diff --git a/test/s3tables/client.go b/test/s3tables/client.go
index cf3f689cc..3bde4eeb0 100644
--- a/test/s3tables/client.go
+++ b/test/s3tables/client.go
@@ -2,15 +2,58 @@ package s3tables
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
+	v4 "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/signer/v4"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3tables"
 )
 
-func (c *S3TablesClient) doRequest(operation string, body interface{}) (*http.Response, error) {
+func getFirstNamespace(namespace []string) (string, error) {
+	if len(namespace) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("namespace must not be empty")
+	}
+	return namespace[0], nil
+}
+
+func (c *S3TablesClient) doRestRequest(method, path string, body interface{}) (*http.Response, error) {
+	var bodyBytes []byte
+	var err error
+
+	if body != nil {
+		bodyBytes, err = json.Marshal(body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal request body: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, c.endpoint+path, bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if body != nil {
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-amz-json-1.1")
+	}
+
+	if err := c.signRequest(req, bodyBytes); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return c.client.Do(req)
+}
+
+func (c *S3TablesClient) doTargetRequest(operation string, body interface{}) (*http.Response, error) {
 	var bodyBytes []byte
 	var err error
 
@@ -21,19 +64,65 @@ func (c *S3TablesClient) doRequest(operation string, body interface{}) (*http.Re
 		}
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, c.endpoint, bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes))
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, c.endpoint+"/", bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	req.URL.RawPath = "/"
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-amz-json-1.1")
 	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "S3Tables."+operation)
 
+	if err := c.signRequest(req, bodyBytes); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return c.client.Do(req)
 }
 
-func (c *S3TablesClient) doRequestAndDecode(operation string, reqBody interface{}, respBody interface{}) error {
-	resp, err := c.doRequest(operation, reqBody)
+func (c *S3TablesClient) doTargetRequestAndDecode(operation string, reqBody interface{}, respBody interface{}) error {
+	resp, err := c.doTargetRequest(operation, reqBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		bodyBytes, readErr := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if readErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s failed with status %d and could not read error response body: %v", operation, resp.StatusCode, readErr)
+		}
+		var errResp s3tables.S3TablesError
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &errResp); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s failed with status %d, could not decode error response: %v. Body: %s", operation, resp.StatusCode, err, string(bodyBytes))
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s failed: %s - %s", operation, errResp.Type, errResp.Message)
+	}
+
+	if respBody != nil {
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(respBody); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode %s response: %w", operation, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *S3TablesClient) signRequest(req *http.Request, body []byte) error {
+	creds := aws.Credentials{
+		AccessKeyID:     c.accessKey,
+		SecretAccessKey: c.secretKey,
+	}
+	if req.Host == "" {
+		req.Host = req.URL.Host
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Host", req.URL.Host)
+	payloadHash := sha256.Sum256(body)
+	return v4.NewSigner().SignHTTP(context.Background(), creds, req, hex.EncodeToString(payloadHash[:]), "s3tables", c.region, time.Now())
+}
+
+func (c *S3TablesClient) doRestRequestAndDecode(operation, method, path string, reqBody interface{}, respBody interface{}) error {
+	resp, err := c.doRestRequest(method, path, reqBody)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -68,233 +157,275 @@ func (c *S3TablesClient) CreateTableBucket(name string, tags map[string]string)
 		Tags: tags,
 	}
 	var result s3tables.CreateTableBucketResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("CreateTableBucket", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("CreateTableBucket", http.MethodPut, "/buckets", req, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) GetTableBucket(arn string) (*s3tables.GetTableBucketResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.GetTableBucketRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: arn,
-	}
+	path := "/buckets/" + url.PathEscape(arn)
 	var result s3tables.GetTableBucketResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("GetTableBucket", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("GetTableBucket", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) ListTableBuckets(prefix, continuationToken string, maxBuckets int) (*s3tables.ListTableBucketsResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.ListTableBucketsRequest{
-		Prefix:            prefix,
-		ContinuationToken: continuationToken,
-		MaxBuckets:        maxBuckets,
+	query := url.Values{}
+	if prefix != "" {
+		query.Set("prefix", prefix)
+	}
+	if continuationToken != "" {
+		query.Set("continuationToken", continuationToken)
+	}
+	if maxBuckets > 0 {
+		query.Set("maxBuckets", strconv.Itoa(maxBuckets))
+	}
+	path := "/buckets"
+	if encoded := query.Encode(); encoded != "" {
+		path = path + "?" + encoded
 	}
 	var result s3tables.ListTableBucketsResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("ListTableBuckets", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("ListTableBuckets", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) DeleteTableBucket(arn string) error {
-	req := &s3tables.DeleteTableBucketRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: arn,
-	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("DeleteTableBucket", req, nil)
+	path := "/buckets/" + url.PathEscape(arn)
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("DeleteTableBucket", http.MethodDelete, path, nil, nil)
 }
 
