Step 2: Create a Vault in Amazon Glacier - Amazon Glacier
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This page is only for existing customers of the Amazon Glacier service using Vaults and the original REST API from 2012.

If you're looking for archival storage solutions, we recommend using the Amazon Glacier storage classes in Amazon S3, S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, and S3 Glacier Deep Archive. To learn more about these storage options, see Amazon Glacier storage classes.

Amazon Glacier (original standalone vault-based service) will no longer accept new customers starting December 15, 2025, with no impact to existing customers. Amazon Glacier is a standalone service with its own APIs that stores data in vaults and is distinct from Amazon S3 and the Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes. Your existing data will remain secure and accessible in Amazon Glacier indefinitely. No migration is required. For low-cost, long-term archival storage, Amazon recommends the Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes, which deliver a superior customer experience with S3 bucket-based APIs, full Amazon Web Services Region availability, lower costs, and Amazon service integration. If you want enhanced capabilities, consider migrating to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes by using our Amazon Solutions Guidance for transferring data from Amazon Glacier vaults to Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes.

Step 2: Create a Vault in Amazon Glacier

A vault is a container for storing archives. Your first step is to create a vault in one of the supported Amazon Web Services Regions. For a list of the Amazon Web Services Regions that are supported by Amazon Glacier, see Amazon Glacier endpoints and quotas in the Amazon General Reference.

You can create vaults programmatically or by using the Amazon Glacier console. This section uses the console to create a vault.

To create a vault

  1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Glacier console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/glacier/home.

  2. In the left navigation pane, choose Vaults.

  3. Choose Create vault.

    The Create vault page opens.

  4. Under Select a Region, select an Amazon Web Services Region from the Region selector. Your vault will be located in the Region that you select.

  5. For Vault name, enter a name for your vault.

    The following are the vault-naming requirements:

    • A vault name must be unique within an Amazon Web Services account and the Amazon Web Services Region in which the vault is created.

    • A vault name must be between 1 and 255 characters long.

    • A vault name can contain only the following characters: a–z, A–Z, 0–9, _ (underscore), - (hyphen), and . (period).

  6. Under Event notifications, to turn on or off notifications on a vault for when a job is completed, choose one of the following settings:

    • Turn off notifications – Notifications are turned off, and notifications are not sent to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic when a specified job is completed.

  7. If the Amazon Web Services Region and vault name are correct, then choose Create vault.

Your new vault is now listed on the Vaults page in the Amazon Glacier console.