diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/i18n/emqx_ft_schema_i18n.conf b/apps/emqx_ft/i18n/emqx_ft_schema_i18n.conf
index 941611424..c33ea447e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/i18n/emqx_ft_schema_i18n.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/i18n/emqx_ft_schema_i18n.conf
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ emqx_ft_schema {
 
     local_storage_exporter_type {
         desc {
-            en: "Type of the Exporter to use."
+            en: "Exporter type for the exporter to the local file system"
             zh: ""
         }
         label: {
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ emqx_ft_schema {
         }
     }
 
+    s3_exporter_type {
+        desc {
+            en: "Exporter type for the exporter to S3"
+            zh: ""
+        }
+        label: {
+            en: "S3 Exporter Type"
+            zh: ""
+        }
+    }
+
     local_storage_exporter_root {
         desc {
             en: "File system path to keep uploaded files."
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft.erl
index b7c8f0eac..e3f6cbe1c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft.erl
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ transfer(Msg, FileId) ->
     {clientid_to_binary(ClientId), FileId}.
 
 on_complete(Op, {ChanPid, PacketId}, Transfer, Result) ->
-    ?SLOG(debug, #{
+    ?SLOG(warning, #{
         msg => "on_complete",
         operation => Op,
         packet_id => PacketId,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_assembler.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_assembler.erl
index 17fed012a..3a352cd10 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_assembler.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_assembler.erl
@@ -136,13 +136,12 @@ handle_event(
 ) ->
     Filemeta = emqx_ft_assembly:filemeta(Asm),
     Coverage = emqx_ft_assembly:coverage(Asm),
-    % TODO: better error handling
-    {ok, Export} = emqx_ft_storage_exporter:start_export(
-        Storage,
-        Transfer,
-        Filemeta
-    ),
-    {next_state, {assemble, Coverage}, St#{export => Export}, ?internal([])};
+    case emqx_ft_storage_exporter:start_export(Storage, Transfer, Filemeta) of
+        {ok, Export} ->
+            {next_state, {assemble, Coverage}, St#{export => Export}, ?internal([])};
+        {error, _} = Error ->
+            {stop, {shutdown, Error}}
+    end;
 handle_event(internal, _, {assemble, [{Node, Segment} | Rest]}, St = #{export := Export}) ->
     % TODO
     % Currently, race is possible between getting segment info from the remote node and
@@ -150,8 +149,12 @@ handle_event(internal, _, {assemble, [{Node, Segment} | Rest]}, St = #{export :=
     % TODO: pipelining
     % TODO: better error handling
     {ok, Content} = pread(Node, Segment, St),
-    {ok, NExport} = emqx_ft_storage_exporter:write(Export, Content),
-    {next_state, {assemble, Rest}, St#{export := NExport}, ?internal([])};
+    case emqx_ft_storage_exporter:write(Export, Content) of
+        {ok, NExport} ->
+            {next_state, {assemble, Rest}, St#{export := NExport}, ?internal([])};
+        {error, _} = Error ->
+            {stop, {shutdown, Error}, maps:remove(export, St)}
+    end;
 handle_event(internal, _, {assemble, []}, St = #{}) ->
     {next_state, complete, St, ?internal([])};
 handle_event(internal, _, complete, St = #{export := Export}) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_schema.erl
index 2abbe4c45..df28de218 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_schema.erl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 -module(emqx_ft_schema).
 
--behaviour(hocon_schema).
+% -behaviour(hocon_schema).
 
 -include_lib("hocon/include/hoconsc.hrl").
 -include_lib("typerefl/include/types.hrl").
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 -reflect_type([json_value/0]).
 
-%%
+-import(hoconsc, [ref/1, ref/2, mk/2]).
 
 namespace() -> file_transfer.
 