 // Namespace operations
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) CreateNamespace(bucketARN string, namespace []string) (*s3tables.CreateNamespaceResponse, error) {
+	if len(namespace) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreateNamespace requires namespace")
+	}
 	req := &s3tables.CreateNamespaceRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
+		Namespace: namespace,
 	}
+	path := "/namespaces/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN)
 	var result s3tables.CreateNamespaceResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("CreateNamespace", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("CreateNamespace", http.MethodPut, path, req, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) GetNamespace(bucketARN string, namespace []string) (*s3tables.GetNamespaceResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.GetNamespaceRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
+	name, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetNamespace requires namespace: %w", err)
 	}
+	path := "/namespaces/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/" + url.PathEscape(name)
 	var result s3tables.GetNamespaceResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("GetNamespace", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("GetNamespace", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) ListNamespaces(bucketARN, prefix, continuationToken string, maxNamespaces int) (*s3tables.ListNamespacesResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.ListNamespacesRequest{
-		TableBucketARN:    bucketARN,
-		Prefix:            prefix,
-		ContinuationToken: continuationToken,
-		MaxNamespaces:     maxNamespaces,
+	query := url.Values{}
+	if prefix != "" {
+		query.Set("prefix", prefix)
+	}
+	if continuationToken != "" {
+		query.Set("continuationToken", continuationToken)
+	}
+	if maxNamespaces > 0 {
+		query.Set("maxNamespaces", strconv.Itoa(maxNamespaces))
+	}
+	path := "/namespaces/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN)
+	if encoded := query.Encode(); encoded != "" {
+		path = path + "?" + encoded
 	}
 	var result s3tables.ListNamespacesResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("ListNamespaces", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("ListNamespaces", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) DeleteNamespace(bucketARN string, namespace []string) error {
-	req := &s3tables.DeleteNamespaceRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
+	name, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("DeleteNamespace requires namespace: %w", err)
 	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("DeleteNamespace", req, nil)
+	path := "/namespaces/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/" + url.PathEscape(name)
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("DeleteNamespace", http.MethodDelete, path, nil, nil)
 }
 
 // Table operations
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) CreateTable(bucketARN string, namespace []string, name, format string, metadata *s3tables.TableMetadata, tags map[string]string) (*s3tables.CreateTableResponse, error) {
+	nameSpace, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreateTable requires namespace: %w", err)
+	}
 	req := &s3tables.CreateTableRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
-		Name:           name,
-		Format:         format,
-		Metadata:       metadata,
-		Tags:           tags,
+		Name:     name,
+		Format:   format,
+		Metadata: metadata,
+		Tags:     tags,
 	}
+	path := "/tables/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/" + url.PathEscape(nameSpace)
 	var result s3tables.CreateTableResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("CreateTable", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("CreateTable", http.MethodPut, path, req, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) GetTable(bucketARN string, namespace []string, name string) (*s3tables.GetTableResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.GetTableRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
-		Name:           name,
+	nameSpace, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetTable requires namespace: %w", err)
 	}
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("tableBucketARN", bucketARN)
+	query.Set("namespace", nameSpace)
+	query.Set("name", name)
+	path := "/get-table?" + query.Encode()
 	var result s3tables.GetTableResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("GetTable", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("GetTable", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) ListTables(bucketARN string, namespace []string, prefix, continuationToken string, maxTables int) (*s3tables.ListTablesResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.ListTablesRequest{
-		TableBucketARN:    bucketARN,
-		Namespace:         namespace,
-		Prefix:            prefix,
-		ContinuationToken: continuationToken,
-		MaxTables:         maxTables,
+	query := url.Values{}
+	if len(namespace) > 0 {
+		nameSpace, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("ListTables requires namespace: %w", err)
+		}
+		query.Set("namespace", nameSpace)
+	}
+	if prefix != "" {
+		query.Set("prefix", prefix)
+	}
+	if continuationToken != "" {
+		query.Set("continuationToken", continuationToken)
+	}
+	if maxTables > 0 {
+		query.Set("maxTables", strconv.Itoa(maxTables))
+	}
+	path := "/tables/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN)
+	if encoded := query.Encode(); encoded != "" {
+		path = path + "?" + encoded
 	}
 	var result s3tables.ListTablesResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("ListTables", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("ListTables", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) DeleteTable(bucketARN string, namespace []string, name string) error {
-	req := &s3tables.DeleteTableRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
-		Name:           name,
+	nameSpace, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("DeleteTable requires namespace: %w", err)
 	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("DeleteTable", req, nil)
+	path := "/tables/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/" + url.PathEscape(nameSpace) + "/" + url.PathEscape(name)
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("DeleteTable", http.MethodDelete, path, nil, nil)
 }
 
 // Policy operations
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) PutTableBucketPolicy(bucketARN, policy string) error {
 	req := &s3tables.PutTableBucketPolicyRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
 		ResourcePolicy: policy,
 	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("PutTableBucketPolicy", req, nil)
+	path := "/buckets/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/policy"
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("PutTableBucketPolicy", http.MethodPut, path, req, nil)
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) GetTableBucketPolicy(bucketARN string) (*s3tables.GetTableBucketPolicyResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.GetTableBucketPolicyRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-	}
+	path := "/buckets/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/policy"
 	var result s3tables.GetTableBucketPolicyResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("GetTableBucketPolicy", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("GetTableBucketPolicy", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) DeleteTableBucketPolicy(bucketARN string) error {
-	req := &s3tables.DeleteTableBucketPolicyRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("DeleteTableBucketPolicy", req, nil)
+	path := "/buckets/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/policy"
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("DeleteTableBucketPolicy", http.MethodDelete, path, nil, nil)
 }
 
