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# Amazon S3

> This page contains the information to ingest your documents from Amazon S3 buckets.

## Prerequisites

* AWS Account and API Key

* S3 Bucket

* IAM User with S3 Access

For more information, please refer to [Amazon S3 documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.html).

## Step-by-Step Guide

![Source Connector Amazon S3](https://mintlify.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/unstructured-53-kapa-ai/img/platform/Source-AWS-S3.png)

1. **Access the Create Source Page**. Navigate to the “Sources” section on the left sidebar and click the “New Source” button.

2. **Select Source Type**. Select **Amazon S3** from the `Type` dropdown menu.

3. **Configure Source Details to connect to the AWS Platform**

<Note>
  * `Name` (*required*): Enter a unique name for your source to identify it within the platform.

  * `Bucket Name` (*required*): Provide the name of your Amazon S3 bucket.

  * `AWS Access Key`: Enter your AWS access key ID if your bucket is private. Leave blank if anonymous access is configured.

  * `AWS Secret Key`: Enter your AWS secret access key corresponding to the above access key ID.

  * `Token`: If required, enter the security token for temporary access.

  * `Endpoint URL`: Specify a custom URL if you connect to a non-AWS S3 bucket.
</Note>

4. **Additional Settings**

<Note>
  * Check `Anonymous` if you are connecting to a bucket with public access and don’t want to associate the connection with your account.

  * Check `Recursive` if you want the platform to ingest data from sub-folders within the bucket.
</Note>

5. **Submit**. After filling in the necessary information, click ‘Submit’ to create the Source Connector. The newly completed connector will be listed on the Sources dashboard.