The following command creates a bucket named ``my-bucket``:: aws s3api create-bucket --bucket my-bucket --region us-east-1 Output:: { "Location": "/my-bucket" } The following command creates a bucket named ``my-bucket`` in the ``eu-west-1`` region. Regions outside of ``us-east-1`` require the appropriate ``LocationConstraint`` to be specified in order to create the bucket in the desired region:: $ aws s3api create-bucket --bucket my-bucket --region eu-west-1 --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=eu-west-1 Output:: { "Location": "http://my-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/" }