc. | David | 2015-03-31 06:12:37 | | 20313 | BB Imc. | Tom | 2015-04-01 01:00:07 | | 32132 | CC Inc. | Fernando | 2015-04-01 10:33:41 | | 40133 | DD Inc. | Cesar | 2015-04-02 05:12:32 | | 93133 | EE Inc. | Jake | 2015-04-02 14:11:13 | +-------+---------+----------+---------------------+ ``` The guess command needs more than 3 rows and 2 columns in the source data file because the command assesses the column definition using sample rows from source data. If the system detects your column name or column type unexpectedly, modify load.yml directly and preview again. Currently, the Data Connector supports parsing of “boolean”, “long”, “double”, “string”, and “timestamp” types. ## Execute Load Job Submit the load job. It may take a couple of hours depending on the size of the data. Specify the Treasure Data database and table where the data should be stored. It’s also recommended to specify *--time-column* option because Treasure Data’s storage is partitioned by time (see [data partitioning](https://docs.treasuredata.com/smart/project-product-documentation/data-partitioning-in-treasure-data)) If the option is not provided, the data connector chooses the first *long* or *timestamp* column as the partitioning time. The type of the column specified by *--time-column* must be either of *long* and *timestamp* type. If your data doesn’t have a time column you can add a time column by using *add_time* filter option. For more details see [add_time filter plugin](https://docs.treasuredata.com/smart/project-product-documentation/add_time-filter-function). ``` $ td connector:issue load.yml --database td_sample_db --table td_sample_table --time-column created_at ``` The connector:issue command assumes that you have already created a *database(td_sample_db)*and a *table(td_sample_table)*. If the database or the table do not exist in TD, this command will not succeed, so create the database and table manually or use *--auto-create-table* option with *td connector:issue* command to auto-create the database and table: ``` $ td connector:issue load.yml --database td_sample_db --table td_sample_table --time-column created_at --auto-create-table ``` The data connector does not sort records on the server-side. To use time-based partitioning effectively, sort records in files beforehand. If you have a field called *time*, you don’t have to specify the *--time-column* option. ``` $ td connector:issue load.yml --database td_sample_db --table td_sample_table ``` ### Import Modes For data placement, select the target database and table where you want your data placed and indicate how often the import should run. 1. Select **Next.** Under Storage you will create a new or select an existing database and create a new or select an existing table for where you want to place the imported data. ![](/assets/image2021-9-21_13-51-13.1c4e6a0713064cdb51e8c6c29150a8150f05a14a3b10cc3a3eef1aeff9b95349.891720f6.png) 2. Select a **Database** > **Select** **an existing** or **Create New Database**. 3. Optionally, type a database name. 4. Select a **Table**> **Select an existing** or **Create New Table**. 5. Optionally, type a table name. 6. Choose the method for importing the data. - **Append** (default)-Data import results are appended to the table. If the table does not exist, it will be created. - **Always Replace**-Replaces the entire content of an existing table with the result output of the query. If the table does not exist, a new table is created. - **Replace on New Data**-Only replace the entire content of an existing table with the result output when there is new data. 7. Select the **Timestamp-based Partition Key** column. If you want to set a different partition key seed than the default key, you can specify the long or timestamp column as the partitioning time. As a default time column, it uses upload_time with the add_time filter. 8. Select the **Timezone** for your data storage. 9. Under **Schedule**, you can choose when and how often you want to run this query. - - Run once: 1. - 1. Select **Off**. 2. Select **Scheduling Timezone**. 3. Select **Create & Run Now**. - Repeat the query: 1. Select **On**. 2. Select the **Schedule**. The UI provides these four options: *@hourly*, *@daily* and *@monthly* or custom *cron*. 3. You can also select **Delay Transfer** and add a delay of execution time. 4. Select **Scheduling Timezone**. 