What is Amazon S3 used for?

Amazon S3 or Amazon Simple Storage Service offers scalable and secure object storage via a web service interface. You can easily store and organize exabytes of data for different use cases, including website and mobile applications, IoT devices, big data analytics, data lakes, and more.

What is an S3 event in AWS?

When Amazon S3 detects an event of a specific type (an object created, for example), it can publish the event to AWS Lambda and invoke your function in Lambda. In response, AWS Lambda runs your function.

What kind of storage is S3?

Amazon S3 is object storage designed to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere on the Internet. It's a simple storage service that offers industry-leading durability, availability, performance, security, and virtually unlimited scalability at low costs.

Can S3 trigger Lambda?

You can trigger AWS Lambda on S3 if there are file uploads in S3 buckets. AWS Lambda includes a handler function, which acts as a start point for the AWS Lambda function. The handler consists of the details of the events.

Amazon S3 Source Cloud Storage Integration

Amazon S3 Integration

SourceReverse ETL

You can easily integrate Amazon S3 as a Warehouse source on the RudderStack dashboard within minutes. Once you have successfully configured, RudderStack automatically ingests your specified events data from Amazon S3. You can route these events to your favorite third-party destinations supported by RudderStack.

By Adding Amazon S3 as Source in the RudderStack Dashboard, you can:

Securely ingest your customer event data and send them to your preferred destination platforms.
Synchronize data import from your S3 bucket to RudderStack.
Preview and edit the JSON Trait Key.

Use the Amazon S3 integration with other popular destinations

ActiveCampaign

User Engagement Platforms

AdLearn

Analytics

RudderStack Amazon S3 Documentation

Refer to our step-by-step guide and start using Amazon S3 today

About Amazon S3

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is a cloud-based object storage service that offers secure and highly scalable storage solutions. Businesses and industries of all sizes can effortlessly store and organize any amount of data for various use cases, including website and mobile applications, IoT devices, big data analytics, data lakes, and more. Amazon S3 offers an easy-to-use interface and management features to configure complex access controls and meet your specific business needs.