EventBridge rules to distinguish S3 PutObject from original upload vs S3 PutObject as a result of CRR?

Question

I am setting up my EventBridge in two regions that will get **PutObject** events from S3buckets in either region both of which have CrossRegionReplication setup with each other
However, I  want only the ORIGINAL **PutObject **calls to S3 to be intercepted by Event Bridge which then invokes a lambda and DISCARD the CRR generated **PutObject ** to S3 in the other region where replication happens for the same object - as sending those to the Lambda would cause duplication downstream.

How can i build an AWS EventBridge rule that checks if the notification is coming from a Cross Region Replicated bucket PutObject operation vs the original upload PutObject operation?

Giovanni Lauria · Answer

To ensure AWS EventBridge only processes original `PutObject` events from S3 and not those generated by Cross Region Replication (CRR):

1. **Event Source and Pattern:**
   - Configure EventBridge to listen for `s3:ObjectCreated` events.
   - Use an event pattern to filter events based on the `x-amz-replication-status` header.

2. **Event Pattern Detail:**
   - The pattern should match `PutObject` events where `x-amz-replication-status` is not `REPLICA`.
   - Example event pattern:
     ```json
     {
       "source": ["aws.s3"],
       "detail-type": ["AWS API Call via CloudTrail"],
       "detail": {
         "eventSource": ["s3.amazonaws.com"],
         "eventName": ["PutObject"],
         "requestParameters": {
           "bucketName": ["YOUR_BUCKET_NAME"]
         },
         "additionalEventData": {
           "x-amz-replication-status": [{"anything-but": ["REPLICA"]}]
         }
       }
     }
     ```

3. **Action:**
   - Set the rule to invoke a Lambda function or another action for events matching the pattern.
   - This ensures only original `PutObject` events are processed, avoiding duplication from CRR-generated events.

Paracelsus · Answer

Hello - thanks for the reply. However I'm unable to use the CloudTrail event for my EventBridge rules. I can only receive S3 events:

```
{
  "source": ["aws.s3"],
  "detail-type": ["Object Created"],
  "detail": {
    "eventName": ["PutObject"],
```

While s3 events works perfectly for direct uploads `PutObject` calls - its also pulling in events for Cross Region Replication `PutObject` calls. How can I used regular S3 notification based pattern matching (not Cloudtrail event) to filter out CRR `PutObject` calls?

EventBridge rules to distinguish S3 PutObject from original upload vs S3 PutObject as a result of CRR?

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