diff --git a/src/backend/core/recording/event/__init__.py b/src/backend/core/recording/event/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/backend/core/recording/event/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Meet event parser classes, authentication and exceptions."""
diff --git a/src/backend/core/recording/event/authentication.py b/src/backend/core/recording/event/authentication.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/backend/core/recording/event/authentication.py
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+"""Authentication class for storage event token validation."""
+
+import logging
+import secrets
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+from rest_framework.authentication import BaseAuthentication
+from rest_framework.exceptions import AuthenticationFailed
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class MachineUser:
+    """Represent a non-interactive system user for automated storage operations."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.pk = None
+        self.username = "storage_event_user"
+        self.is_active = True
+
+    @property
+    def is_authenticated(self):
+        """Indicate if this machine user is authenticated."""
+        return True
+
+    @property
+    def is_anonymous(self) -> bool:
+        """Indicate if this is an anonymous user."""
+        return False
+
+    def get_username(self) -> str:
+        """Return the machine user identifier."""
+        return self.username
+
+
+class StorageEventAuthentication(BaseAuthentication):
+    """Authenticate requests using a Bearer token for storage event integration.
+    This class validates Bearer tokens for storage events that don't map to database users.
+    It's designed for S3-compatible storage integrations and similar use cases.
+    Events are submitted when a webhook is configured on some bucket's events.
+    """
+
+    AUTH_HEADER = "Authorization"
+    TOKEN_TYPE = "Bearer"  # noqa S105
+
+    def authenticate(self, request):
+        """Validate the Bearer token from the Authorization header."""
+        if not settings.RECORDING_ENABLE_STORAGE_EVENT_AUTH:
+            return MachineUser(), None
+
+        required_token = settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN
+        if not required_token:
+            if settings.RECORDING_ENABLE_STORAGE_EVENT_AUTH:
+                raise AuthenticationFailed(
+                    _("Authentication is enabled but token is not configured.")
+                )
+
+            return MachineUser(), None
+
+        auth_header = request.headers.get(self.AUTH_HEADER)
+
+        if not auth_header:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Authentication failed: Missing Authorization header (ip: %s)",
+                request.META.get("REMOTE_ADDR"),
+            )
+            raise AuthenticationFailed(_("Authorization header is required"))
+
+        auth_parts = auth_header.split(" ")
+        if len(auth_parts) != 2 or auth_parts[0] != self.TOKEN_TYPE:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Authentication failed: Invalid authorization header (ip: %s)",
+                request.META.get("REMOTE_ADDR"),
+            )
+            raise AuthenticationFailed(_("Invalid authorization header."))
+
+        token = auth_parts[1]
+
+        # Use constant-time comparison to prevent timing attacks
+        if not secrets.compare_digest(token.encode(), required_token.encode()):
+            logger.warning(
+                "Authentication failed: Invalid token (ip: %s)",
+                request.META.get("REMOTE_ADDR"),
+            )
+            raise AuthenticationFailed(_("Invalid token"))
+
+        return MachineUser(), token
+
+    def authenticate_header(self, request):
+        """Return the WWW-Authenticate header value."""
+        return f"{self.TOKEN_TYPE} realm='Storage event API'"
diff --git a/src/backend/core/recording/event/exceptions.py b/src/backend/core/recording/event/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d562a9d3
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+++ b/src/backend/core/recording/event/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""Storage parsers specific exceptions."""
+
+
+class ParsingEventDataError(Exception):
+    """Raised when the request data is malformed, incomplete, or missing."""
+
+
+class InvalidBucketError(Exception):
+    """Raised when the bucket name in the request does not match the expected one."""
+
+
+class InvalidFileTypeError(Exception):
+    """Raised when the file type in the request is not supported."""
+
+
+class InvalidFilepathError(Exception):
+    """Raised when the filepath in the request is invalid."""
diff --git a/src/backend/core/recording/event/parsers.py b/src/backend/core/recording/event/parsers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..680b1623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/core/recording/event/parsers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+"""Meet storage event parser classes."""
