---
id: cloud-accounts.what-region-should-i-pick-for-s3
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/what-region-should-i-pick-for-s3
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Amazon S3"
question: "Which region should I enter for my Amazon S3 account?"
alt_questions:
  - "S3 region field Storage Studio"
  - "Where do I find my bucket's region?"
  - "Default region us-east-1 Storage Studio"
  - "Does the S3 region matter?"
  - "Find AWS bucket region"
short_answer: "Enter the region your bucket was created in, such as eu-west-2. The Amazon preset starts with us-east-1, so change it if needed. The S3 console's bucket list shows each bucket's region."
tags: ["amazon s3", "region", "setup"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/s3-region-looks-invalid", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-amazon-s3"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Which region should I enter for my Amazon S3 account?

Enter the region your bucket was created in — for example `eu-west-2` or `ap-south-1`. The Amazon Web Services preset fills in `us-east-1`, so change it if your bucket lives elsewhere.

You can see a bucket's region in the S3 console's bucket list. When creating a new bucket, pick the region closest to you for better speed. Don't paste an Availability Zone ID — see [invalid region](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/s3-region-looks-invalid).