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# DataConnectorS3

Represents the connection information specific to Amazon S3.

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#### Important

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## File Suffix and Directory Location

DataConnectorS3 components have the suffix s3DataConnector and are stored in the s3DataConnectors folder.

## Version

DataConnectorS3 components are available in API version 50.0 and later.

## Special Access Rules

You need the Salesforce CustomizeApplication permission to access this object.

## Fields

| Field Name | Field Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fileNameWildcard | string | Optional. File or Wildcard (\*) to be used when finding files. |
| importFromDirectory | string | Required. Path from the directory to where files are located. |
| masterLabel | string | Required. The UI name for the S3 data connector. |
| s3BucketName | string | Optional. The Amazon S3 Name of the Bucket. |

## Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a DataConnectorS3 component.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <DataConnectorS3 xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <fileNameWildcard\>\*.csv</fileNameWildcard\>
    <importFromDirectory\>c360-subset-lheader/</importFromDirectory\>
    <masterLabel\>Person</masterLabel\>
    <s3BucketName\>bucketeer-aa32faea-8431-4635-8a1d-b323a2d66c7c</s3BucketName\>
    </DataConnectorS3\>