+
+import logging
+import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from functools import lru_cache
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Protocol
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
+
+from .exceptions import (
+    InvalidBucketError,
+    InvalidFilepathError,
+    InvalidFileTypeError,
+    ParsingEventDataError,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class StorageEvent:
+    """Represents a storage event with relevant metadata.
+    Attributes:
+        filepath: Identifier for the affected recording
+        filetype: Type of storage event
+        bucket_name: When the event occurred
+        metadata: Additional event data
+    """
+
+    filepath: str
+    filetype: str
+    bucket_name: str
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        if self.filepath is None:
+            raise TypeError("filepath cannot be None")
+        if self.filetype is None:
+            raise TypeError("filetype cannot be None")
+        if self.bucket_name is None:
+            raise TypeError("bucket_name cannot be None")
+
+
+class EventParser(Protocol):
+    """Interface for parsing storage events."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bucket_name, allowed_filetypes=None):
+        """Initialize parser with bucket name and optional allowed filetypes."""
+
+    def parse(self, data: Dict) -> StorageEvent:
+        """Extract storage event data from raw dictionary input."""
+
+    def validate(self, data: StorageEvent) -> None:
+        """Verify storage event data meets all requirements."""
+
+    def get_recording_id(self, data: Dict) -> str:
+        """Extract recording ID from event dictionary."""
+
+
+@lru_cache(maxsize=1)
+def get_parser() -> EventParser:
+    """Return cached instance of configured event parser.
+    Uses function memoization instead of a factory class since the only
+    varying parameter is the parser class from settings. A factory class
+    would add unnecessary complexity when a cached function provides the
+    same singleton behavior with simpler code.
+    """
+
+    event_parser_cls = import_string(settings.RECORDING_EVENT_PARSER_CLASS)
+    return event_parser_cls(bucket_name=settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME)
+
+
+class MinioParser:
+    """Handle parsing and validation of Minio storage events."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bucket_name: str, allowed_filetypes=None):
+        """Initialize parser with target bucket name and accepted filetypes."""
+
+        if not bucket_name:
+            raise ValueError("Bucket name cannot be None or empty")
+
+        self._bucket_name = bucket_name
+        self._allowed_filetypes = allowed_filetypes or {"audio/ogg", "video/mp4"}
+
+        # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+        self._filepath_regex = re.compile(
+            r"(?P<url_encoded_folder_path>(?:[^%]+%2F)*)?(?P<recording_id>[0-9a-fA-F\-]{36})\.(?P<extension>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)"
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse(data):
+        """Convert raw Minio event dictionary to StorageEvent object."""
+
+        if not data:
+            raise ParsingEventDataError("Received empty data.")
+
+        try:
+            record = data["Records"][0]
+            s3 = record["s3"]
+            bucket_name = s3["bucket"]["name"]
+            file_object = s3["object"]
+            filepath = file_object["key"]
+            filetype = file_object["contentType"]
+        except (KeyError, IndexError) as e:
+            raise ParsingEventDataError(f"Missing or malformed key: {e}.") from e
+        try:
+            return StorageEvent(
+                filepath=filepath,
+                filetype=filetype,
+                bucket_name=bucket_name,
+                metadata=None,
+            )
+        except TypeError as e:
+            raise ParsingEventDataError(f"Missing essential data fields: {e}") from e
+
+    def validate(self, event_data: StorageEvent) -> str:
+        """Verify StorageEvent matches bucket, filetype and filepath requirements."""
+
+        if event_data.bucket_name != self._bucket_name:
+            raise InvalidBucketError(
+                f"Invalid bucket: expected {self._bucket_name}, got {event_data.bucket_name}"
+            )
+
+        if not event_data.filetype in self._allowed_filetypes:
+            raise InvalidFileTypeError(
+                f"Invalid file type, expected {self._allowed_filetypes},"
+                f"got '{event_data.filetype}'"
+            )
+
+        match = self._filepath_regex.match(event_data.filepath)
+        if not match:
+            raise InvalidFilepathError(
+                f"Invalid filepath structure: {event_data.filepath}"
+            )
+
+        recording_id = match.group("recording_id")
+        return recording_id
+
+    def get_recording_id(self, data):
+        """Extract recording ID from Minio event through parsing and validation."""