 // Table Policy operations
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) PutTablePolicy(bucketARN string, namespace []string, name, policy string) error {
+	nameSpace, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("PutTablePolicy requires namespace: %w", err)
+	}
 	req := &s3tables.PutTablePolicyRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
-		Name:           name,
 		ResourcePolicy: policy,
 	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("PutTablePolicy", req, nil)
+	path := "/tables/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/" + url.PathEscape(nameSpace) + "/" + url.PathEscape(name) + "/policy"
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("PutTablePolicy", http.MethodPut, path, req, nil)
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) GetTablePolicy(bucketARN string, namespace []string, name string) (*s3tables.GetTablePolicyResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.GetTablePolicyRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
-		Name:           name,
+	nameSpace, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetTablePolicy requires namespace: %w", err)
 	}
+	path := "/tables/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/" + url.PathEscape(nameSpace) + "/" + url.PathEscape(name) + "/policy"
 	var result s3tables.GetTablePolicyResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("GetTablePolicy", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("GetTablePolicy", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) DeleteTablePolicy(bucketARN string, namespace []string, name string) error {
-	req := &s3tables.DeleteTablePolicyRequest{
-		TableBucketARN: bucketARN,
-		Namespace:      namespace,
-		Name:           name,
+	nameSpace, err := getFirstNamespace(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("DeleteTablePolicy requires namespace: %w", err)
 	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("DeleteTablePolicy", req, nil)
+	path := "/tables/" + url.PathEscape(bucketARN) + "/" + url.PathEscape(nameSpace) + "/" + url.PathEscape(name) + "/policy"
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("DeleteTablePolicy", http.MethodDelete, path, nil, nil)
 }
 
 // Tagging operations
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) TagResource(resourceARN string, tags map[string]string) error {
 	req := &s3tables.TagResourceRequest{
-		ResourceARN: resourceARN,
-		Tags:        tags,
+		Tags: tags,
 	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("TagResource", req, nil)
+	path := "/tag/" + url.PathEscape(resourceARN)
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("TagResource", http.MethodPost, path, req, nil)
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) ListTagsForResource(resourceARN string) (*s3tables.ListTagsForResourceResponse, error) {
-	req := &s3tables.ListTagsForResourceRequest{
-		ResourceARN: resourceARN,
-	}
+	path := "/tag/" + url.PathEscape(resourceARN)
 	var result s3tables.ListTagsForResourceResponse
-	if err := c.doRequestAndDecode("ListTagsForResource", req, &result); err != nil {
+	if err := c.doRestRequestAndDecode("ListTagsForResource", http.MethodGet, path, nil, &result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *S3TablesClient) UntagResource(resourceARN string, tagKeys []string) error {
-	req := &s3tables.UntagResourceRequest{
-		ResourceARN: resourceARN,
-		TagKeys:     tagKeys,
+	if len(tagKeys) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tagKeys cannot be empty")
+	}
+	query := url.Values{}
+	for _, key := range tagKeys {
+		query.Add("tagKeys", key)
+	}
+	path := "/tag/" + url.PathEscape(resourceARN)
+	if encoded := query.Encode(); encoded != "" {
+		path = path + "?" + encoded
 	}
-	return c.doRequestAndDecode("UntagResource", req, nil)
+	return c.doRestRequestAndDecode("UntagResource", http.MethodDelete, path, nil, nil)
 }
diff --git a/test/s3tables/s3tables_integration_test.go b/test/s3tables/s3tables_integration_test.go
index 475182853..660957391 100644
--- a/test/s3tables/s3tables_integration_test.go
+++ b/test/s3tables/s3tables_integration_test.go
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ func TestS3TablesIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Tagging", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testTagging(t, client)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("TargetOperations", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testTargetOperations(t, client)
+	})
 }
 
 func testTableBucketLifecycle(t *testing.T, client *S3TablesClient) {
@@ -355,6 +359,125 @@ func testTagging(t *testing.T, client *S3TablesClient) {
 	t.Logf("✓ Verified tag removal")
 }
 
