Create an Amazon S3 shortcut

In this article, you learn how to create an Amazon S3 shortcut inside a Fabric lakehouse.

For an overview of shortcuts, see OneLake shortcuts. To create shortcuts programmatically, see OneLake shortcuts REST APIs.

Prerequisites

Create a shortcut

  1. Open a lakehouse.

  2. Right-click on the Tables directory within the lakehouse.

  3. Select New shortcut.

    Screenshot of right click context menu showing where to select New shortcut from the Lake view.

Select a source

  1. Under External sources, select Amazon S3. Screenshot of the New shortcut window showing the two methods for creating a shortcut. The option titled Amazon S3 is highlighted.

  2. Enter the Connection settings according to the following table:

    Screenshot of the New shortcut window showing the Connection settings and Connection credentials.

    Field Description Value
    URL The connection string for your Amazon S3 bucket. https://BucketName.s3.RegionCode.amazonaws.com
    Connection Previously defined connections for the specified storage location appear in the drop-down. If no connections exist, create a new connection. Create new connection
    Connection name The Amazon S3 connection name. A name for your connection.
    Authentication kind The Identity and Access Management (IAM) policy. The policy must have read and list permissions. For more information, see IAM users. Dependent on the bucket policy.
    Access Key ID The Identity and Access Management (IAM) user key. For more information, see Manage access keys for IAM users. Your access key.
    Secret Access Key The Identity and Access Management (IAM) secret key. Your secret key.

Select Next.

  1. Browse to the target location for the shortcut.

    Screenshot of the storage browse window with multiple folders selected.

    If you used the global endpoint in the connection URL, all of your available buckets appear in the left navigation view. If you used a bucket specific endpoint in the connection URL, only the specified bucket and its contents appear in the navigation view.

    Navigate the storage account by selecting a folder or clicking on the expansion arrow next to a folder.

    In this view, you can select one or more shortcut target locations. Choose target locations by clicking the checkbox next a folder in the left navigation view.

  2. Select Next

    Screenshot of shortcut review page with options to rename and delete shortcuts.

    The review page allows you to verify all of your selections. Here you can see each shortcut that will be created. In the action column, you can click the pencil icon to edit the shortcut name. You can click the trash can icon to delete shortcut.

  3. Select Create.

  1. The lakehouse automatically refreshes. The shortcut appears in the left Explorer pane under the Tables section.

    Screenshot showing a Lake view list of folders that display the shortcut symbol.