name: Amazon S3 Glacier
description: Amazon S3 Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost Amazon S3 storage class purpose-built for long-term
  data archiving and digital preservation. It provides comprehensive security and compliance capabilities that can help meet
  even the most stringent regulatory requirements, with retrieval options ranging from minutes to hours depending on your
  access needs.
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-s3-glacier/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
apis:
- name: Amazon S3 Glacier API
  description: The Amazon S3 Glacier API provides programmatic access to manage long-term archive storage. It enables developers
    to create and manage vaults, upload and retrieve archives, configure vault notifications and access policies, initiate
    inventory retrieval jobs, and manage data lifecycle for cost- effective archival storage.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/glacier/
  baseURL: https://glacier.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Archive
  - AWS
  - Backup
  - Storage
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonglacier/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-s3-glacier-openapi.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/faqs/
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-s3-glacier-vaults.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/glacier/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonglacier/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Portal
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/glacier/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: Login
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-s3-glacier-api-describe-vault-context.jsonld
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-s3-glacier-api-job-parameters-context.jsonld
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-s3-glacier-api-list-vaults-context.jsonld
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-s3-glacier-context.jsonld
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-s3-glacier-vault-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-s3-glacier-api-describe-vault-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-s3-glacier-api-job-parameters-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-s3-glacier-api-list-vaults-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-s3-glacier-vault-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-s3-glacier-api-describe-vault-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-s3-glacier-api-job-parameters-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-s3-glacier-api-list-vaults-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-s3-glacier-vault-structure.json
- type: Example
  url: examples/amazon-s3-glacier-api-describe-vault-output-example.json
- type: Example
  url: examples/amazon-s3-glacier-api-job-parameters-example.json
- type: Example
  url: examples/amazon-s3-glacier-api-list-vaults-output-example.json
- type: Example
  url: examples/amazon-s3-glacier-vault-example.json
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-s3-glacier-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-s3-glacier-vocabulary.yaml
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/amazon-s3-glacier-api-openapi.yml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/
integrations:
- name: Partner Programs
- name: Resources
- name: Success Stories
- name: Work with an AWS Partner
- name: AWS Marketplace
- name: AWS Partner Central
- name: Partner Paths
- name: co-sell with AWS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- Archive
- AWS
- Backup
- Storage