+func testTargetOperations(t *testing.T, client *S3TablesClient) {
+	bucketName := "test-target-bucket-" + randomString(8)
+
+	var createResp s3tables.CreateTableBucketResponse
+	err := client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("CreateTableBucket", &s3tables.CreateTableBucketRequest{
+		Name: bucketName,
+	}, &createResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create table bucket via target")
+	defer client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("DeleteTableBucket", &s3tables.DeleteTableBucketRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+	}, nil)
+
+	var listResp s3tables.ListTableBucketsResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("ListTableBuckets", &s3tables.ListTableBucketsRequest{}, &listResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to list table buckets via target")
+	found := false
+	for _, b := range listResp.TableBuckets {
+		if b.Name == bucketName {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	assert.True(t, found, "Created bucket should appear in target list")
+
+	var getResp s3tables.GetTableBucketResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("GetTableBucket", &s3tables.GetTableBucketRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+	}, &getResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get table bucket via target")
+	assert.Equal(t, bucketName, getResp.Name)
+
+	namespaceName := "target_ns"
+	var createNsResp s3tables.CreateNamespaceResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("CreateNamespace", &s3tables.CreateNamespaceRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespaceName},
+	}, &createNsResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create namespace via target")
+	defer client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("DeleteNamespace", &s3tables.DeleteNamespaceRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespaceName},
+	}, nil)
+
+	var listNsResp s3tables.ListNamespacesResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("ListNamespaces", &s3tables.ListNamespacesRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+	}, &listNsResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to list namespaces via target")
+
+	tableName := "target_table"
+	var createTableResp s3tables.CreateTableResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("CreateTable", &s3tables.CreateTableRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespaceName},
+		Name:           tableName,
+		Format:         "ICEBERG",
+	}, &createTableResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create table via target")
+	defer client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("DeleteTable", &s3tables.DeleteTableRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespaceName},
+		Name:           tableName,
+	}, nil)
+
+	var listTablesResp s3tables.ListTablesResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("ListTables", &s3tables.ListTablesRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespaceName},
+	}, &listTablesResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to list tables via target")
+
+	var getTableResp s3tables.GetTableResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("GetTable", &s3tables.GetTableRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespaceName},
+		Name:           tableName,
+	}, &getTableResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get table via target")
+	assert.Equal(t, tableName, getTableResp.Name)
+
+	policy := `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Principal":"*","Action":"s3tables:*","Resource":"*"}]}`
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("PutTableBucketPolicy", &s3tables.PutTableBucketPolicyRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+		ResourcePolicy: policy,
+	}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to put bucket policy via target")
+
+	var getPolicyResp s3tables.GetTableBucketPolicyResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("GetTableBucketPolicy", &s3tables.GetTableBucketPolicyRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+	}, &getPolicyResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get bucket policy via target")
+	assert.Equal(t, policy, getPolicyResp.ResourcePolicy)
+
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("DeleteTableBucketPolicy", &s3tables.DeleteTableBucketPolicyRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: createResp.ARN,
+	}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to delete bucket policy via target")
+
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("TagResource", &s3tables.TagResourceRequest{
+		ResourceARN: createResp.ARN,
+		Tags:        map[string]string{"Environment": "test"},
+	}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to tag resource via target")
+
+	var listTagsResp s3tables.ListTagsForResourceResponse
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("ListTagsForResource", &s3tables.ListTagsForResourceRequest{
+		ResourceARN: createResp.ARN,
+	}, &listTagsResp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to list tags via target")
+	assert.Equal(t, "test", listTagsResp.Tags["Environment"])
+
+	err = client.doTargetRequestAndDecode("UntagResource", &s3tables.UntagResourceRequest{
+		ResourceARN: createResp.ARN,
+		TagKeys:     []string{"Environment"},
+	}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to untag resource via target")
+}
+
 // Helper functions
 
 // findAvailablePort finds an available port by binding to port 0
diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go b/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
index 6c537dc70..bf07df8c1 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -284,8 +285,12 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) verifyV4Signature(r *http.Request, shouldCh
 	}
 
 	// 8. Verify the signature, trying with X-Forwarded-Prefix first
+	pathForSignature := r.URL.EscapedPath()
+	if pathForSignature == "" {
+		pathForSignature = r.URL.Path
+	}
 	if forwardedPrefix := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Prefix"); forwardedPrefix != "" {
-		cleanedPath := buildPathWithForwardedPrefix(forwardedPrefix, r.URL.Path)
+		cleanedPath := buildPathWithForwardedPrefix(forwardedPrefix, pathForSignature)
 		calculatedSignature, errCode = verify(cleanedPath)
 		if errCode == s3err.ErrNone {
 			return identity, cred, calculatedSignature, authInfo, s3err.ErrNone
@@ -293,12 +298,20 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) verifyV4Signature(r *http.Request, shouldCh
 	}
 
 	// 9. Verify with the original path
-	calculatedSignature, errCode = verify(r.URL.Path)
-	if errCode != s3err.ErrNone {
-		return nil, nil, "", nil, errCode
+	calculatedSignature, errCode = verify(pathForSignature)
+	if errCode == s3err.ErrNone {
+		return identity, cred, calculatedSignature, authInfo, s3err.ErrNone
+	}
+
+	// 10. Retry with decoded path if signature used raw path encoding
+	if decodedPath, decodeErr := url.PathUnescape(pathForSignature); decodeErr == nil && decodedPath != pathForSignature {
+		calculatedSignature, errCode = verify(decodedPath)
+		if errCode == s3err.ErrNone {
+			return identity, cred, calculatedSignature, authInfo, s3err.ErrNone
+		}
 	}
 
-	return identity, cred, calculatedSignature, authInfo, s3err.ErrNone
+	return nil, nil, "", nil, errCode
 }
 