@@ -46,84 +46,130 @@ roots() -> [file_transfer].
 
 fields(file_transfer) ->
     [
-        {storage, #{
-            type => hoconsc:union([
-                hoconsc:ref(?MODULE, local_storage)
-            ]),
-            desc => ?DESC("storage")
-        }}
+        {storage,
+            mk(
+                hoconsc:union([
+                    ref(local_storage)
+                ]),
+                #{
+                    required => true,
+                    desc => ?DESC("storage")
+                }
+            )}
     ];
 fields(local_storage) ->
     [
-        {type, #{
-            type => local,
-            default => local,
-            required => false,
-            desc => ?DESC("local_type")
-        }},
-        {segments, #{
-            type => ?REF(local_storage_segments),
-            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments"),
-            required => false
-        }},
-        {exporter, #{
-            type => hoconsc:union([
-                ?REF(local_storage_exporter)
-            ]),
-            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_exporter"),
-            required => true
-        }}
+        {type,
+            mk(
+                local,
+                #{
+                    default => local,
+                    required => false,
+                    desc => ?DESC("local_type")
+                }
+            )},
+        {segments,
+            mk(
+                ref(local_storage_segments),
+                #{
+                    desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments"),
+                    required => false
+                }
+            )},
+        {exporter,
+            mk(
+                hoconsc:union([
+                    ref(local_storage_exporter),
+                    ref(s3_exporter)
+                ]),
+                #{
+                    desc => ?DESC("local_storage_exporter"),
+                    required => true
+                }
+            )}
     ];
 fields(local_storage_segments) ->
     [
-        {root, #{
-            type => binary(),
-            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments_root"),
-            required => false
-        }},
-        {gc, #{
-            type => ?REF(local_storage_segments_gc),
-            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments_gc"),
-            required => false
-        }}
+        {root,
+            mk(
+                binary(),
+                #{
+                    desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments_root"),
+                    required => false
+                }
+            )},
+        {gc,
+            mk(
+                ref(local_storage_segments_gc), #{
+                    desc => ?DESC("local_storage_segments_gc"),
+                    required => false
+                }
+            )}
     ];
 fields(local_storage_exporter) ->
     [
-        {type, #{
-            type => local,
-            default => local,
-            required => false,
-            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_exporter_type")
-        }},
-        {root, #{
-            type => binary(),
-            desc => ?DESC("local_storage_exporter_root"),
-            required => false
-        }}
+        {type,
+            mk(
+                local,
+                #{
+                    default => local,
+                    required => false,
+                    desc => ?DESC("local_storage_exporter_type")
+                }
+            )},
+        {root,
+            mk(
+                binary(),
+                #{
+                    desc => ?DESC("local_storage_exporter_root"),
+                    required => false
+                }
+            )}
     ];
+fields(s3_exporter) ->
+    [
+        {type,
+            mk(
+                s3,
+                #{
+                    default => s3,
+                    required => false,
+                    desc => ?DESC("s3_exporter_type")
+                }
+            )}
+    ] ++
+        emqx_s3_schema:fields(s3);
 fields(local_storage_segments_gc) ->
     [
-        {interval, #{
-            type => emqx_schema:duration_ms(),
-            desc => ?DESC("storage_gc_interval"),
-            required => false,
-            default => "1h"
-        }},
-        {maximum_segments_ttl, #{
-            type => emqx_schema:duration_s(),
-            desc => ?DESC("storage_gc_max_segments_ttl"),
-            required => false,
-            default => "24h"
-        }},
-        {minimum_segments_ttl, #{
-            type => emqx_schema:duration_s(),
-            % desc => ?DESC("storage_gc_min_segments_ttl"),
-            required => false,
-            default => "5m",
-            % NOTE
-            % This setting does not seem to be useful to an end-user.
-            hidden => true
-        }}
+        {interval,
+            mk(
+                emqx_schema:duration_ms(),
+                #{
+                    desc => ?DESC("storage_gc_interval"),
+                    required => false,
+                    default => "1h"
+                }
+            )},
+        {maximum_segments_ttl,
+            mk(
+                emqx_schema:duration_s(),
+                #{
+                    desc => ?DESC("storage_gc_max_segments_ttl"),
+                    required => false,
+                    default => "24h"
+                }
+            )},
+        {minimum_segments_ttl,
+            mk(
+                emqx_schema:duration_s(),
+                #{
+                    required => false,
+                    default => "5m",
+                    % NOTE
+                    % This setting does not seem to be useful to an end-user.
+                    hidden => true
+                }
+            )}
     ].
 
