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Working with directory buckets by using the S3 console, Amazon CLI, and Amazon SDKs

You can work with the S3 Express One Zone storage class and directory buckets by using the Amazon SDKs, Amazon S3 console, Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI), and Amazon S3 REST API.

S3 Console

To get started using the S3 console, follow these steps:

For a full tutorial, see Tutorial: Getting started with S3 Express One Zone.

Amazon SDKs

S3 Express One Zone supports the following Amazon SDKs:

When you're working with S3 Express One Zone, we recommend using the latest version of the Amazon SDKs. The supported Amazon SDKs for S3 Express One Zone handle session establishment, refreshment, and termination on your behalf. This means that you can immediately start using API operations after you download and install the Amazon SDKs and configure the necessary IAM permissions. For more information, see Authorizing Regional endpoint API operations with IAM.

For information about the Amazon SDKs, including how to download and install them, see Tools to Build on Amazon.

For Amazon SDK examples, see the following:

Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI)

You can use the Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI) to create directory buckets and use supported Regional and Zonal endpoint API operations for S3 Express One Zone.

To get started with the Amazon CLI, see Get started with the Amazon CLI in the Amazon CLI Command Reference.

For Amazon CLI examples, see the following: