Creating an Amazon S3 Export Manifest File

You provide your job information, how to transfer your data between AWS and your storage device by creating a manifest file. The job information includes several pieces of information, such as the Amazon S3 bucket name containing the data you want, and the address where you want your storage device returned. These are also called manifest options. You describe these options using name/value pairs in a manifest file.

Import and export manifest files contain options that are unique to each, and some that are common to both. There is also a set of manifest file options that are required for any storage device shipped into or out of the United States. For a complete list of manifest options, go to Manifest File Options.

The following shows a simple export manifest file.

manifestVersion:2.0
accessKeyId:AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
deviceId:HD001
fileSystem:NTFS
logBucket:***Your Existing S3 Bucket***
operations:
  - exportBucket:***Your Existing Bucket***
returnAddress:
    name:***Your Name***
    company:***Your Company***
    street1:***Your Street***
    street2:Optional 2nd Line for Street
    city:***Your City***
    stateOrProvince: ***Your State***
    postalCode: ***Your Postal/Zip Code***
    phoneNumber: ***Your Phone Number***
    country: ***Your Country***

You save the manifest in a text file and send it along with your CreateJob request.

For a complete list of manifest options, see Manifest File Options. For examples of commonly used manifest options, see Examples of Amazon S3 Export Manifest Options.

You can create an export job using the AWS Import/Export Web Service Tool. This command line tool allows you create a job without writing any code. For more step-by-step instructions, see Getting Started. If your application requires a programmatic interface, you can use the AWS SDK or the REST API. For examples, see Creating Amazon S3 Export Jobs.