 desc(file_transfer) ->
@@ -133,7 +179,9 @@ desc(local_storage) ->
 desc(local_storage_segments) ->
     "File transfer local segments storage settings";
 desc(local_storage_exporter) ->
-    "Exporter settings for the File transfer local storage backend";
+    "Local Exporter settings for the File transfer local storage backend";
+desc(s3_exporter) ->
+    "S3 Exporter settings for the File transfer local storage backend";
 desc(local_storage_segments_gc) ->
     "Garbage collection settings for the File transfer local segments storage".
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter.erl
index a7d1cd2e2..297762d28 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter.erl
@@ -34,42 +34,47 @@
 
 -export([exporter/1]).
 
--export_type([options/0]).
 -export_type([export/0]).
 
 -type storage() :: emxt_ft_storage_fs:storage().
 -type transfer() :: emqx_ft:transfer().
 -type filemeta() :: emqx_ft:filemeta().
 
--type options() :: map().
--type export() :: term().
+-type exporter_conf() :: map().
+-type export_st() :: term().
+-opaque export() :: {module(), export_st()}.
 
--callback start_export(options(), transfer(), filemeta()) ->
-    {ok, export()} | {error, _Reason}.
+-callback start_export(exporter_conf(), transfer(), filemeta()) ->
+    {ok, export_st()} | {error, _Reason}.
 
--callback write(ExportSt :: export(), iodata()) ->
-    {ok, ExportSt :: export()} | {error, _Reason}.
+%% Exprter must discard the export itself in case of error
+-callback write(ExportSt :: export_st(), iodata()) ->
+    {ok, ExportSt :: export_st()} | {error, _Reason}.
 
--callback complete(ExportSt :: export()) ->
+-callback complete(ExportSt :: export_st()) ->
     ok | {error, _Reason}.
 
--callback discard(ExportSt :: export()) ->
+-callback discard(ExportSt :: export_st()) ->
     ok | {error, _Reason}.
 
--callback list(options()) ->
+-callback list(storage()) ->
     {ok, [emqx_ft_storage:file_info()]} | {error, _Reason}.
 
 %%
 
+-spec start_export(storage(), transfer(), filemeta()) ->
+    {ok, export()} | {error, _Reason}.
 start_export(Storage, Transfer, Filemeta) ->
-    {ExporterMod, Exporter} = exporter(Storage),
-    case ExporterMod:start_export(Exporter, Transfer, Filemeta) of
+    {ExporterMod, ExporterConf} = exporter(Storage),
+    case ExporterMod:start_export(ExporterConf, Transfer, Filemeta) of
         {ok, ExportSt} ->
             {ok, {ExporterMod, ExportSt}};
         {error, _} = Error ->
             Error
     end.
 
+-spec write(export(), iodata()) ->
+    {ok, export()} | {error, _Reason}.
 write({ExporterMod, ExportSt}, Content) ->
     case ExporterMod:write(ExportSt, Content) of
         {ok, ExportStNext} ->
@@ -78,23 +83,31 @@ write({ExporterMod, ExportSt}, Content) ->
             Error
     end.
 
+-spec complete(export()) ->
+    ok | {error, _Reason}.
 complete({ExporterMod, ExportSt}) ->
     ExporterMod:complete(ExportSt).
 
+-spec discard(export()) ->
+    ok | {error, _Reason}.
 discard({ExporterMod, ExportSt}) ->
     ExporterMod:discard(ExportSt).
 
-%%
-
+-spec list(storage()) ->
+    {ok, [emqx_ft_storage:file_info()]} | {error, _Reason}.
 list(Storage) ->
     {ExporterMod, ExporterOpts} = exporter(Storage),
     ExporterMod:list(ExporterOpts).
 
