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# Amazon S3 Connector

> Deliver data files to your Amazon S3 bucket

The Amazon S3 Connector delivers data files directly to your S3 bucket, enabling flexible data export for custom integrations and analytics workflows.

## Overview

Unlike advertising platform connectors that format data for specific destinations, the S3 Connector delivers your data as files in your chosen format. This makes it ideal for:

* Custom downstream processing
* Integration with data warehouses
* Backup and archival
* Feeding other systems that consume files from S3

## Requirements

### AWS configuration

| Requirement     | Description                                                |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| S3 bucket       | The destination bucket for your data                       |
| IAM credentials | Access key and secret with write permissions to the bucket |
| Bucket policy   | Permissions allowing Narrative to write to the bucket      |

### Supported formats

The connector can deliver data in multiple file formats:

* CSV
* JSON
* Parquet

## Installation

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to the connector">
    In Narrative, go to **Installed Apps** and select **S3 Connector**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure bucket access">
    Enter your S3 bucket name and AWS credentials (access key ID and secret access key).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set delivery options">
    Configure the file format, compression, and path prefix for delivered files.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Delivery options

### Sort columns alphabetically

For CSV deliveries, the S3 Connector can either sort columns alphabetically or preserve the delivering dataset's schema column order. Toggle **Sort columns alphabetically** on the dataset connection form to switch between the two:

* **Enabled (default)** — Columns in delivered CSV files are sorted alphabetically by name.
* **Disabled** — Columns follow the order defined by the dataset schema.

This setting applies to CSV deliveries only. Existing connections without the setting behave as if it were enabled, preserving prior behavior.

## Managed S3 buckets

If you don't have an existing S3 bucket, Narrative can provision a managed bucket for you. Contact your Narrative representative to set up a managed S3 destination.

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