# Amazon S3
Amazon S3 (opens new window) is a web service offered by Amazon Web Services, that provides scalable and highly flexible cloud storage through web services interfaces.
# Use cases
Integrate the Amazon S3 connector with your business applications to automate data storage and retrieval. You can streamline file transfers, synchronize databases, and ensure secure, scalable data management. Explore our use cases to discover how you can optimize your S3 workflows:
- Sync data between Amazon S3 and SQL Server to automate database updates and file transfers.
# API version
The Amazon S3 connector uses Amazon S3 REST API, version 2006-03-01 (opens new window).
# Working with Amazon S3 connector
# Terminology
The terminology (opens new window) for common Amazon S3 data can be found below.
- Buckets
Buckets are containers that hold objects. The geographical region where this bucket and its contents will be stored can be defined by the user.
- Objects
An object consists of a file, and optionally any metadata describing that file.
# Using the new file trigger
The new file trigger listens to new files uploaded into a specific Amazon S3 bucket. The trigger event contains only metadata about the file, however, such as filename and size. To retrieve content of the file, use the Download file action.
# Troubleshooting
# Exact, case sensitive names
When defining bucket and object by names in Amazon S3, take note that names should be exact and are case sensitive.
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