-%%
-
 -spec exporter(storage()) -> {module(), _ExporterOptions}.
 exporter(Storage) ->
     case maps:get(exporter, Storage) of
         #{type := local} = Options ->
-            {emqx_ft_storage_exporter_fs, Options}
+            {emqx_ft_storage_exporter_fs, without_type(Options)};
+        #{type := s3} = Options ->
+            {emqx_ft_storage_exporter_s3, without_type(Options)}
     end.
+
+-spec without_type(exporter_conf()) -> exporter_conf().
+without_type(#{type := _} = Options) ->
+    maps:without([type], Options).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter_fs.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter_fs.erl
index 647d84124..64c0e325a 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter_fs.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter_fs.erl
@@ -20,21 +20,22 @@
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 
 %% Exporter API
+-behaviour(emqx_ft_storage_exporter).
+
 -export([start_export/3]).
 -export([write/2]).
 -export([complete/1]).
 -export([discard/1]).
+-export([list/1]).
 
+%% Internal API for RPC
 -export([list_local/1]).
 -export([list_local/2]).
 -export([start_reader/3]).
 
--export([list/1]).
 % TODO
 % -export([list/2]).
 
--export_type([export/0]).
-
 -type options() :: _TODO.
 -type transfer() :: emqx_ft:transfer().
 -type filemeta() :: emqx_ft:filemeta().
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 
 -type file_error() :: emqx_ft_storage_fs:file_error().
 
--opaque export() :: #{
+-type export() :: #{
     path := file:name(),
     handle := io:device(),
     result := file:name(),
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ write(Export = #{handle := Handle, hash := Ctx}, IoData) ->
         ok ->
             {ok, Export#{hash := update_checksum(Ctx, IoData)}};
         {error, _} = Error ->
+            _ = discard(Export),
             Error
     end.
 
@@ -370,4 +372,4 @@ mk_transfer_hash(Transfer) ->
     crypto:hash(?BUCKET_HASH, term_to_binary(Transfer)).
 
 get_storage_root(Options) ->
-    maps:get(root, Options, filename:join([emqx:data_dir(), "ft", "exports"])).
+    maps:get(root, Options, filename:join([emqx:data_dir(), file_transfer, exports])).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter_s3.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter_s3.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..300f0dc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_exporter_s3.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2020-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_ft_storage_exporter_s3).
+
+-include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
+
+%% Exporter API
+-export([start_export/3]).
+-export([write/2]).
+-export([complete/1]).
+-export([discard/1]).
+-export([list/1]).
+
+-type options() :: emqx_s3:profile_config().
+-type transfer() :: emqx_ft:transfer().
+-type filemeta() :: emqx_ft:filemeta().
+-type exportinfo() :: #{
+    transfer := transfer(),
+    name := file:name(),
+    uri := uri_string:uri_string(),
+    timestamp := emqx_datetime:epoch_second(),
+    size := _Bytes :: non_neg_integer(),
+    meta => filemeta()
+}.
+
+-type export_st() :: #{
+    pid := pid(),
+    meta := filemeta()
+}.
+
+-spec start_export(options(), transfer(), filemeta()) ->
+    {ok, export_st()} | {error, term()}.
+start_export(_Options, _Transfer, Filemeta = #{name := Filename}) ->
+    Pid = spawn(fun() -> Filename end),
+    #{meta => Filemeta, pid => Pid}.
+
+-spec write(export_st(), iodata()) ->
+    {ok, export_st()} | {error, term()}.
+write(ExportSt, _IoData) ->
+    {ok, ExportSt}.
+
+-spec complete(export_st()) ->
+    ok | {error, term()}.
+complete(_ExportSt) ->
+    ok.
+
+-spec discard(export_st()) ->
+    ok.
+discard(_ExportSt) ->
+    ok.
+
+-spec list(options()) ->
+    {ok, [exportinfo()]} | {error, term()}.
+list(_Options) ->
+    {ok, []}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs.erl
index 4e5cc9236..d871d1f32 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/src/emqx_ft_storage_fs.erl
@@ -86,14 +86,18 @@
 -define(MANIFEST, "MANIFEST.json").
 -define(SEGMENT, "SEG").
 
