--- title: Understanding the Amazon S3 login fields description: This guide will walk you through the correct process of login to Amazon S3 with Dataslayer. --- [Skip to content](https://support.dataslayer.ai/understanding-the-amazon-s3-login-fields#main-content) - [English](https://support.dataslayer.ai/understanding-the-amazon-s3-login-fields) - [Español](https://support.dataslayer.ai/es/entendiendo-los-campos-de-inicio-de-sesión-de-amazon-s3) English Show submenu for translations [![Dataslayer](https://support.dataslayer.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Dataslayer_New_Logo.png?height=35&name=Dataslayer_New_Logo.png)](https://www.dataslayer.ai/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - - [English](https://support.dataslayer.ai/understanding-the-amazon-s3-login-fields) - [Español](https://support.dataslayer.ai/es/entendiendo-los-campos-de-inicio-de-sesión-de-amazon-s3) English Show submenu for translations Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge base](https://support.dataslayer.ai/?hsLang=en) 2. [Amazon S3](https://support.dataslayer.ai/amazon-s3?hsLang=en) May 7, 2024 # Understanding the Amazon S3 login fields ## This guide will walk you through the correct process of login to Amazon S3 with Dataslayer. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Faws-s3_1pylege.png) ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Ffaqs-6_p06nfo.png) To log into AWS S3 in Dataslayer, you need 4 fields that you can find in the Amazon console: - Bucket Name - Region - Access Key - Access Secret To find this information, follow these steps: 1\. Log into the Amazon platform and go to **Amazon console** \> **Amazon S3** \> **Buckets**. 2\. Once here, you will find the **Bucket Name** and its **Region**. Copy these two fields. **You only need the last part of the AWS region (after the parenthesis).** ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3_1cm7e2r.png) 3\. To get the **access key** you will have to create one, to do this click on your **User** \> **Security credentials**. **You need specific permission to perform this step. Find out more [here](https://app.crisp.chat/#3-required-permissions-to-create-an-access-key).** ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-2_7ae49.png) 4\. Click on **Create access key**. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-1_plm2ft.png) 5\. Select **Third-party service** \> **confirm to proceed** to create an access key \> click on **Next**. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-3_1218p06.png) 6\. Create a description tag and click on **Create access key**. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-4_15oso0c.png) 7\. You have created your access key! Copy the key and the secret access key and click on **Done**. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fwebhook-4_1v9jh5t.png) ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-5_5ounu0.png) #### Required permissions to create an access key To be able to create an access key you must have specific permissions. To do this go to **IAM-Policies-Create Policies** and **create one** with this JSON: ``` { ```   With the policy created, **go to the user** you want to give permission to and **assign this policy** to it. **Learn more about AWS access key permissions on this [link](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html#access-keys_required-permissions).**   ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Ffaqs-7_mvqfnb.png) Now let's log into AWS S3 in Dataslayer: 1\. Log into the [Dataslayer website](http://app.dataslayer.ai/). ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2F1_fk7dcp.png) 2\. Once logged in, click on **Amazon S3** destination. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-6_17bbv48.png) 3\. Click on **New Transfer**. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-7_9p1pwk.png) 4\. Once here, click on **Connect with AWS**. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-8_14pvww5.png) 5\. Paste the **Bucket Name, Region, Access Key, and Access Secret** in the corresponding fields. ![](https://image.crisp.chat/process/original/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.crisp.chat%2Fusers%2Fhelpdesk%2Fwebsite%2F5134c19968a6bc00%2Fnew-ui-login-aws-s3-10_18lwzyb.png) 6\. Done! Click on Connect and you have successfully connected with AWS. 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