AWS S3
S3 connection helps Infoveave connect to an Amazon S3 bucket server so you can access, manage, and process files stored in your S3 bucket.
Adding an S3 Connection
To create a new S3 connection:
- Go to Administration > Connections
- Click New Connection and select S3 from the available connectors
- In the New S3 Connection form, provide the required configuration details
Connection Parameters
When setting up an S3 connection, you need to provide the following details:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A unique name to identify your S3 connection |
| Access key | Your AWS access key used for authentication |
| Secret key | Your AWS secret access key used for secure access |
| Region | The AWS region where your S3 bucket is hosted (e.g., us-east-1) |
| Bucket name | The name of the S3 bucket you want to connect to |
Steps to Validate and Save
- After providing your S3 connection details, click Validate to verify that Infoveave can connect to your S3 bucket
- If validation succeeds, click Save to store the connection
- Your S3 connection is now ready to use for importing files, automations, and workflows
Example Use Cases
With an S3 connection configured, you can:
- Retrieve files stored in your S3 bucket
- Import CSV, Excel, or JSON files for reports and dashboards
- Load large datasets directly from cloud storage
- Build workflows that automatically process new files uploaded to S3
- Store workflow outputs back to S3
- Maintain a cloud-based data lake and sync with Infoveave
- Process event-driven S3 uploads for operational automation
- Use S3 as a central storage location for ingestion pipelines
- Manage secure file transfers between systems
- Automate daily or scheduled data imports from S3