Add AWS S3 Account

AWS S3 Setup

These steps need to be completed within the AWS console.

Sign into or create an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account
Go to All services > Storage > S3 in the console
Create a default or test bucket. Note the bucket name and region (e.g. us-east-1).
Go to All Services > Security Identity & Compliance > IAM > Users in the console
Select the Create User button
When prompted, enter a username and select Access Key - Programmatic access only. Select the Next: Permissions button.
Select the option box called Attach existing policies directly
In the filter search box type s3. When the list filters down to S3 related items select AmazonS3FullAccess by checking the box to the left. Select the Next: Tags button.
Skip this step by selecting the Next: Review button
Review the User settings and select Create user
Capture the keys generated for the user by downloading the CSV or copy/pasting the keys somewhere for use later. You will not be able to retrieve this key again so keep track of it. If you need to regenerate a key simply go back to step 5 above.

You should now have everything you need to add your S3 account to PlaidCloud Document.

Sign into PlaidCloud
Select the workspace that the new Document account will reside
Go to Document > Manage Accounts
Select the + New Account button
Select Amazon S3 as the Service Type
Fill in a name and description
Enter the bucket name and optional path prefix into the Start Path field (e.g. my-bucket or my-bucket/data). The first path segment is the bucket name.
Select an appropriate Security Model for your use case. Leave it Private if unsure.
Paste the Access Key created in step 11 above into the Access Key ID field under Auth Credentials
Paste the Secret Key created in step 11 above into the Secret Access Key field under Auth Credentials
Enter the Region for your bucket (e.g. us-east-1, eu-west-1). If left blank, defaults to us-east-2.
Select the Save button and your new Document account is live