5. Select **Create & Run Now**. After your transfer has run, you can see the results of your transfer in **Data Workbench** > **Databases**. ## Scheduling Executions You can schedule periodic data connector execution for incremental file import. We configure our scheduler carefully to ensure high availability. For the scheduled import, you can import all files that match the specified prefix and one of these fields by condition: - If use_modified_time is disabled, the last path is saved for the next execution. On the second and subsequent runs, the connector only imports files that come after the last path in alphabetical order. - Otherwise, the time that the job is executed is saved for the next execution. On the second and subsequent runs, the connector only imports files that were modified after that execution time in alphabetical order. ## Create a Schedule Using the TD Toolbelt A new schedule can be created using the *td connector:create* command. ``` $ td connector:create daily_import "10 0 * * *" \ td_sample_db td_sample_table load.yml ``` It’s also recommended to specify the *--time-column* option, because Treasure Data’s storage is partitioned by time (see also [data partitioning](https://docs.treasuredata.com/smart/project-product-documentation/data-partitioning-in-treasure-data)). ``` $ td connector:create daily_import "10 0 * * *" \ td_sample_db td_sample_table load.yml \ --time-column created_at ``` The `cron` parameter also accepts three special options: `@hourly`, `@daily`, and `@monthly`. By default, the schedule is setup in the UTC timezone. You can set the schedule in a timezone using -t or --timezone option. `--timezone` option supports only extended timezone formats like 'Asia/Tokyo', 'America/Los_Angeles' etc. Timezone abbreviations like PST, CST are *not* supported and may lead to unexpected schedules. ## List All Schedules You can see the list of currently scheduled entries by running the command *td connector:list*. ``` $ td connector:list +--------------+--------------+----------+-------+--------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+ | Name | Cron | Timezone | Delay | Database | Table | Config | +--------------+--------------+----------+-------+--------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+ | daily_import | 10 0 * * * | UTC | 0 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | {"in"=>{"type"=>"s3", "access_key_id"... | +--------------+--------------+----------+-------+--------------+-----------------+------------------------------------------+ ``` ## Show Schedule Settings and History *td connector:show* shows the execution setting of a schedule entry. Where: | | Allows you to access the TD AWS Services | | --- | --- | | | Allows you to access the TD AWS Services | | endpoint | A computer that communicates back and forth with a network Example value: `s3.amazonaws.com` | | bucket | Container object within a database Example value: `https://my-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com`. | | | Specify a prefix for target keys Example values: `logging/` `path/to/sample_201501.csv.gz`, `path/to/sample_201502.csv.gz`, …, `path/to/sample_201505.csv.gz` | ``` % td connector:show daily_import Name : daily_import Cron : 10 0 * * * Timezone : UTC Delay : 0 Database : td_sample_db Table : td_sample_table Config --- in: type: s3 access_key_id: access_key_id secret_access_key: secret_access_key endpoint: endpoint bucket: bucket path_prefix: path_prefix parser: charset: UTF-8 ... ``` *td connector:history* shows the execution history of a schedule entry. To investigate the results of each individual run, use *td job jobid*. ``` % td connector:history daily_import +--------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+----------+---------------------------+----------+ | JobID | Status | Records | Database | Table | Priority | Started | Duration | +--------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+----------+---------------------------+----------+ | 578066 | success | 10000 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | 0 | 2015-04-18 00:10:05 +0000 | 160 | | 577968 | success | 10000 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | 0 | 2015-04-17 00:10:07 +0000 | 161 | | 577914 | success | 10000 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | 0 | 2015-04-16 00:10:03 +0000 | 152 | | 577872 | success | 10000 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | 0 | 2015-04-15 00:10:04 +0000 | 163 | | 577810 | success | 10000 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | 0 | 2015-04-14 00:10:04 +0000 | 164 | | 577766 | success | 10000 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | 0 | 2015-04-13 00:10:04 +0000 | 155 | | 577710 | success | 10000 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | 0 | 2015-04-12 00:10:05 +0000 | 156 | | 577610 | success | 10000 | td_sample_db | td_sample_table | 0 | 2015-04-11 00:10:04 +0000 | 157 | +--------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+----------+---------------------------+----------+ 8 rows in set ``` ## Delete Schedule *td connector:delete* removes the schedule. ``` $ td connector:delete daily_import ``` ## IAM Permissions The IAM credentials specified in the YML configuration file and used for the *connector:guess* and *connector:issue* commands need to be allowed permissions for the AWS S3 resources that they need to access. If the IAM user does not possess these permissions, configure the user with one of the