httpfs Extension for HTTP and S3 Support

The httpfs extension is an autoloadable extension implementing a file system that allows reading remote/writing remote files. For plain HTTP(S), only file reading is supported. For object storage using the S3 API, the httpfs extension supports reading/writing/globbing files.

Installation and Loading

The httpfs extension will be, by default, autoloaded on first use of any functionality exposed by this extension.

To manually install and load the httpfs extension, run:

INSTALL httpfs;
LOAD httpfs;

HTTP(S)

The httpfs extension supports connecting to HTTP(S) endpoints.

S3 API

The httpfs extension supports connecting to S3 API endpoints.