 // validateSTSSessionToken validates an STS session token and extracts temporary credentials
@@ -464,7 +477,7 @@ func extractV4AuthInfoFromHeader(r *http.Request) (*v4AuthInfo, s3err.ErrorCode)
 	}
 
 	hashedPayload := getContentSha256Cksum(r)
-	if signV4Values.Credential.scope.service != "s3" && hashedPayload == emptySHA256 && r.Body != nil {
+	if signV4Values.Credential.scope.service != "s3" && signV4Values.Credential.scope.service != "s3tables" && hashedPayload == emptySHA256 && r.Body != nil {
 		var hashErr error
 		hashedPayload, hashErr = streamHashRequestBody(r, iamRequestBodyLimit)
 		if hashErr != nil {
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
index 53b0ae13f..0431d5f09 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) registerRouter(router *mux.Router) {
 	// API Router
 	apiRouter := router.PathPrefix("/").Subrouter()
 
+	// S3 Tables API endpoint
+	// POST / with X-Amz-Target: S3Tables.<OperationName>
+	// plus REST-style endpoints for AWS CLI
+	s3a.registerS3TablesRoutes(apiRouter)
+
 	// Readiness Probe
 	apiRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/status").HandlerFunc(s3a.StatusHandler)
 	apiRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/healthz").HandlerFunc(s3a.StatusHandler)
@@ -658,10 +663,6 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) registerRouter(router *mux.Router) {
 			}
 		})
 
-	// S3 Tables API endpoint
-	// POST / with X-Amz-Target: S3Tables.<OperationName>
-	s3a.registerS3TablesRoutes(apiRouter)
-
 	// STS API endpoint for AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity
 	// POST /?Action=AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity&WebIdentityToken=...
 	if s3a.stsHandlers != nil {
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_tables.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_tables.go
index 298e3012f..ffd3a9fe1 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_tables.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_tables.go
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 package s3api
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -13,31 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3tables"
 )
 
-// s3TablesActionsMap contains all valid S3 Tables operations for O(1) lookup
-var s3TablesActionsMap = map[string]struct{}{
-	"CreateTableBucket":       {},
-	"GetTableBucket":          {},
-	"ListTableBuckets":        {},
-	"DeleteTableBucket":       {},
-	"PutTableBucketPolicy":    {},
-	"GetTableBucketPolicy":    {},
-	"DeleteTableBucketPolicy": {},
-	"CreateNamespace":         {},
-	"GetNamespace":            {},
-	"ListNamespaces":          {},
-	"DeleteNamespace":         {},
-	"CreateTable":             {},
-	"GetTable":                {},
-	"ListTables":              {},
-	"DeleteTable":             {},
-	"PutTablePolicy":          {},
-	"GetTablePolicy":          {},
-	"DeleteTablePolicy":       {},
-	"TagResource":             {},
-	"ListTagsForResource":     {},
-	"UntagResource":           {},
-}
-
 // S3TablesApiServer wraps the S3 Tables handler with S3ApiServer's filer access
 type S3TablesApiServer struct {
 	s3a     *S3ApiServer
@@ -77,41 +58,570 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) registerS3TablesRoutes(router *mux.Router) {
 	// Create S3 Tables handler
 	s3TablesApi := NewS3TablesApiServer(s3a)
 
