Retrieving Vault Metadata Using the REST API - Amazon S3 Glacier

If you're new to archival storage in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), we recommend that you start by learning more about the S3 Glacier storage classes in Amazon S3, S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, and S3 Glacier Deep Archive. For more information, see S3 Glacier storage classes and Storage classes for archiving objects in the Amazon S3 User Guide.

Retrieving Vault Metadata Using the REST API

To list vaults using the REST API, see List Vaults (GET vaults). To describe one vault, see Describe Vault (GET vault).