Amazon S3 code examples using the AWS SDK for C++

Amazon S3 is object storage built to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere. There are multiple classes provided by the AWS SDK for C++ to interface with Amazon S3.

Note

Only the code that is necessary to demonstrate certain techniques is supplied in this Guide, but the complete example code is available on GitHub. On GitHub you can download a single source file or you can clone the repository locally to get, build, and run all examples.

S3Client class

The S3Client library is a fully-featured Amazon S3 interface.

The list_buckets_disabling_dns_cache.cpp example in this set is catered specifically to work with CURL on Linux/Mac (though can be modified to work on Windows). If you are on Windows, delete the file list_buckets_disabling_dns_cache.cpp before building the project because it relies on the curl HttpClient of Linux.

The example code utilizing the S3Client is in the s3 folder on Github. See the Readme on Github for a full list of functions demonstrated by this example set.

Portions of the s3 example set are covered in additional detail in this guide:
- Creating, listing, and deleting buckets
- Operations on objects – Uploading and downloading data objects
- Managing Amazon S3 Access Permissions
- Managing Access to Amazon S3 Buckets Using Bucket Policies
- Configuring an Amazon S3 Bucket as a Website
S3CrtClient class

The S3CrtClient was added in version 1.9 of the SDK. S3CrtClient provides high throughput for Amazon S3 GET (download) and PUT (upload) operations. The S3CrtClient is implemented on the top of the AWS Common Runtime (CRT) libraries.

The example code utilizing the S3CrtClient is in the s3-crt folder on Github. See the Readme on Github for a full list of functions demonstrated by this example set.
- Using S3CrtClient for Amazon S3 operations
TransferManager class

TransferManager is a fully managed service that enables the transfer of files over the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), File Transfer Protocol over SSL (FTPS), or Secure Shell (SSH) File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) directly into and out of Amazon S3.

The example code utilizing the TransferManager is in the transfer-manager folder on Github. See the Readme on Github for a full list of functions demonstrated by this example set.
- Using TransferManager for Amazon S3 operations

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Document Conventions

Working with Security Groups in Amazon EC2

Creating, listing, and deleting buckets