predefined Policy Definitions or create a new Policy Definition in JSON format. The following example is based on the [Policy Definition reference](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements.md) format, giving the IAM user *read only* (through GetObject and ListBucket actions) permission for the your-bucket: ``` { "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [ { "Effect": "Allow", "Action": [ "s3:GetObject", "s3:ListBucket" ], "Resource": [ "arn:aws:s3:::your-bucket", "arn:aws:s3:::your-bucket/*" ] } ] } ``` Replace `your-bucket` with the actual name of your bucket. ## Use AWS Security Token Service (STS) as Temporary Credentials Provider In certain cases, IAM basic authentication through access_key_id and secret_access_key might be too risky (although the secret_access_key is never clearly shown when a job is executed or after a session is created). The S3 data connector can use AWS Secure Token Service (STS) provided [Temporary Security Credentials](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp.md). Using AWS STS, any IAM user can use his own access_key_id and secret_access_key to create a set of temporary new_access_key_id, new_secret_access_key, and session_token keys with an associated expiration time, after which the credentials become invalid. The following are types of Temporary Security Credentials: - [**Session Token**](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp_control-access_getsessiontoken.md) The simplest Security Credentials with an associated expiration time. The temporary credentials give access to all resources the original IAM credentials used to generate them had. These credentials are valid as long as they are not expired and the permissions of the original IAM credentials don’t change. - [**Federation Token**](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp_control-access_getfederationtoken.md) Adds an extra layer of permission control over the Session Token above. When generating a Federation Token, the IAM user is required to specify a Permission Policy definition. The scope can be used to further narrow down which of the resources, accessible to the IAM user, the bearer of the Federation Token should get access to. Any [Permission Policy](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements.md) definition can be used but the scope of the permission is limited to only all or a subset of the permissions the IAM user used to generate the token had. As for the Session Token, the Federation Token credentials are valid as long as they are not expired and the permissions associated to the original IAM credentials don’t change. AWS STS Temporary Security Credentials can be generated using the [AWS CLI](https://aws.amazon.com/cli/) or the [AWS SDK](https://aws.amazon.com/tools/) in the language of your choice. ### Session Token ``` $ aws sts get-session-token --duration-seconds 900 { "Credentials": { "SecretAccessKey": "YYYYYYYYYY", "SessionToken": "ZZZZZZZZZZ", "Expiration": "2015-12-23T05:11:14Z", "AccessKeyId": "XXXXXXXXXX" } } ``` ### Federation Token ``` $ aws sts get-federation-token --name temp_creds --duration-seconds 900 --policy '{"Statement": [{"Effect": "Allow", "Action": ["s3:GetObject", "s3:ListBucket"], "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::bucketname"}]}' { "FederatedUser": { "FederatedUserId": "523683666290:temp_creds", "Arn": "arn:aws:sts::523683666290:federated-user/temp_creds" }, "Credentials": { "SecretAccessKey": "YYYYYYYYYY", "SessionToken": "ZZZZZZZZZZ", "Expiration": "2015-12-23T06:06:17Z", "AccessKeyId": "XXXXXXXXXX" }, "PackedPolicySize": 16 } ``` where: * `temp_cred` is the name of the Federated token/user * `bucketname` is the name of the bucket to give access to. Refer to the [ARN specification](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-arns-and-namespaces.md#arn-syntax-s3) for more details * `s3:GetObject` and `s3:ListBucket` are the basic read operation for a AWS S3 bucket. AWS STS credentials cannot be revoked. They will remain effective until expired, or until you delete or remove the permissions of the original IAM user used to generate the credentials. When your Temporary Security Credentials are generated, copy the `SecretAccessKey`, `AccessKeyId`, and `SessionToken` in your *seed.yml* file as follows. ```yaml in: type: s3 auth_method: session access_key_id: XXXXXXXXXX secret_access_key: YYYYYYYYYY session_token: ZZZZZZZZZZ bucket: sample_bucket path_prefix: path/to/sample_file ``` and execute the Data Connector for S3 as usual. #### Credential Expiration Because STS credentials expire after the specified amount of time, the data connector job that uses the credential might eventually start failing when credential expiration occurs. Currently, if the STS credentials are reported expired, the data connector job retries up to the maximum number of times (5) and eventually complete with 'error' status.