+
+        event_data = self.parse(data)
+        recording_id = self.validate(event_data)
+
+        return recording_id
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/recording/event/__init__.py b/src/backend/core/tests/recording/event/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/recording/event/test_authentication.py b/src/backend/core/tests/recording/event/test_authentication.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a207ada1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/recording/event/test_authentication.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+"""
+Test event authentication.
+"""
+
+# pylint: disable=E1128
+
+from django.test import RequestFactory
+
+import pytest
+from rest_framework.exceptions import AuthenticationFailed
+
+from core.recording.event.authentication import (
+    MachineUser,
+    StorageEventAuthentication,
+)
+
+
+def test_successful_authentication(settings):
+    """Test successful authentication with valid token."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = "valid-test-token"
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    request.headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer valid-test-token"}
+
+    user, token = StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+    assert token == "valid-test-token"
+    assert isinstance(user, MachineUser)
+
+
+def test_disabled_authentication_with_header(settings):
+    """Authentication should pass when no auth is configured, and header is present."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = None
+    settings.RECORDING_ENABLE_STORAGE_EVENT_AUTH = False
+
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    request.headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer some-token"}
+
+    user, token = StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+    assert token is None
+    assert isinstance(user, MachineUser)
+
+
+def test_disabled_authentication_without_header(settings):
+    """Authentication should pass when no auth is configured, and no header is present."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = None
+    settings.RECORDING_ENABLE_STORAGE_EVENT_AUTH = False
+
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+
+    user, token = StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+    assert token is None
+    assert isinstance(user, MachineUser)
+
+
+def test_authentication_when_disabled(settings):
+    """Authentication should pass when disabled, regardless of token configuration."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = "some-token"
+    settings.RECORDING_ENABLE_STORAGE_EVENT_AUTH = False
+
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+
+    user, token = StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+    assert token is None
+    assert isinstance(user, MachineUser)
+
+
+def test_authentication_fails_when_token_not_configured(settings):
+    """Authentication should fail when authentication is enabled but no token is configured."""
+
+    # By default RECORDING_ENABLE_STORAGE_EVENT_AUTH should be True
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = None
+
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AuthenticationFailed,
+        match="Authentication is enabled but token is not configured",
+    ):
+        StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+
+
+def test_missing_auth_header(settings):
+    """Test failure when Authorization header is missing."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = "valid-test-token"
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    request.headers = {}
+
+    with pytest.raises(AuthenticationFailed, match="Authorization header is required"):
+        StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+
+
+def test_invalid_auth_header_format(settings):
+    """Test failure when Authorization header has invalid format."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = "valid-test-token"
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    request.headers = {"Authorization": "InvalidFormat"}
+
+    with pytest.raises(AuthenticationFailed, match="Invalid authorization header"):
+        StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+
+
+def test_invalid_token_type(settings):
+    """Test failure when token type is not Bearer."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = "valid-test-token"
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    request.headers = {"Authorization": "Basic some-token"}
+
+    with pytest.raises(AuthenticationFailed, match="Invalid authorization header"):
+        StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+
+
+def test_invalid_token(settings):
+    """Test failure when token is invalid."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = "valid-test-token"
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    request.headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer wrong-token"}
+
+    with pytest.raises(AuthenticationFailed, match="Invalid token"):
+        StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+
+
+def test_malformed_auth_header(settings):
+    """Test failure when Authorization header is malformed."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = "valid-test-token"
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    request.headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer"}  # Missing token part
+
+    with pytest.raises(AuthenticationFailed, match="Invalid authorization header"):
+        StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
+
+
+def test_authenticate_header():
+    """Test the WWW-Authenticate header value."""
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    header = StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate_header(request)
+    assert header == "Bearer realm='Storage event API'"
+
+
+def test_multiple_spaces_in_auth_header(settings):
+    """Test failure when Authorization header contains multiple spaces."""
