<p>There are several ways to count the objects in S3 bucket. But, there is deficiency regarding the API calls which has its <a target="_blank" href="https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/">own price</a>. 
So here are some ways that I usually do to count the objects.</p>
<h3 id="heading-1-by-using-aws-cli">1. By using <code>aws</code> cli</h3>
<p>  I know this is the programmatically way to get the total objects, but beware for the <code>GET</code> api calls pricing, if there's <strong>too much files</strong> it will cost you<strong> a lot of money</strong>.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">  aws s3 ls s3://&lt;bucket_name&gt;/ --recursive | wc -l
</code></pre>
<h3 id="heading-2-by-using-web-console">2. By using web console</h3>
<p>Go to <code>buckets</code> &gt; <code>bucket-name</code> &gt; <code>Metrics</code>.</p>
<p>You will see some metrics like <code>total bucket size</code>, <code>total number of objects</code>, and more.</p>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1661843880640/IfhTPoWdz.png" alt="Screen Shot 2022-08-30 at 14.15.50.png" /></p>


There are several ways to count the objects in S3 bucket. But, there is deficiency regarding the API calls which has its [own price](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/). 
So here are some ways that I usually do to count the objects.

### 1. By using `aws` cli
  I know this is the programmatically way to get the total objects, but beware for the `GET` api calls pricing, if there's **too much files** it will cost you** a lot of money**.
  ```bash
  aws s3 ls s3://<bucket_name>/ --recursive | wc -l
  ```

### 2. By using web console

Go to `buckets` > `bucket-name` > `Metrics`.

You will see some metrics like `total bucket size`, `total number of objects`, and more.


![Screen Shot 2022-08-30 at 14.15.50.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1661843880640/IfhTPoWdz.png align="left")

Count total objects in S3 bucket

1. By using aws cli

2. By using web console

1. By using `aws` cli