IBM Cloud Object Storage S3

IBM Cloud Object Storage S3 is ideal for holding large amounts of colder production data, such as backups and archives, and very large individual files, such as video files, image files, and genomic data. IBM Cloud Object Storage S3 is a reliable, durable, and resilient object storage. This document describes how to connect IBM watsonx Orchestrate to IBM Cloud Object Storage S3 and use its skills on watsonx Orchestrate.

Connecting to IBM Cloud Object Storage S3

Connect to the app according to the credential type that you or your team want to use.

If you want to connect the app to the Orchestrate Agent skill set, skill sets from AI assistants, or the Team skill set with Team credentials, refer to Managing app connections.

If you want to connect to the app to the Personal skill set or the Team skill set with Member credentials, refer to Connecting to apps.

Configuring the connection

To connect watsonx Orchestrate to IBM Cloud Object Storage S3, complete the following steps:

  1. Click Connect app.
  2. In the Endpoint URL, enter the URL of the Cloud Object Storage endpoint. Only public endpoints are supported.
  3. In the API key, enter the API key of the instance if the service instance uses the Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication.
  4. In the Resource instance ID, enter the resource instance ID of the instance if the service instance uses the Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication.
  5. Click Connect app.
Note: The icon A green check icon appears to show that the app is connected. indicates that the connection was successfully established.

What to do next

After you connect to the app, you can use the IBM Cloud Object Storage S3 skills. For more information see, Using the chat.

To learn about the available skills, see List of prebuilt apps, skills and skill flows.

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