Amazon S3 Metadata

Queryable object-level metadata tables that are kept up to date with every bucket event — key, size, last-modified, user-supplied tags and metadata — stored as Iceberg tables so you can join them with your data in Athena, Redshift, or Spark without custom scanning jobs

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Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ

USSeattle, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations

APACCNEEAEUUKUSOther39 regions across 7 jurisdictions

Sovereign option

Yes — 5 sovereign-flagged regions available

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Attributes

SLA Uptime: 99.9%
Real Time Ingestion: Yes

Sub-services (2)

Metadata Tables

Managed Iceberg tables capturing object metadata for every write in a source bucket

Federated Queries

Query via Athena, Redshift Spectrum, EMR, or any Iceberg-aware engine

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPR SOC 2 ISO 27001 HIPAA PCI DSS FedRAMP TISAX

Where this runs

39 regions

28 countries

5sovereign

Sovereign regions (5)

AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
AWS GovCloud (US-East) · AshburnAWS GovCloud (US)
AWS GovCloud (US-West) · HillsboroAWS GovCloud (US)
China (Beijing) · BeijingAWS China (Sinnet)
China (Ningxia) · YinchuanAWS China (NWCD)

Commercial regions (34)

Europe (8)

Europe (Paris)
Europe (Frankfurt)
Europe (Ireland)
Europe (Milan)
Europe (Spain)
Europe (Stockholm)
Europe (Zurich)
Europe (London)

North America (7)

Canada West (Calgary)
Canada (Central)
Mexico (Central)
US East (N. Virginia)
US West (Oregon)
US East (Ohio)
US West (N. California)

South America (1)

South America (São Paulo)

Asia (11)

Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
Asia Pacific (Thailand)

Oceania (3)

Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)

Middle East (3)

Middle East (Bahrain)
Israel (Tel Aviv)
Middle East (UAE)

Africa (1)

Africa (Cape Town)

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Pricing

Pricing model:pay-as-you-go