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Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is AWS’s highly scalable, durable object storage for any type of data. With BonData, you can connect to your S3 buckets to read CSV, JSON, and Parquet files directly into your workflows — enabling analysis and enrichment of data stored in AWS.

S3 Connection Setup

Follow these steps to connect BonData to your S3 bucket.

Step 1: Create an IAM User

  1. Go to the AWS IAM Console
  2. Click UsersCreate user
  3. Enter a name (e.g., bondata-s3-access)
  4. Click NextAttach policies directly
  5. Click Create policy and use one of the policies below

Step 2: Choose a Policy

Replace YOUR_BUCKET_NAME and YOUR_PREFIX with your actual values.

Step 3: Create Access Keys

  1. Go to your new user → Security credentials tab
  2. Click Create access key
  3. Select Third-party serviceNext
  4. Copy the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key

Step 4: Enter Credentials

Enter the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key in BonData.

Required Fields

FieldDescription
Bucket NameThe name of the S3 bucket (e.g., my-data-bucket)
PrefixOptional folder path (e.g., data/exports)
Access Key IDThe public identifier for your AWS IAM credentials
Secret Access KeyThe private key paired with your Access Key ID