Access Live Amazon S3 Data in Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a from, web-based spreadsheet program. When paired with CData Connect Cloud, you can instantly access Amazon S3 data from within Google Sheets for data analysis, collaborations, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Amazon S3 in your Connect Cloud instance and access live Amazon S3 data in Google Sheets.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for Amazon S3, allowing you to easily access live Amazon S3 data in Google Sheets. Simply use the partner Connect Cloud Add-On to generate a query (or write your own). Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported query operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Amazon S3, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Amazon S3 data.

Connect to Amazon S3 in Connect Cloud

CData Connect Cloud uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources.

1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "Amazon S3" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Amazon S3.

   To authorize Amazon S3 requests, provide the credentials for an administrator account or for an IAM user with custom permissions. Set AccessKey to the access key Id. Set SecretKey to the secret access key.

   Note: You can connect as the AWS account administrator, but it is recommended to use IAM user credentials to access AWS services.

   For information on obtaining the credentials and other authentication methods, refer to the Getting Started section of the Help documentation.

4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Amazon S3 Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Amazon S3 data from Google Sheets.

Access Live Amazon S3 Data in Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Google Sheets to access live Amazon S3 data.

1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
3. Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-On and install the Add-on.
4. Authorize the Add-On.
5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-On.
6. In the Add-On panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
7. In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Google Sheets, click Import
8. Choose a Connection (e.g. AmazonS31), Table (e.g. ObjectsACL, and Columns to import
9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
10. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Amazon S3 Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Amazon S3 data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

Try CData Connect Cloud and get real-time data access to 100+ SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources directly from your cloud applications.