Listen to storage events

Function triggers can be configured to enable event-based workflows when files are uploaded or deleted. To add a function trigger, modify the defineStorage configuration.

First, in your storage definition, add the following:

amplify/storage/resource.ts
export const storage = defineStorage({
  name: 'myProjectFiles',
  triggers: {
    onUpload: defineFunction({
      entry: './on-upload-handler.ts'
    onDelete: defineFunction({
      entry: './on-delete-handler.ts'

Then create the function definitions at amplify/storage/on-upload-handler.ts and amplify/storage/on-delete-handler.ts.

amplify/storage/on-upload-handler.ts
import type { S3Handler } from 'aws-lambda';
export const handler: S3Handler = async (event) => {
  const objectKeys = event.Records.map((record) => record.s3.object.key);
  console.log(`Upload handler invoked for objects [${objectKeys.join(', ')}]`);

amplify/storage/on-delete-handler.ts
import type { S3Handler } from 'aws-lambda';
export const handler: S3Handler = async (event) => {
  const objectKeys = event.Records.map((record) => record.s3.object.key);
  console.log(`Delete handler invoked for objects [${objectKeys.join(', ')}]`);

Note: The S3Handler type comes from the @types/aws-lambda npm package. This package contains types for different kinds of Lambda handlers, events, and responses.

Now, when you deploy your backend, these functions will be invoked whenever an object is uploaded or deleted from the bucket.

Remove files

Extend S3 resources