BL_BUCKET= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies the bucket name to use when transferring data files in bulk.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
Categories: Bulk Loading
Data Access
Default: none
Requirements: To specify this option, you must first specify BULKUNLOAD=YES.
The bucket name that you specify must already exist.
Interaction: When BULKUNLOAD=YES, the BL_BUCKET= LIBNAME option is required.
Data source: Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Spark
Notes: Support for Google BigQuery was added in SAS 9.4M7.
Support for Spark was added in SAS 9.4M9.

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Syntax

BL_BUCKET='bucket-name'

Details

For Amazon Redshift and Spark, BL_BUCKET= refers to an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see Amazon Web Services S3 information.

For Google BigQuery, BL_BUCKET= refers to a Google Cloud Storage bucket.

Last updated: February 3, 2026