AWS S3: Error 301 Moved Permanently — When S3 Redirects Break Your Uploads
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AWS S3: Error 301 Moved Permanently — When S3 Redirects Break Your Uploads # aws # s3 # devops # cloudcomputing A 301 Moved Permanently isn’t a failure — it’s a nudge from S3 reminding you that data lives in regions, not abstractions. Problem You upload a file to your S3 bucket using the AWS CLI or SDK, and instead of a success message, you get: Error: 301 Moved Permanently The request didn’t fail — but it didn’t succeed either. It loops, redirects, or drops silently. You double-check the bucket name, endpoint, even credentials — everything looks fine. So why is S3 telling you to move? Clarifying the Issue A 301 Moved Permanently error in S3 doesn’t mean your object has moved. It means your request was sent to the wrong regional endpoint. Each S3 bucket belongs to a specific AWS region. If your request goes to the wrong region or to the global endpoint ( s3.amazonaws.com ), S3 responds with a 301 redirect, telling your client to retry in the correct region. Howe...