AWS S3
Overview
Connect Superblocks to S3 to build apps that can list, read, delete, and upload files in S3:
- Read data from S3 and utilize it in scheduled reports
- Upload data from API steps or local files to S3
Setting up AWS S3
1. Add integration
Select AWS S3 from the integrations page.
2. Configure settings
Fill out the form with the following settings:
- Cloud
- On-Premise Agent
Setting | Required | Description |
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Name | TRUE | Name that will be displayed to users when selecting this integration in Superblocks |
Region | TRUE | AWS region where the S3 bucket is hosted, e.g. us-east-1 |
Access Key ID | TRUE | Access key ID for your AWS account |
Secret Key | TRUE | Secret access key for your AWS account |
IAM Role ARN | FALSE | ARN of the role for Superblocks to assume for accessing S3 resources |
Setting | Required | Description |
---|---|---|
Name | TRUE | Name that will be displayed to users when selecting this integration in Superblocks |
Auth Type | TRUE | Choose between:
|
Region | If Auth Type is Access Key | AWS region where the S3 bucket is hosted, e.g. us-east-1 |
Access Key ID | If Auth Type is Access Key | Access key ID for your AWS account |
Secret Key | If Auth Type is Access Key | Secret access key for your AWS account |
IAM Role ARN | FALSE | ARN of the role for Superblocks to assume for accessing S3 resources |
3. Test and save
Click Test Connection to check that Superblocks can connect to the data source.
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If using Superblocks Cloud, add these Superblocks IPs to your allowlist (not necessary for On-Premise-Agent)
After connecting successfully, click Create to save the integration.
4. Set profiles
Optionally, configure different profiles for separate development environments.
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S3 Connected You can now read, delete, and upload files in S3 from any Application, Workflow, or Scheduled Job.
Creating AWS S3 steps
Connect to your S3 integration from Superblocks by creating steps in Application APIs, Workflows, and Scheduled Jobs. An S3 step can perform the following actions:
- List Files
- Read File
- Delete Files
- Upload File
- Upload Multiple Files
- List Buckets
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Superblocks also supports connecting to AWS services with Boto3 in Python steps if you require additional functionality.
Use cases
Applications
Drag files into an application using the FilePicker component, and upload them to S3. See more details in the FilePicker guide here.
Workflows
Export a Google Sheet as a CSV to an S3 bucket.
Scheduled Jobs
Query order analytics, update an inventory prediction model, and upload it to S3 for the data science team to use.
Troubleshooting
Check out our guide on common errors across database integrations. If you are encountering an error that you don't see in the guide, or the provided steps are insufficient to resolve the error, please contact us at help@superblockshq.com.