-	// S3 Tables API uses POST with x-amz-target header
-	// The AWS CLI sends requests with:
-	// - Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1
-	// - X-Amz-Target: S3Tables.<OperationName>
-
-	// Matcher function to identify S3 Tables requests
-	s3TablesMatcher := func(r *http.Request, rm *mux.RouteMatch) bool {
-		// Check for X-Amz-Target header with S3Tables prefix
-		target := r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Target")
-		if target != "" && strings.HasPrefix(target, "S3Tables.") {
-			return true
+	// REST-style S3 Tables API routes (used by AWS CLI)
+	targetMatcher := func(r *http.Request, rm *mux.RouteMatch) bool {
+		return strings.HasPrefix(r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Target"), "S3Tables.")
+	}
+	router.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path("/").MatcherFunc(targetMatcher).
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.S3TablesHandler), "S3Tables-Target"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path("/buckets").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("CreateTableBucket", buildCreateTableBucketRequest)), "S3Tables-CreateTableBucket"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/buckets").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("ListTableBuckets", buildListTableBucketsRequest)), "S3Tables-ListTableBuckets"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/buckets/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("GetTableBucket", buildTableBucketArnRequest)), "S3Tables-GetTableBucket"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path("/buckets/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("DeleteTableBucket", buildDeleteTableBucketRequest)), "S3Tables-DeleteTableBucket"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path("/buckets/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/policy").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("PutTableBucketPolicy", buildPutTableBucketPolicyRequest)), "S3Tables-PutTableBucketPolicy"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/buckets/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/policy").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("GetTableBucketPolicy", buildGetTableBucketPolicyRequest)), "S3Tables-GetTableBucketPolicy"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path("/buckets/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/policy").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("DeleteTableBucketPolicy", buildDeleteTableBucketPolicyRequest)), "S3Tables-DeleteTableBucketPolicy"))
+
+	router.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path("/namespaces/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("CreateNamespace", buildCreateNamespaceRequest)), "S3Tables-CreateNamespace"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/namespaces/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("ListNamespaces", buildListNamespacesRequest)), "S3Tables-ListNamespaces"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/namespaces/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/{namespace}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("GetNamespace", buildGetNamespaceRequest)), "S3Tables-GetNamespace"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path("/namespaces/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/{namespace}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("DeleteNamespace", buildDeleteNamespaceRequest)), "S3Tables-DeleteNamespace"))
+
+	router.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path("/tables/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/{namespace}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("CreateTable", buildCreateTableRequest)), "S3Tables-CreateTable"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/tables/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("ListTables", buildListTablesRequest)), "S3Tables-ListTables"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path("/tables/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/{namespace}/{name}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("DeleteTable", buildDeleteTableRequest)), "S3Tables-DeleteTable"))
+
+	router.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path("/tables/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/{namespace}/{name}/policy").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("PutTablePolicy", buildPutTablePolicyRequest)), "S3Tables-PutTablePolicy"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/tables/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/{namespace}/{name}/policy").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("GetTablePolicy", buildGetTablePolicyRequest)), "S3Tables-GetTablePolicy"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path("/tables/{tableBucketARN:arn:aws:s3tables:[^/]+:[^/]+:bucket/[^/]+}/{namespace}/{name}/policy").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("DeleteTablePolicy", buildDeleteTablePolicyRequest)), "S3Tables-DeleteTablePolicy"))
+
+	router.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path("/tag/{resourceArn:arn:aws:s3tables:.*}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("TagResource", buildTagResourceRequest)), "S3Tables-TagResource"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/tag/{resourceArn:arn:aws:s3tables:.*}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("ListTagsForResource", buildListTagsForResourceRequest)), "S3Tables-ListTagsForResource"))
+	router.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path("/tag/{resourceArn:arn:aws:s3tables:.*}").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("UntagResource", buildUntagResourceRequest)), "S3Tables-UntagResource"))
+
+	router.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path("/get-table").
+		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(s3TablesApi.handleRestOperation("GetTable", buildGetTableRequest)), "S3Tables-GetTable"))
+
+	glog.V(1).Infof("S3 Tables API enabled")
+}
+
+type s3tablesRequestBuilder func(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error)
+
+func (st *S3TablesApiServer) handleRestOperation(operation string, builder s3tablesRequestBuilder) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		payload, err := builder(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeS3TablesError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, s3tables.ErrCodeInvalidRequest, err.Error())
+			return
 		}
+		if err := setS3TablesRequestBody(r, payload); err != nil {
+			writeS3TablesError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, s3tables.ErrCodeInternalError, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		r.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "S3Tables."+operation)
+		st.S3TablesHandler(w, r)
+	}
+}
+
+func setS3TablesRequestBody(r *http.Request, payload interface{}) error {
+	body, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(body))
+	r.ContentLength = int64(len(body))
+	r.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-amz-json-1.1")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func readS3TablesJSONBody(r *http.Request, v interface{}) error {
+	if r.Body == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer r.Body.Close()
+	const maxRequestBodySize = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+	if r.ContentLength > maxRequestBodySize {
+		return fmt.Errorf("request body too large: exceeds maximum size of %d bytes", maxRequestBodySize)
+	}
+	limitedReader := io.LimitReader(r.Body, maxRequestBodySize+1)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(limitedReader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(body) > maxRequestBodySize {
+		return fmt.Errorf("request body too large: exceeds maximum size of %d bytes", maxRequestBodySize)
+	}
+	if len(bytes.TrimSpace(body)) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return json.Unmarshal(body, v)
+}
+
+func writeS3TablesError(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, code, message string) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/x-amz-json-1.1")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	errorResponse := map[string]interface{}{
+		"__type":  code,
+		"message": message,
+	}
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(errorResponse); err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("failed to encode S3Tables error response (status=%d, code=%s, message=%q): %v", status, code, message, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func getDecodedPathParam(r *http.Request, name string) (string, error) {
+	value := mux.Vars(r)[name]
+	if value == "" {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	decoded, err := url.PathUnescape(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if decoded == ".." || strings.Contains(decoded, "../") || strings.Contains(decoded, `..\`) || strings.Contains(decoded, "\x00") {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid path parameter %s", name)
+	}
+	return decoded, nil
+}
+
+func buildTableBucketRequestWithARN(r *http.Request, constructor func(string) interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	arn, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if arn == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tableBucketARN is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ParseBucketNameFromARN(arn); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return constructor(arn), nil
+}
+
+func parseOptionalIntParam(r *http.Request, name string) (int, error) {
+	value := r.URL.Query().Get(name)
+	if value == "" {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	parsed, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%s must be an integer", name)
+	}
+	if parsed <= 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%s must be a positive integer", name)
+	}
+	return parsed, nil
+}
+
+func parseOptionalNamespace(r *http.Request, name string) []string {
+	value := r.URL.Query().Get(name)
+	if value == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateNamespace([]string{value}); err != nil {
+		glog.V(1).Infof("invalid namespace value for %s: %q: %v", name, value, err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return []string{value}
+}
 
-		// Also check for specific S3 Tables actions in query string (CLI fallback)
-		action := r.URL.Query().Get("Action")
-		if isS3TablesAction(action) {
-			return true
+// parseTagKeys handles tag key parsing from query parameters.
+// If a single value contains commas, it is split into multiple keys (e.g., "key1,key2,key3").
+// Otherwise, multiple query values are returned as-is.
+func parseTagKeys(values []string) []string {
+	if len(values) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(values))
+	for _, value := range values {
+		for _, part := range strings.Split(value, ",") {
+			part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
+			if part != "" {
+				out = append(out, part)
+			}
 		}
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return out
+}
 
