How can I programmatically create an S3 bucket by using the AWS SDK or AWS CLI?

222    Asked by CsabaToth in AWS , Asked on Mar 26, 2024

There is a scenario where I need to create an S3 bucket for storing the static website assets such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. Try to explain to me how can I programmatically create an S3 bucket by using the AWS SDK or AWS command line interface. Provide a step-by-step approach with a code example or CLI Command. 

Answered by Carolyn Buckland

 In the context of AWS, here is a detailed explanation of how you can programmatically create an S3 bucket by using the AWS SDK:-









Initialize AWS SDK

Firstly, you would need to initialize the AWS SDK in your particular coding for interacting with the AWS services.

Creating the S3 bucket

You can use the AWS SDK’s “amazonS3” client to create an S3 bucket. You can call the “CreateBucket” method with the desired bucket name.

Set bucket permission

You can set up permission for the bucket optionally by using the “setBucketPolicy” method.

Coding example

Here is an example given by a Java programming language snippet using AWS SDK for creating an S3 bucket programmatically:-

Import com.amazonaws.services.s3.AmazonS3;
Import com.amazonaws.services.s3.AmazonS3ClientBuilder;
Import com.amazonaws.services.s3.model.CreateBucketRequest;
Import com.amazonaws.services.s3.model.Bucket;
Public class CreateS3BucketExample {
    Public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Initialize AmazonS3 client
        AmazonS3 s3Client = AmazonS3ClientBuilder.defaultClient();
        // Specify the bucket name
        String bucketName = “your_bucket_name”;
        // Create a CreateBucketRequest object with the bucket name
        CreateBucketRequest createBucketRequest = new CreateBucketRequest(bucketName);
        // Create the S3 bucket
        Bucket bucket = s3Client.createBucket(createBucketRequest);
        // Print bucket creation confirmation
        System.out.println(“S3 bucket ‘” + bucket.getName() + “’ created successfully!”);
    }
}


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