S3 protocol
Updated at: 24 January 2025
S3 protocol
The**S3** protocol is a protocol compatible with Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service) object storage. The protocol allows you to simply store objects, almost like using a file system. The main difference of S3 is the ability to store a large amount of data without dividing it into folders.

S3 protocol is one of the most popular solutions for data storage, because its main advantage is the ability to access via API, which allows you to organize flexible interaction with the storage. Thus, S3 protocol solutions are used as file systems and remote databases.
The S3 protocol allows you to customize access rights to individual files without running all files through the back-end server due to the use of dynamic tokens.