--type storage() :: #{
-    root => file:name(),
-    exporter => exporter()
+-type segments() :: #{
+    root := file:name(),
+    gc := #{
+        interval := non_neg_integer(),
+        maximum_segments_ttl := non_neg_integer(),
+        minimum_segments_ttl := non_neg_integer()
+    }
 }.
 
--type exporter() :: #{
-    type := local,
-    root => file:name()
+-type storage() :: #{
+    segments := segments(),
+    exporter := emqx_ft_storage_exporter:exporter()
 }.
 
 -type file_error() ::
diff --git a/apps/emqx_s3/i18n/emqx_s3_schema_i18n.conf b/apps/emqx_s3/i18n/emqx_s3_schema_i18n.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e0870bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_s3/i18n/emqx_s3_schema_i18n.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+emqx_s3_schema {
+    access_key_id {
+        desc {
+            en: "The access key id of the S3 bucket."
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "Access Key ID"
+        }
+    }
+    secret_access_key {
+        desc {
+            en: "The secret access key of the S3 bucket."
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "Secret Access Key"
+        }
+    }
+    bucket {
+        desc {
+            en: "The name of the S3 bucket."
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "Bucket"
+        }
+    }
+    host {
+        desc {
+            en: "The host of the S3 endpoint."
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "S3 endpoint Host"
+        }
+    }
+    port {
+        desc {
+            en: "The port of the S3 endpoint."
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "S3 endpoint port"
+        }
+    }
+    min_part_size {
+        desc {
+            en: """The minimum part size for multipart uploads.
+Uploaded data will be accumulated in memory until this size is reached."""
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "Minimum multipart upload part size"
+        }
+    }
+    max_part_size {
+        desc {
+            en: """The maximum part size for multipart uploads.
+S3 uploader won't try to upload parts larger than this size."""
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "Maximum multipart upload part size"
+        }
+    }
+    acl {
+        desc {
+            en: "The ACL to use for the uploaded objects."
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "ACL"
+        }
+    }
+    transport_options {
+        desc {
+            en: "Options for the HTTP transport layer used by the S3 client."
+        }
+        label {
+            en: "Transport Options"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_s3/src/emqx_s3.erl b/apps/emqx_s3/src/emqx_s3.erl
index 6d2577dca..7c78de979 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_s3/src/emqx_s3.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_s3/src/emqx_s3.erl
@@ -21,8 +21,32 @@
 
 -type profile_id() :: term().
 
-%% TODO: define fields
--type profile_config() :: map().
+-type acl() ::
+    private
+    | public_read
+    | public_read_write
+    | authenticated_read
+    | bucket_owner_read
+    | bucket_owner_full_control.
+
+-type transport_options() :: #{
+    connect_timeout => pos_integer(),
+    enable_pipelining => pos_integer(),
+    headers => map(),
+    max_retries => pos_integer(),
+    pool_size => pos_integer(),
+    pool_type => atom(),
+    ssl => map()
+}.
+
+-type profile_config() :: #{
+    bucket := string(),
+    host := string(),
+    port := pos_integer(),
+    acl => acl(),
+    min_part_size => pos_integer(),
+    transport_options => transport_options()
+}.
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% API
diff --git a/apps/emqx_s3/src/emqx_s3_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_s3/src/emqx_s3_schema.erl
index ceb0d1dd4..5d76e7120 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_s3/src/emqx_s3_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_s3/src/emqx_s3_schema.erl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 -include_lib("typerefl/include/types.hrl").
 -include_lib("hocon/include/hoconsc.hrl").
 
--import(hoconsc, [mk/2, ref/1]).
+-import(hoconsc, [mk/2, ref/2]).
 
 -export([roots/0, fields/1, namespace/0, tags/0]).
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fields(s3) ->
             )},
         {transport_options,
             mk(
-                ref(transport_options),
+                ref(?MODULE, transport_options),
                 #{
                     desc => ?DESC("transport_options"),
                     required => false