:doc:`Glacier <../../glacier>` / Resource / ServiceResource

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Service Resource
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.. note::

  Before using anything on this page, please refer to the resources :doc:`user guide <../../../../guide/resources>` for the most recent guidance on using resources.



.. py:class:: Glacier.ServiceResource()

  A resource representing Amazon Glacier::

    
    import boto3
    
    glacier = boto3.resource('glacier')

  




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Actions
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Actions call operations on resources.  They may automatically handle the passing in of arguments set from identifiers and some attributes.
For more information about actions refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<actions_intro>`.

These are the resource's available actions:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  create_vault
  get_available_subresources



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Sub-resources
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Sub-resources are methods that create a new instance of a child resource. This resource's identifiers get passed along to the child.
For more information about sub-resources refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<subresources_intro>`.

These are the resource's available sub-resources:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  Account
  Archive
  Job
  MultipartUpload
  Notification
  Vault



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Collections
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Collections provide an interface to iterate over and manipulate groups of resources. 
For more information about collections refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<guide_collections>`.

These are the resource's available collections:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  vaults
