Loader AWS S3

AWS S3 loader allows you to upload files from Meiro Integrations to S3 bucket. 

Requirements

For setting up a configuration of the AWS S3 connector, you need an AWS account with a created S3 bucket in it. You can create your account here. If you have not  used AWS before, we recommend you to check these articles:

• How to create and activate AWS account
• How to create an S3 Bucket 
• How do I create an AWS Access Key?
• Where is My Secret Access Key?
• Best Practices for Managing AWS Access Keys

 

Data In/Data Out

Data In

The files that need to be uploaded should be in the folder  in/files/. Be aware that if your files are located in in/tables they won’t be written by AWS S3 loader to your AWS S3 bucket. To learn how to move the files using CLI processor please refer to this article.

 

Data Out

A folder in the S3 bucket for uploading the files is defined in a prefix field. According to the Amazon S3 structure, names of the files will be changed to “prefix + “/” + name of the file”. 

 

Parameters

Access Key ID (required)

​20-lenThe AWS Access Key ID, looks like AKIA****  .and Youyou need to create it in the Credential section of your AWS S3 account:

My_AWS -> My Security Credentials -> Access keys (access key ID and secret access key) -> Create New Access Key -> Download Key File 

More details on how to create your AWS S3 Access Key can be found here.

Secret Access Key (required)

AnThe AWS Secret Access Key is provided by the AWS when you create a new AWS Access Key:

My_AWS -> My Security Credentials -> Access keys (access key ID and secret access key) -> Create New Access Key -> Download Key File. 

More details on how to create your AWS S3 Secret Access Key can be found here.

 

Bucket (required)

​Provide an AWS S3 bucket name which is a globally unique identifier and the region will be autodetected.

 

Prefix (optional)

Provide a prefix to key names of the files prefix/. If not indicated, the files will be uploaded without any prefix in AWS S3 bucket.

For example, if you wish to upload data in the new_folder directory in your AWS S3 bucket, please use new_folder/.