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title: "AWS S3 storage"
date: "2024-02-14T06:18:38+00:00"
summary: "Easily set up and manage AWS S3 storage for your data exports. Learn how to create connectors, update parameters, and customize file formats for seamless integration with your data pipeline."
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To use an S3 location, you must select the **S3 Output Connector** option on the Select Channel screen:

![Example destination channel options](https://acquia.widen.net/content/jqbn5mcxtr/jpeg/cdp_aws-s3-select-channel-1.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=lcfvma)

Creating a new S3 connector
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To add a new S3 connector, send a request to [Support](/customer-data-platform/getting-started/support) or your customer value manager (CVM), and provide the following information:

*   Connector name such as “S3 export”
    
*   AWS Bucket Name
    
*   AWS Access Key
    
*   AWS Secret Key
    
*   AWS Region where your S3 bucket is located
    
    For example, “us-west-2”.
    

Updating the parameters to an existing connector
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You can change the following parameters by sending a request to [Support](/customer-data-platform/getting-started/support). The changes apply to all files that are exported to that connector going forward.

   

Parameter

Values

Example

Description

filename.date.format

Date format

YYYY-MM-DD

Date format that is appended to the end of the file name.

date.column.date.format

Date format

Default: epoch timestamp

YYYY-MM-DD

Datetime format that is used when the output columns are dates. For example, first transaction date.

date.column.date.format.timezone

Time zones

Default: UTC

–

Timezone that is used for output columns are dates. For example, first transaction date.

pgp.public.key

PGP public key

Default: none

–

Public encryption key if the output file should be encrypted.