Accelerate data discovery with near real-time object metadata

Find and organize the data you need in Amazon S3

Amazon S3 Metadata taps into the full potential of your Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) data by making object metadata readily accessible and easier to query. Surface, store, and query rich metadata for your objects stored in Amazon S3 so you can quickly find the data you need for business analytics, real-time inference applications, and more. S3 Metadata supports object metadata, which includes system-defined details like size and the source of the object, and custom metadata, which allows you to use tags to annotate your objects with information like product SKU, transaction ID, or content rating.

Benefits

Accelerate data discovery

Quickly find and retrieve the data you need across up to trillions of objects in Amazon S3.

Custom metadata

Use tags to annotate your objects with business-specific metadata to improve data organization and searchability.

Store metadata in Amazon S3 Tables

Designed to automatically capture and organize object metadata in managed S3 Tables with built-in support for Apache Iceberg.

Seamless integration

Analyze metadata using familiar AWS services like Amazon Athena, Redshift, and EMR through the S3 Tables integration with Amazon SageMaker Lakehouse. S3 Metadata is compatible with popular open source tools.

Use cases

Content cataloging

Use rich metadata to catalog stored data for easier discovery and utilization.

AI-generated content management

Track and manage AI-generated videos, including their origin, creation time, and the AI model used with Amazon Bedrock.

Storage optimization

Analyze object metadata to identify opportunities for cost savings and performance improvements.

Business analytics

Quickly identify and analyze relevant datasets for business intelligence and decision-making.

Data governance

Improve data organization and compliance with custom metadata annotations.