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Transition - Amazon Simple Storage Service
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Specifies when an object transitions to a specified storage class. For more information about Amazon S3 lifecycle configuration rules, see Transitioning Objects Using Amazon S3 Lifecycle in the Amazon S3 User Guide.

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Date

Indicates when objects are transitioned to the specified storage class. The date value must be in ISO 8601 format. The time is always midnight UTC.

Type: Timestamp

Required: No

Days

Indicates the number of days after creation when objects are transitioned to the specified storage class. If the specified storage class is INTELLIGENT_TIERING, GLACIER_IR, GLACIER, or DEEP_ARCHIVE, valid values are 0 or positive integers. If the specified storage class is STANDARD_IA or ONEZONE_IA, valid values are positive integers greater than 30. Be aware that some storage classes have a minimum storage duration and that you're charged for transitioning objects before their minimum storage duration. For more information, see Constraints and considerations for transitions in the Amazon S3 User Guide.

Type: Integer

Required: No

StorageClass

The storage class to which you want the object to transition.

Type: String

Valid Values: GLACIER | STANDARD_IA | ONEZONE_IA | INTELLIGENT_TIERING | DEEP_ARCHIVE | GLACIER_IR

Required: No

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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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