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AWS CLI S3 Cheat Sheet/Generate a presigned URL

Create a temporary signed download URL for an object.

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Section: S3API Object Commands

Generate a presigned URL

bash
bash
aws s3 presign s3://my-bucket/reports/monthly.pdf --expires-in 3600
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Useful for secure, time-limited sharing without changing bucket policies.

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