Uploading Large Archives in Parts 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.

Uploading Large Archives in Parts Using the REST API

As described in Uploading Large Archives in Parts (Multipart Upload), multipart upload refers to a set of operations that enable you to upload an archive in parts and perform related operations. For more information about these operations, see the following API reference topics: