# Amazon\_s3\_exception. Forbidden; Request

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/amazon-s3-exception-forbidden-request/153029>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 18, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/amazon-s3-exception-forbidden-request/153029 "2018-10-18T15:07:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![scch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/scch/32/25504_2.png) [@scch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/scch)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/amazon-s3-exception-forbidden-request/153029/1 "2018-10-18T15:07:10Z")

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Hello,  
when i am trying to create \_snapshot repository on my s3 bucket.. i am getting below forbidden error.

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{  
"error": {  
"root\_cause": [  
{  
"type": "amazon\_s3\_exception",  
"reason": "amazon\_s3\_exception: Forbidden (Service: Amazon S3; Status Code: 403; Error Code: 403 Forbidden; Request ID: A5F77A0EFEB514E5; S3 Extended Request ID: HMsYceztVvuq3M4gHQkI2B8caqpZSGZn0EW5XsCkhcaTcrGRkV19KGu3260cCGwgv+yfUVpXbAc=)"  
}  
],  
"type": "blob\_store\_exception",  
"reason": "Failed to check if blob [master.dat-temp] exists",  
"caused\_by": {  
"type": "amazon\_s3\_exception",  
"reason": "amazon\_s3\_exception: Forbidden (Service: Amazon S3; Status Code: 403; Error Code: 403 Forbidden; Request ID: A5F77A0EFEB514E5; S3 Extended Request ID: HMsYceztVvuq3M4gHQkI2B8caqpZSGZn0EW5XsCkhcaTcrGRkV19KGu3260cCGwgv+yfUVpXbAc=)"  
}  
},  
"status": 500

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request assistance ...to resolve..

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**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/amazon-s3-exception-forbidden-request/153029/2 "2018-10-19T06:30:04Z")

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Hey @scch

How are you snapshotting? What permissions are available to the script that is trying to snapshot to the S3 bucket? Have you set the repository initially?

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**Author:** ![scch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/scch/32/25504_2.png) [@scch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/scch)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/amazon-s3-exception-forbidden-request/153029/3 "2018-10-19T06:39:06Z")

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i have created bucket through AWS cli client.

updated elasticsearch.yml withclient settings ,( endpoint and protocol )  
s3.client.dusk01.endpoint: [rtc1.ross.dusk.com](http://rtc1.ross.dusk.com)  
s3.client.dusk01.protocol: https

added keys to key-store through  
./elasticsearch-keystore add s3.client.dusk01.access\_key  
./elasticsearch-keystore add s3.client.dusk01.secret\_key

trying to create repo via below query and got above error.

PUT \_snapshot/duskrepo01  
{  
"type": "s3",  
"settings": {  
"bucket": "env-dusk01",  
"client": "dusk01"

}  
}

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**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/amazon-s3-exception-forbidden-request/153029/4 "2018-10-23T04:50:18Z")

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@scch

That's quite weird. Using those credentials, can you upload, download etc a file in that bucket?

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**Author:** ![scch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/scch/32/25504_2.png) [@scch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/scch)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/amazon-s3-exception-forbidden-request/153029/5 "2018-10-24T16:49:15Z")

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Yup I can do all operations through AWS cli interface. Looks like there is some load balancer issue ,will update

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/amazon-s3-exception-forbidden-request/153029/6 "2018-11-21T16:49:15Z")

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