# AWS CLI access forbidden

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165>\
**Category:** Overhead Geopose Challenge\
**Created:** [May 31, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165 "2021-05-31T10:59:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![aghandour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@aghandour](https://community.drivendata.org/u/aghandour)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165/1 "2021-05-31T10:59:53Z")

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Hi all, Hi @isms @kwetstone @dinay

I am trying to download the dataset via AWS CLI:  
`aws s3 cp s3://drivendata-prod/data/78/public/train_nano.tar .`

But I am receiving 403 Forbidden error.  
Please advise.

Ali

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**Author:** ![isms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/isms/32/9_2.png) [@isms](https://community.drivendata.org/u/isms)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165/2 "2021-06-01T12:50:59Z")

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@aghandour Did you use the expiring link generated through the ‘Data download’ page? I don’t believe a direct `aws s3 cp` is a supported way of downloading the files.

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**Author:** ![aghandour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@aghandour](https://community.drivendata.org/u/aghandour)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165/3 "2021-06-01T13:06:05Z")

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@isms The download link is working but it is not practical though.  
We need to be able to access the dataset through awscli to use it for cloud computing.  
This is common across most challenges nowadays.

Ali

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**Author:** ![isms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/isms/32/9_2.png) [@isms](https://community.drivendata.org/u/isms)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165/4 "2021-06-01T13:38:44Z")

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@aghandour We don’t support this for a variety of reasons but you’re welcome to download it once from the site and then put it wherever you need to, e.g. in your own S3 location.

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**Author:** ![melissande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@melissande](https://community.drivendata.org/u/melissande)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165/5 "2021-06-25T16:22:15Z")

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Hello,  
Does this mean the only way to download the data is by “clicking” on the different links provided?

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**Author:** ![melissande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@melissande](https://community.drivendata.org/u/melissande)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 7:29am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165/6 "2021-06-28T07:29:38Z")

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@glipstein, @isms do you have any answer?

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**Author:** ![isms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/isms/32/9_2.png) [@isms](https://community.drivendata.org/u/isms)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/aws-cli-access-forbidden/6165/7 "2021-06-28T12:38:31Z")

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After you initially download the data you can put it somewhere else that you control and which can be automated. But yes, you need to download the data through the website for this competition.