s3 DeleteObject pricing

Question

Hi there,

I would like to delete millions of objects from an s3 bucket using AWS SDKs. My questions are:
1. Is there a fee for DeleteObject api call? AWS sales rep told me that the cost is $0.00044 per 1,000 DELETE requests **plus** the fee for LIST requests.
2. Is DeleteObjects cheaper than DeleteObject? With DeleteObjects, I can delete more objects in one request that will save me a lot in total.
3. Regarding LIST requests, will it be more expensive if I use DeleteObject instead of DeleteObjects?

**Overall, I would like to know if there is a cost to delete millions of objects using AWS SDKs.**

Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate it.

Answer

Hello.

> Is there a fee for DeleteObject api call? AWS sales rep told me that the cost is $0.00044 per 1,000 DELETE requests plus the fee for LIST requests.

As you know, there is a charge for LIST requests, but I don't think there is a charge for deleting objects.  
https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?nc1=h_ls  
> DELETE and CANCEL requests are free.

> Is DeleteObjects cheaper than DeleteObject? With DeleteObjects, I can delete more objects in one request that will save me a lot in total.

As answered above, the documentation states that there is no charge for DELETE requests.

> Regarding LIST requests, will it be more expensive if I use DeleteObject instead of DeleteObjects?

"DeleteObjects" can include multiple objects to be deleted at the time of request.  
When it comes to millions of objects, it is necessary to make a LIST request to search for objects to be deleted, so I expect that the fees will be similar for both.  
https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/s3api/delete-objects.html

s3 DeleteObject pricing

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