-		return false
+func buildCreateTableBucketRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	var req s3tables.CreateTableBucketRequest
+	if err := readS3TablesJSONBody(r, &req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	return &req, nil
+}
 
-	// Register the S3 Tables handler wrapped with IAM authentication
-	router.Methods(http.MethodPost).Path("/").MatcherFunc(s3TablesMatcher).
-		HandlerFunc(track(s3a.authenticateS3Tables(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			s3TablesApi.S3TablesHandler(w, r)
-		}), "S3Tables"))
+func buildListTableBucketsRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	maxBuckets, err := parseOptionalIntParam(r, "maxBuckets")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s3tables.ListTableBucketsRequest{
+		Prefix:            r.URL.Query().Get("prefix"),
+		ContinuationToken: r.URL.Query().Get("continuationToken"),
+		MaxBuckets:        maxBuckets,
+	}, nil
+}
 
-	glog.V(1).Infof("S3 Tables API enabled")
+func buildTableBucketArnRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	return buildTableBucketRequestWithARN(r, func(arn string) interface{} {
+		return &s3tables.GetTableBucketRequest{TableBucketARN: arn}
+	})
+}
+
+func buildDeleteTableBucketRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	return buildTableBucketRequestWithARN(r, func(arn string) interface{} {
+		return &s3tables.DeleteTableBucketRequest{TableBucketARN: arn}
+	})
+}
+
+func buildPutTableBucketPolicyRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	var req s3tables.PutTableBucketPolicyRequest
+	if err := readS3TablesJSONBody(r, &req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.TableBucketARN = tableBucketARN
+	return &req, nil
+}
+
+func buildGetTableBucketPolicyRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	return buildTableBucketRequestWithARN(r, func(arn string) interface{} {
+		return &s3tables.GetTableBucketPolicyRequest{TableBucketARN: arn}
+	})
+}
+
+func buildDeleteTableBucketPolicyRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	return buildTableBucketRequestWithARN(r, func(arn string) interface{} {
+		return &s3tables.DeleteTableBucketPolicyRequest{TableBucketARN: arn}
+	})
+}
+
+func buildCreateNamespaceRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	var req s3tables.CreateNamespaceRequest
+	if err := readS3TablesJSONBody(r, &req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.TableBucketARN = tableBucketARN
+	return &req, nil
+}
+
+func buildListNamespacesRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	maxNamespaces, err := parseOptionalIntParam(r, "maxNamespaces")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s3tables.ListNamespacesRequest{
+		TableBucketARN:    tableBucketARN,
+		Prefix:            r.URL.Query().Get("prefix"),
+		ContinuationToken: r.URL.Query().Get("continuationToken"),
+		MaxNamespaces:     maxNamespaces,
+	}, nil
 }
 
