Creating an Amazon S3 Export Job Using the REST API

To create a job using the API

1. Use a text editor to create a manifest file.

   Following is an example manifest file.

   manifestVersion:2.0
   accessKeyId:AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
   deviceId:HD001
   fileSystem:NTFS
   logBucket:mybucket
   operations:
     - exportBucket:mybucket
   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

   For more information, see Manifest File Options.

2. URL encode the manifest file.

3. Sign request.

   For more information, go to Making HTTP Requests in the AWS Import/Export API Reference.

4. Send a CreateJob request.

   Following is a sample create job request. The request includes the URL encoded manifest file in the body of the request as the Manifest option value. The request also shows the other required string parameters.

   POST / HTTP/1.1
   content-type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=utf-8
   host: https://importexport.amazonaws.com
   content-length:760
   
   Action=CreateJob&Manifest=manifestVersion%3A2.0%0AaccessKeyId%AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE%0AdeviceId%3AHD001%0AfileSystem%3ANTFS%0AlogBucket%3Amybucket%0Aoperations%3A%0A%20%20-%20exportBucket%3Amybucket%0AreturnAddress%3A%0A%20%20%20%20name%3AYour%20Name%0A%20%20%20%20company%3AYour%20Company%0A%20%20%20%20street1%3AYour%20Street%0A%20%20%20%20street2%3AOptional%202nd%20Line%20for%20Street%0A%20%20%20%20city%3AYour%20City%0A%20%20%20%20stateOrProvince%3AYour%20State%0A%20%20%20%20postalCode%3AYour%20Postal%2FZip%20Code%0A%20%20%20%20phoneNumber%3AYour%20Phone%20Number%0A%20%20%20%20country%3AYour%20CountryJobType=Export&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE​SignatureVersion=2&SignatureMethod=HmacSHA256&Version=2010-06-01&Signature=%2FVfkltRBOoSUi1sWxRzN8rw%3D

   AWS Import/Export returns a job ID, the contents of your signature file, and the address to ship your storage device to.

5. Save the signature value in a file named SIGNATURE in the root directory of your storage device.

6. Save the JobId value so that you can use it in other requests regarding this job, and the AwsShippingAddress value so you know where to ship your device.