diff --git a/doc/radosgw/admin.rst b/doc/radosgw/admin.rst
index 42e3d97bd44b8..4f172eab4aa10 100644
--- a/doc/radosgw/admin.rst
+++ b/doc/radosgw/admin.rst
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ the latest quota stats. ::
 
 	radosgw-admin user stats --uid=<uid> --sync-stats
 
+.. _rgw_user_usage_stats:
 
 Get User Usage Stats
 --------------------
diff --git a/doc/radosgw/s3/serviceops.rst b/doc/radosgw/s3/serviceops.rst
index c55ce988bd157..54b6ca375113a 100644
--- a/doc/radosgw/s3/serviceops.rst
+++ b/doc/radosgw/s3/serviceops.rst
@@ -37,3 +37,33 @@ Response Entities
 +----------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 | ``DisplayName``            | String      | The bucket owner's display name.                                |
 +----------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
+Get Usage Stats
+---------------
+
+Gets usage stats per user, similar to the admin command :ref:`rgw_user_usage_stats`.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+::
+
+	GET /?usage HTTP/1.1
+	Host: cname.domain.com
+
+	Authorization: AWS {access-key}:{hash-of-header-and-secret}
+
+Response Entities
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
++----------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Name                       | Type        | Description                                                     |
++============================+=============+=================================================================+
+| ``Summary``                | Container   | Summary of total stats by user.                                 |
++----------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``TotalBytes``             | Integer     | Bytes used by user                                              |
++----------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``TotalBytesRounded``      | Integer     | Bytes rounded to the nearest 4k boundary                        |
++----------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ``TotalEntries``           | Integer     | Total object entries                                            |
++----------------------------+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/examples/boto3/append_object.py b/examples/boto3/append_object.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..0e13252ec3f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/boto3/append_object.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import boto3
+import sys
+import json
+
+def js_print(arg):
+    print(json.dumps(arg, indent=2))
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+    print('Usage: ' + sys.argv[0] + ' <bucket> <key>')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# bucket name as first argument
+bucketname = sys.argv[1]
+keyname = sys.argv[2]
+# endpoint and keys from vstart
+endpoint = 'http://127.0.0.1:8000'
+access_key='0555b35654ad1656d804'
+secret_key='h7GhxuBLTrlhVUyxSPUKUV8r/2EI4ngqJxD7iBdBYLhwluN30JaT3Q=='
+
+client = boto3.client('s3',
+        endpoint_url=endpoint,
+        aws_access_key_id=access_key,
+        aws_secret_access_key=secret_key)
+
+print('deleting object first')
+js_print(client.delete_object(Bucket=bucketname, Key=keyname))
+print('appending at position 0')
+resp = client.put_object(Bucket=bucketname, Key=keyname,
+                         Append=True,
+                         AppendPosition=0,
+                         Body='8letters')
+
+js_print(resp)
+append_pos = resp['AppendPosition']
+print('appending at position %d' % append_pos)
+js_print(client.put_object(Bucket=bucketname, Key=keyname,
+                           Append=True,
+                           AppendPosition=append_pos,
+                           Body='8letters'))
diff --git a/examples/boto3/get_usage_stats.py b/examples/boto3/get_usage_stats.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..0b7880d4f6638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/boto3/get_usage_stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import boto3
+import json
+
+# endpoint and keys from vstart
+endpoint = 'http://127.0.0.1:8000'
+access_key='0555b35654ad1656d804'
+secret_key='h7GhxuBLTrlhVUyxSPUKUV8r/2EI4ngqJxD7iBdBYLhwluN30JaT3Q=='
+
+client = boto3.client('s3',
+        endpoint_url=endpoint,
+        aws_access_key_id=access_key,
+        aws_secret_access_key=secret_key)
+
+print(json.dumps(client.get_usage_stats(), indent=2))
diff --git a/examples/boto3/service-2.sdk-extras.json b/examples/boto3/service-2.sdk-extras.json
index f69912c0bbec5..65883226366f8 100644
--- a/examples/boto3/service-2.sdk-extras.json
+++ b/examples/boto3/service-2.sdk-extras.json
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@
             "input":{"shape":"DeleteBucketNotificationConfigurationRequest"},
             "documentationUrl":"https://docs.ceph.com/docs/master/radosgw/s3/bucketops/#delete-notification",
             "documentation":"<p>Deletes the notification configuration from the bucket.</p>"
+        },
+        "GetUsageStats":{
+            "name":"GetUsageStats",
+            "http":{
+                "method":"GET",
+                "requestUri":"/?usage",
+                "responseCode":200
+            },
+            "output": {"shape": "GetUsageStatsOutput"},
+            "documentationUrl":"https://docs.ceph.com/docs/master/radosgw/s3/serviceops#get-usage-stats",
+            "documentation":"<p>Get usage stats for the user</p>"
         }
     },
     "shapes": {
@@ -26,6 +37,35 @@
             }
         },
         "AllowUnordered":{"type":"boolean"},
+        "PutObjectRequest": {
+            "members": {
+                "AppendPosition": {
+                    "shape":"AppendPosition",
+                    "documentation": "<p>Position to allow appending</p>",
+                    "location": "querystring",
+                    "locationName": "position"
+                },
+                "Append": {
+                    "shape":"Append",
+                    "documentation":"<p>Append Object</p>",
+                    "location": "querystring",
+                    "locationName": "append"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "Append": {"type":"boolean"},
+        "AppendPosition":{"type":"integer"},
+        "PutObjectOutput": {
+            "members": {
+                "AppendPosition": {
+                    "shape":"AppendPosition",
+                    "documentation": "<p>Position to allow appending</p>",
+                    "location": "header",
+                    "locationName": "x-rgw-next-append-position",
+                    "documentationUrl":"https://docs.ceph.com/docs/master/radosgw/s3/objectops/#append-object"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "GetBucketNotificationConfigurationRequest":{
             "type":"structure",
             "required":["Bucket"],
@@ -138,7 +178,27 @@
                 }
             },
             "documentation":"<p>A container for object tags filtering rules.</p>"
-        }
+        },
+        "GetUsageStatsOutput": {
+            "type": "structure",
+            "members": {
+                "Summary": {
+                    "shape":"UsageStatsSummary",
+                    "documentation": "<p/>"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "UsageStatsSummary": {
+            "type": "structure",
+            "members": {
+                "TotalBytes":{"shape":"TotalBytes"},
+                "TotalBytesRounded":{"shape":"TotalBytesRounded"},
+                "TotalEntries":{"shape":"TotalEntries"}
+            }
+        },
+        "TotalBytesRounded":{"type":"integer"},
+        "TotalBytes":{"type":"integer"},
+        "TotalEntries":{"type":"integer"}
     },
     "documentation":"<p/>"
 }