# ListVectorBuckets
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Returns a list of all the vector buckets that are owned by the authenticated sender of the request.

Permissions  
You must have the `s3vectors:ListVectorBuckets` permission to use this operation. 

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /ListVectorBuckets HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "maxResults": number,
   "nextToken": "string",
   "prefix": "string"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [maxResults](#API_S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets-request-maxResults"></a>
The maximum number of vector buckets to be returned in the response.   
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 500.  
Required: No

 ** [nextToken](#API_S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets-request-nextToken"></a>
The previous pagination token.   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 512.  
Required: No

 ** [prefix](#API_S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets-request-prefix"></a>
Limits the response to vector buckets that begin with the specified prefix.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 63.  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "nextToken": "string",
   "vectorBuckets": [ 
      { 
         "creationTime": number,
         "vectorBucketArn": "string",
         "vectorBucketName": "string"
      }
   ]
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [nextToken](#API_S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets-response-nextToken"></a>
The element is included in the response when there are more buckets to be listed with pagination.   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 512.

 ** [vectorBuckets](#API_S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3VectorBuckets_ListVectorBuckets-response-vectorBuckets"></a>
The list of vector buckets owned by the requester.   
Type: Array of [VectorBucketSummary](API_S3VectorBuckets_VectorBucketSummary.md) objects

## Errors
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 ** AccessDeniedException **   
Access denied.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** InternalServerException **   
The request failed due to an internal server error.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** RequestTimeoutException **   
The request timed out. Retry your request.  
HTTP Status Code: 408

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The service is unavailable. Wait briefly and retry your request. If it continues to fail, increase your waiting time between retries.  
HTTP Status Code: 503

 ** TooManyRequestsException **   
The request was denied due to request throttling.  
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The requested action isn't valid.    
 ** fieldList **   
A list of specific validation failures that are encountered during input processing. Each entry in the list contains a path to the field that failed validation and a detailed message that explains why the validation failed. To satisfy multiple constraints, a field can appear multiple times in this list if it failed. You can use the information to identify and fix the specific validation issues in your request.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/s3vectors-2025-07-15/ListVectorBuckets)