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Create an Amazon S3 compatible shortcut

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

For an overview of shortcuts, see OneLake shortcuts.

Prerequisites

Create a shortcut

  1. Open a lakehouse.

  2. Right-click on a directory within the Lake view of 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 compatible.

    Screenshot of the New shortcut window showing the two methods for creating a shortcut. The option titled Amazon S3 Compatible 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 S3 compatible endpoint. For this shortcut type, you must provide a non-bucket specific URL. https://s3.contoso.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 S3 compatible connection name. A name for your connection.
    Access Key ID The access key ID to be used when accessing the S3 compatible endpoint. Your access key.
    Secret Access Key The secret key associated with the access key ID. Your secret key.

  3. Select Next.

  4. Enter a name for your shortcut.

    Optionally, you can enter a sub path to select a specific folder in your S3 bucket.

    Note

    Shortcut paths are case sensitive.

  5. Select Create.

The lakehouse automatically refreshes. The shortcut appears under Files in the Explorer pane.

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