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Create The Presigned URL In AWS S3 Service

In this article, we will create the presigned URL in the AWS S3 service.

What Is A Pre-Signed URL?

The pre-signed URL is shared with the user to provide temporary access to the object.

How To Create A Presigned URL?

To create a presigned URL, we will work on the following steps: -

Create an S3 bucket
Upload a file to the S3 bucket
Create a presigned URL
Presigned URL format

Let us get started.

Create An S3 Bucket

First, create an S3 bucket..

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Upload A File To The S3 Bucket

The second step is to upload a file to the S3 bucket.

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Create A Presigned URL

To create a presigned URL, select the object and go to Actions → Share with a presigned URL.

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A popup window will appear where you can specify the time period till the user can access the object.

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Click on the Create presigned URL button. The URL is copied to the clipboard.

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Presigned URL Format

The presigned URL will be in the following format.

https://<s3 URL>?response-content-disposition=<value>&X-Amz-Security-Token=<value>&X-Amz-Algorithm=<value>&X-Amz-Date=<value>&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=<value>&X-Amz-Expires=<value>&X-Amz-Credential=<value>&X-Amz-Signature=<value>

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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