Use existing AWS resources

If you are using the Amplify CLI, an existing Amazon S3 bucket can be used with the Amplify Libraries by running:

amplify import storage

For more details, see how to Use an existing S3 bucket or DynamoDB table.

If you are not using the Amplify CLI, an existing Amazon S3 bucket can be used by adding it to your Amplify.configure statement.

When you are not using Amplify CLI, adding existing Amazon S3 bucket to your application may require configuring bucket access permissions. e.g. Enabling read/write access to the cognito user pool that you are using with the Amplify Auth category.

Amplify.configure({
  aws_user_files_s3_bucket_region: 'us-east-1', // (required) - Amazon S3 bucket region
  aws_user_files_s3_bucket: 'testappa321fb103f1f2ae6a4d25d8cd2161728123152-dev' // (required) - Amazon S3 bucket URI

aws_user_files_s3_bucket: Name of the bucket to use for storage
aws_user_files_s3_bucket_region: AWS Region where the bucket is provisioned (e.g. us-east-1)

You can also configure the resources on a scoped level by following the steps shown here.

Note that before you can add an AWS resource to your application, the application must have the Amplify libraries installed. If you need to perform this step, see Install Amplify Libraries.