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 referencing it in your amplifyconfiguration file.

{
  "storage": {
    "plugins": {
      "awsS3StoragePlugin": {
        "bucket": "[BUCKET NAME]",
        "region": "[REGION]"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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.