Download files

Amplify Android v1 is now in Maintenance Mode until May 31st, 2024. This means that we will continue to include updates to ensure compatibility with backend services and security. No new features will be introduced in v1.

Please use the latest version (v2) of Amplify Library for Android to get started.

If you are currently using v1, follow these instructions to upgrade to v2.

Amplify libraries should be used for all new cloud connected applications. If you are currently using the AWS Mobile SDK for Android, you can access the documentation here.

Download to file

If you uploaded the data using the key ExampleKey, you can retrieve the data using Amplify.Storage.downloadFile.

Amplify.Storage.downloadFile(
        "ExampleKey",
        new File(getApplicationContext().getFilesDir() + "/download.txt"),
        result -> Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully downloaded: " + result.getFile().getName()),
        error -> Log.e("MyAmplifyApp",  "Download Failure", error)

val file = File("${applicationContext.filesDir}/download.txt")
Amplify.Storage.downloadFile("ExampleKey", file,
    { Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully downloaded: ${it.file.name}") },
    { Log.e("MyAmplifyApp",  "Download Failure", it) }

    val file = File("${applicationContext.filesDir}/download.txt")
    val download = Amplify.Storage.downloadFile("ExampleKey", file)
        val fileName = download.result().file.name
        Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully downloaded: $fileName")
    } catch (error: StorageException) {
        Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "Download Failure", error)

RxProgressAwareSingleOperation<StorageDownloadFileResult> download =
        RxAmplify.Storage.downloadFile(
            "ExampleKey",
            new File(getApplicationContext().getFilesDir() + "/download.txt"
    .observeResult()
    .subscribe(
        result -> Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully downloaded: " + result.getFile().getName()),
        error -> Log.e("MyAmplifyApp",  "Download Failure", error)

Track download progress

To track progress of the download, use the downloadFile API that includes a progress listener callback.

Amplify.Storage.downloadFile(
        "ExampleKey",
        new File(getApplicationContext().getFilesDir() + "/download.txt"),
        StorageDownloadFileOptions.defaultInstance(),
        progress -> Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Fraction completed: " + progress.getFractionCompleted()),
        result -> Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully downloaded: " + result.getFile().getName()),
        error -> Log.e("MyAmplifyApp",  "Download Failure", error)

val file = File("${applicationContext.filesDir}/download.txt")
val options = StorageDownloadFileOptions.defaultInstance()
Amplify.Storage.downloadFile("ExampleKey", file, options,
    { Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Fraction completed: ${it.fractionCompleted}") },
    { Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully downloaded: ${it.file.name}") },
    { Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "Download Failure", it) }

val file = File("${applicationContext.filesDir}/download.txt")
val options = StorageDownloadFileOptions.defaultInstance()
val download = Amplify.Storage.downloadFile("ExampleKey", file, options)
val progressJob = activityScope.async {
    download.progress().collect { progress ->
        Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Fraction completed: ${progress.fractionCompleted}")
    val fileName = download.result().file.name
    Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully downloaded: $fileName")
} catch (error: StorageException) {
    Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "Download Failure", error)
progressJob.cancel()

RxProgressAwareSingleOperation<StorageDownloadFileResult> download =
        RxAmplify.Storage.downloadFile(remoteKey, localFile);
    .observeProgress()
    .subscribe(
      progress -> Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", progress.getFractionCompleted())

Generate a download URL

You can also retrieve a URL for the object in storage:

Amplify.Storage.getUrl(
    "ExampleKey",
    result -> Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully generated: " + result.getUrl()),
    error -> Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "URL generation failure", error)

Amplify.Storage.getUrl(
    "ExampleKey",
    { Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully generated: ${it.url}") }
    { Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "URL generation failure", it) }

    val url = Amplify.Storage.getUrl("ExampleKey").url
    Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully generated: $url")
} catch (error: StorageException) {
    Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "URL generation failure", error)

RxAmplify.Storage.getUrl("ExampleKey").subscribe(
    result -> Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Successfully generated: " + result.getUrl()),
    error -> Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "URL generation failure", error)