# Create an Amazon S3 Data Source

## Requirement

`CREATE_S3_DATA_SOURCE` Immuta permission

## Prerequisite

[Configure the Amazon S3 integration](https://documentation.immuta.com/2024.3/integrations/amazon-s3)

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**Private preview**

The Amazon S3 integration is available to select accounts. Reach out to your Immuta representative for details.
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## Register S3 data

1. Navigate to the **My Data Sources** page in Immuta.
2. Click **New Data Source**.
3. Select the **S3** tile in the data platform section.
4. Select your AWS **Account/Region** from the dropdown menu.
5. Opt to select a [default domain](https://documentation.immuta.com/2024.3/data-and-integrations/domains/domains) to which data sources will be assigned.
6. Opt to add default tags to the data sources.
7. Click **Next**.
8. The prefix field is populated with the base path. Add to this prefix to create a data source for a prefix, bucket, or object.
   * If the data source prefix ends in a wildcard (`*`), it protects all items starting with that prefix. For example, a base location of `s3://` and a data source prefix `surveys/2024*` would protect paths like `s3://surveys/2024-internal/research-dept.txt` or `s3://surveys/2024-customer/april/us.csv`.
   * If the data source prefix ends without a wildcard (`*`), it protects a single object. For example, a base location path of `s3://` and a data source prefix of `research-data/demographics` would only protect the object that exactly matches `s3://research-data/demographics`.
9. Click **Add Prefix**, and then click **Next**.
10. Verify that your prefixes are correct and click **Complete Setup**.