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How to Submit a DMCA Notice to AWS

If infringing content is hosted directly on AWS infrastructure — an EC2-hosted site, an S3 bucket, and similar — AWS's Trust & Safety team handles copyright complaints, but only through a very specific plain-text email process, not a web form.

🕑 Guide last reviewed: July 2026 — AWS's own process can change; the official link above is always the source of truth.

AWS is unusually strict about formatting: it will not open attachments under any circumstances, so your entire DMCA notice, including any supporting details, has to go directly in the body of a plain-text email.

Important: Takedown Wizard provides self-help templates and general information about third-party reporting processes — not legal advice, and using this site doesn't create an attorney-client relationship. We're not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any platform named on this page.

Copyright and trademark law vary by case and jurisdiction. You're solely responsible for the accuracy of anything you submit. If your situation involves significant damages, repeated infringement, or possible litigation, talk to a licensed attorney. See our for details.

Step-by-step process

1

Confirm the content is actually on AWS

Check WHOIS/hosting lookup results for AWS IP ranges or an amazonaws.com subdomain before filing.

2

Prepare your complete DMCA notice text

Following the required elements under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) — signature, identification of the work, identification of the infringing material, contact info, and the good-faith and accuracy statements.

3

Email it in plain text

Send to trustandsafety@support.aws.com with everything in the plain-text body — no PDFs, screenshots, or attachments of any kind.

4

AWS acknowledges and investigates

You'll get an automated acknowledgment, and for complete, valid notices, AWS contacts its customer to remove or disable the infringing content.

⏱️ Typical response time: not publicly fixed; AWS is legally required to act “expeditiously”

Frequently Asked Questions About AWS Takedowns

No — AWS will not open attachments under any circumstances. Describe everything directly in the email body instead.
No — if you send your notice in the body of the email itself, that counts as your signature.
Check the site's hosting provider with a WHOIS/IP lookup first; a misdirected report just causes delay.

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