How to use AWS CLI to Add a Folder in Amazon S3 Bucket In AWS

Step 1: Install and Configure AWS CLI

• Install AWS CLI on your command line using the below command.

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg"
sudo installer -pkg AWSCLIV2.pkg -target /

• Verify successful installation by checking the version of aws using below command.

aws --version

• Configure your IAM user on the AWS CLI using below command

aws configure

• You’ll have to enter your AWS Access Key ID, AWS Secret Access Key and default region name.

Step 2: List the Buckets

• Execute below command to list the buckets. Or If bucker is not exist create the bucket.

aws s3 ls

Step 3: Create Sub Folder in AWS S3

• Create a folder on AWS S3
  • Execute the below command to create a folder on the AWS S3 bucket.
  • Provide bucket name and the new folder’s name you want to create on the S3.

aws s3api put-object --bucket <bucket_name> --key <new_folder_name>/ --content-length 0

• You’ll get the below output on executing above command.

• Check if folder is created on AWS S3 console.

• Create a subfolder on AWS S3
  • Execute the below command to create a sub folder on the AWS S3 bucket.
  • Provide bucket name and the new sub folder’s name you want to create on the S3 along with the path.

aws s3api put-object --bucket <bucket_name> --key <path_to_sub_folder>

• You’ll get the below output on executing above command.

Step 4: Verify the Folder

• Verify if sub folder is generated on the existing folder on AWS S3 console.

• We can also verify this using AWS CLI by executing below command.

aws s3 ls s3://<bucket_name> --recursive

In this way, you can create sub folder on AWS S3 using AWS CLI.

The AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) is a cloud service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to store your data securely. There are different approaches to storing and retrieving data from AWS S3; one of them is using the AWS CLI provided by Amazon Web Services. In this article, we will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to use AWS CLI to create subfolders in an AWS S3 bucket.