# Error: usage error (422): {"error":\[{"message":"init uploader: failed to remove access-check s3 backup module: Access Denied"}\]}

**URL:** <https://forum.weaviate.io/t/error-usage-error-422-error-message-init-uploader-failed-to-remove-access-check-s3-backup-module-access-denied/1621>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** typescript\
**Created:** [March 4, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/error-usage-error-422-error-message-init-uploader-failed-to-remove-access-check-s3-backup-module-access-denied/1621 "2024-03-04T19:09:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![ederelk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/ederelk/32/1065_2.png) [@ederelk](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/ederelk)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/error-usage-error-422-error-message-init-uploader-failed-to-remove-access-check-s3-backup-module-access-denied/1621/1 "2024-03-04T19:09:02Z")

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### Description

I have configure my YAML file to like below. But when I try to backup I get the following error.

Error: usage error (422): {“error”:[{“message”:“init uploader: failed to remove access-check s3 backup module: Access Denied”}]}  
In the S3 bucket I end up with a file named access-check of size 0 byte

In the

### Server Setup Information

- Weaviate Server Version:

```auto
version: '3.4'
services:
  weaviate:
    image: cr.weaviate.io/semitechnologies/weaviate:1.23.10
    ports:
      - 8080:8080
      - 50051:50051
    restart: on-failure:0
    environment:
      QUERY_DEFAULTS_LIMIT: 25
      AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS_ENABLED: 'true'
      PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: '/dbs/weaviate'
      DEFAULT_VECTORIZER_MODULE: 'none'
      CLUSTER_HOSTNAME: 'node1'
      ENABLE_MODULES: 'backup-s3'
      BACKUP_S3_BUCKET: 'thebucket'
      BACKUP_S3_PATH: 'somewhere'
      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: 'thevalue'
      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: 'thevalue'
      AWS_REGION: 'us-east-1'

```

- Deployment Method: Docker
- Multi Node? Number of Running Nodes: 1
- Client Language and Version: weaviate-ts-client | version 2.1.0

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**Author:** ![DudaNogueira](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/dudanogueira/32/7846_2.png) [@DudaNogueira](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/DudaNogueira)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/error-usage-error-422-error-message-init-uploader-failed-to-remove-access-check-s3-backup-module-access-denied/1621/2 "2024-03-04T20:49:44Z")

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hi @ederelk ! Welcome to our community 🤗

This seems an issue with your AWS credentials not being able to access your S3 bucket 🤔

Can you double check if that credentials have the correct access permission?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ederelk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/ederelk/32/1065_2.png) [@ederelk](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/ederelk)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/error-usage-error-422-error-message-init-uploader-failed-to-remove-access-check-s3-backup-module-access-denied/1621/3 "2024-03-05T04:21:09Z")

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Thank you very much @DudaNogueira. That was in fact the issue. Thanks a bunch.