---
title: "Disconnect-VBRAmazonS3Service"
description: "This cmdlet stops active sessions with Amazon S3 object storage. You can stop current sessions for the following types of Amazon object storage: Amazon S3 S3 compatible (including IBM Cloud Object Storage)"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/disconnect-vbramazons3service.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Cloud Credentials > Amazon S3 Accounts > Managing Amazon Connection Service > Disconnect-VBRAmazonS3Service"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Disconnect-VBRAmazonS3Service

## Short Description
Stops active sessions with Amazon S3 and S3 compatible object storage.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

**Product Edition**: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Disconnect-VBRAmazonS3Service -Connection <IVBRAmazonS3Connection> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet stops active sessions with Amazon S3 object storage. You can stop current sessions for the following types of Amazon object storage:

- Amazon S3
- S3 compatible (including IBM Cloud Object Storage)

## Parameters

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      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Connection</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a session with Amazon S3 object storage that you want to stop.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IVBRAmazonS3Connection</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Examples

::: example
### Stopping Active Session with Amazon S3 Object Storage

This example shows how to stops an active session with Amazon S3 object storage.

```
$account = Get-VBRAmazonAccount -AccessKey "ABCDEFGHIGKLMNOP"
$session = Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service -Account $account -RegionType Global -ServiceType CapacityTier
Disconnect-VBRAmazonS3Service -Connection $session
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRAmazonAccount`](get-vbramazonaccount.md) cmdlet. Specify the `AccessKey` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the [`Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service`](connect-vbramazons3service.md) cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Specify the `RegionType` and `ServiceType` parameter values. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
3. Run the `Disconnect-VBRAmazonS3Service` cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Connection` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRAmazonAccount`](get-vbramazonaccount.md)
- [`Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service`](connect-vbramazons3service.md)