RegionMar 18, 2026

Amazon S3 Access Grants are now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)AWS · Storage

You can now create Amazon S3 Access Grants in the AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region.

Amazon S3 Access Grants map identities in directories such as Microsoft Entra ID, or AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) principals, to datasets in S3. This helps you manage data permissions at scale by automatically granting S3 access to end users based on their corporate identity.

Visit the AWS Region Table for complete regional availability information. To learn more about Amazon S3 Access Grants, visit our product page.

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