RegionJul 7, 2026

Amazon S3 Vectors is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

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Amazon S3 Vectors is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West).

Amazon S3 Vectors is purpose-built vector storage for AI agents, inference, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and semantic search at billion-vector scale. S3 Vectors is designed to provide the same elasticity, durability, and availability as Amazon S3, with a dedicated set of APIs that let you store, access, and query vectors without provisioning any infrastructure.

For a full list of AWS Regions where Amazon S3 Vectors is available, see AWS Regions and endpoints. To learn more, visit the product page, documentation, and the Amazon S3 pricing page.

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