-// isS3TablesAction checks if the action is an S3 Tables operation using O(1) map lookup
-func isS3TablesAction(action string) bool {
-	_, ok := s3TablesActionsMap[action]
-	return ok
+func buildGetNamespaceRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	namespace, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "namespace")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if namespace == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namespace is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateNamespace([]string{namespace}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s3tables.GetNamespaceRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: tableBucketARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespace},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func buildDeleteNamespaceRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	namespace, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "namespace")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if namespace == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namespace is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateNamespace([]string{namespace}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s3tables.DeleteNamespaceRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: tableBucketARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespace},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func buildCreateTableRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	var req s3tables.CreateTableRequest
+	if err := readS3TablesJSONBody(r, &req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	namespace, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "namespace")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if namespace == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namespace is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateNamespace([]string{namespace}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.TableBucketARN = tableBucketARN
+	req.Namespace = []string{namespace}
+	return &req, nil
+}
+
+func buildListTablesRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	maxTables, err := parseOptionalIntParam(r, "maxTables")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s3tables.ListTablesRequest{
+		TableBucketARN:    tableBucketARN,
+		Namespace:         parseOptionalNamespace(r, "namespace"),
+		Prefix:            r.URL.Query().Get("prefix"),
+		ContinuationToken: r.URL.Query().Get("continuationToken"),
+		MaxTables:         maxTables,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func buildGetTableRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	query := r.URL.Query()
+	tableARN := query.Get("tableArn")
+	req := &s3tables.GetTableRequest{
+		TableARN: tableARN,
+	}
+	if tableARN == "" {
+		req.TableBucketARN = query.Get("tableBucketARN")
+		req.Namespace = parseOptionalNamespace(r, "namespace")
+		req.Name = query.Get("name")
+		if req.TableBucketARN == "" || len(req.Namespace) == 0 || req.Name == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("either tableArn or (tableBucketARN, namespace, name) must be provided")
+		}
+	}
+	return req, nil
+}
+
+func buildDeleteTableRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	namespace, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "namespace")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if namespace == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namespace is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateNamespace([]string{namespace}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	name, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "name")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("name is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateTableName(name); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s3tables.DeleteTableRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: tableBucketARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespace},
+		Name:           name,
+		VersionToken:   r.URL.Query().Get("versionToken"),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func buildPutTablePolicyRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	var req s3tables.PutTablePolicyRequest
+	if err := readS3TablesJSONBody(r, &req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	namespace, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "namespace")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if namespace == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namespace is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateNamespace([]string{namespace}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	name, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "name")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("name is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateTableName(name); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.TableBucketARN = tableBucketARN
+	req.Namespace = []string{namespace}
+	req.Name = name
+	return &req, nil
+}
+
+func buildGetTablePolicyRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	namespace, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "namespace")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if namespace == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namespace is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateNamespace([]string{namespace}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	name, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "name")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("name is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateTableName(name); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s3tables.GetTablePolicyRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: tableBucketARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespace},
+		Name:           name,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func buildDeleteTablePolicyRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	tableBucketARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "tableBucketARN")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	namespace, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "namespace")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if namespace == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("namespace is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateNamespace([]string{namespace}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	name, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "name")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("name is required")
+	}
+	if _, err := s3tables.ValidateTableName(name); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &s3tables.DeleteTablePolicyRequest{
+		TableBucketARN: tableBucketARN,
+		Namespace:      []string{namespace},
+		Name:           name,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func buildTagResourceRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	var req s3tables.TagResourceRequest
+	if err := readS3TablesJSONBody(r, &req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	resourceARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "resourceArn")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resourceARN == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resourceArn is required")
+	}
+	req.ResourceARN = resourceARN
+	return &req, nil
+}
+
+func buildListTagsForResourceRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	resourceARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "resourceArn")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resourceARN == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resourceArn is required")
+	}
+	return &s3tables.ListTagsForResourceRequest{
+		ResourceARN: resourceARN,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func buildUntagResourceRequest(r *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	resourceARN, err := getDecodedPathParam(r, "resourceArn")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resourceARN == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resourceArn is required")
+	}
+	tagKeys := parseTagKeys(r.URL.Query()["tagKeys"])
+	if len(tagKeys) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tagKeys is required for %s", resourceARN)
+	}
+	return &s3tables.UntagResourceRequest{
+		ResourceARN: resourceARN,
+		TagKeys:     tagKeys,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // authenticateS3Tables wraps the handler with IAM authentication using AuthSignatureOnly
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler.go b/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler.go
index 3b5dd79a9..016e2a783 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler.go
@@ -74,17 +74,16 @@ type FilerClient interface {
 
 // HandleRequest is the main entry point for S3 Tables API requests
 func (h *S3TablesHandler) HandleRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, filerClient FilerClient) {
-	// S3 Tables API uses x-amz-target header to specify the operation
-	target := r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Target")
-	if target == "" {
-		// Try to get from query parameter for CLI compatibility
-		target = r.URL.Query().Get("Action")
+	operation := r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Target")
+	if operation != "" {
+		if idx := strings.LastIndex(operation, "."); idx != -1 {
+			operation = operation[idx+1:]
+		}
 	}
-
-	// Extract operation name (e.g., "S3Tables.CreateTableBucket" -> "CreateTableBucket")
-	operation := target
-	if idx := strings.LastIndex(target, "."); idx != -1 {
-		operation = target[idx+1:]
+	if operation == "" {
+		glog.V(1).Infof("S3Tables: missing X-Amz-Target header")
+		h.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, ErrCodeInvalidRequest, "Missing X-Amz-Target header")
+		return
 	}
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("S3Tables: handling operation %s", operation)
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3tables/utils.go b/weed/s3api/s3tables/utils.go
index fa60a9421..953bea34b 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3tables/utils.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3tables/utils.go
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ func parseBucketNameFromARN(arn string) (string, error) {
 	return bucketName, nil
 }
 
+// ParseBucketNameFromARN is a wrapper to validate bucket ARN for other packages.
+func ParseBucketNameFromARN(arn string) (string, error) {
+	return parseBucketNameFromARN(arn)
+}
+
 // parseTableFromARN extracts bucket name, namespace, and table name from ARN
 // ARN format: arn:aws:s3tables:{region}:{account}:bucket/{bucket-name}/table/{namespace}/{table-name}
 func parseTableFromARN(arn string) (bucketName, namespace, tableName string, err error) {
@@ -240,6 +245,11 @@ func validateNamespace(namespace []string) (string, error) {
 	return name, nil
 }
 
+// ValidateNamespace is a wrapper to validate namespace for other packages.
+func ValidateNamespace(namespace []string) (string, error) {
+	return validateNamespace(namespace)
+}
+
 // validateTableName validates a table name
 func validateTableName(name string) (string, error) {
 	if len(name) < 1 || len(name) > 255 {
@@ -265,6 +275,11 @@ func validateTableName(name string) (string, error) {
 	return name, nil
 }
 
+// ValidateTableName is a wrapper to validate table name for other packages.
+func ValidateTableName(name string) (string, error) {
+	return validateTableName(name)
+}
+
 // flattenNamespace joins namespace elements into a single string (using dots as per AWS S3 Tables)
 func flattenNamespace(namespace []string) string {
 	if len(namespace) == 0 {