+    settings.RECORDING_STORAGE_EVENT_TOKEN = "valid-test-token"
+    request = RequestFactory().get("/")
+    request.headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer   extra-spaces-token"}
+
+    with pytest.raises(AuthenticationFailed, match="Invalid authorization header"):
+        StorageEventAuthentication().authenticate(request)
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/recording/event/test_parsers.py b/src/backend/core/tests/recording/event/test_parsers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..080d98c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/recording/event/test_parsers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+"""
+Test event parsers.
+"""
+
+# pylint: disable=W0212,W0621,W0613
+
+from unittest import mock
+
+from django.conf import settings
+
+import pytest
+
+from core.recording.event.exceptions import (
+    InvalidBucketError,
+    InvalidFilepathError,
+    InvalidFileTypeError,
+    ParsingEventDataError,
+)
+from core.recording.event.parsers import (
+    MinioParser,
+    StorageEvent,
+    get_parser,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def valid_minio_event():
+    """Mock a valid Minio event."""
+    return {
+        "Records": [
+            {
+                "s3": {
+                    "bucket": {"name": "test-bucket"},
+                    "object": {
+                        "key": "recording%2F46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.ogg",
+                        "contentType": "audio/ogg",
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def minio_parser():
+    """Mock a Minio parser."""
+    return MinioParser(bucket_name="test-bucket")
+
+
+def test_parse_valid_event(minio_parser, valid_minio_event):
+    """Test parsing a valid Minio event."""
+    event = minio_parser.parse(valid_minio_event)
+    assert isinstance(event, StorageEvent)
+    assert event.filepath == "recording%2F46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.ogg"
+    assert event.filetype == "audio/ogg"
+    assert event.bucket_name == "test-bucket"
+    assert event.metadata is None
+
+
+def test_parse_empty_data(minio_parser):
+    """Test parsing empty event data raises error."""
+    with pytest.raises(ParsingEventDataError, match="Received empty data."):
+        minio_parser.parse({})
+
+
+def test_parse_missing_keys(minio_parser):
+    """Test parsing event with missing key."""
+
+    invalid_minio_event = {
+        "Records": [
+            {
+                "s3": {
+                    "bucket": {"name": None},
+                    # Missing 'object' key
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+    with pytest.raises(ParsingEventDataError, match="Missing or malformed key"):
+        minio_parser.parse(invalid_minio_event)
+
+
+def test_parse_none_key(minio_parser):
+    """Test parsing event with None field."""
+
+    invalid_minio_event = {
+        "Records": [
+            {
+                "s3": {
+                    "bucket": {"name": "test-bucket"},
+                    "object": {
+                        "key": "recording%2F46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.ogg",
+                        "contentType": None,  # 'contentType' should not be None
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+    with pytest.raises(ParsingEventDataError, match="Missing essential data fields"):
+        minio_parser.parse(invalid_minio_event)
+
+
+def test_validate_invalid_bucket(minio_parser):
+    """Test validation with wrong bucket name."""
+    event = StorageEvent(
+        filepath="recording%2F46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.ogg",
+        filetype="audio/ogg",
+        bucket_name="wrong-bucket",
+        metadata=None,
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidBucketError):
+        minio_parser.validate(event)
+
+
+def test_validate_invalid_filetype(minio_parser):
+    """Test validation with unsupported file type."""
+    event = StorageEvent(
+        filepath="recording%2F46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.txt",
+        filetype="text/plain",  # Not included in the default allowed filetypes
+        bucket_name="test-bucket",
+        metadata=None,
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidFileTypeError):
+        minio_parser.validate(event)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "invalid_filepath",
+    [
+        "invalid_filepath",
+        "recording/46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.ogg",
+        "recording%2F46d1a1212426484d8fb309b5d886f7a8.ogg",
+    ],
+)
+def test_validate_invalid_filepath(invalid_filepath, minio_parser):
+    """Test validation with malformed filepath."""
+    event = StorageEvent(
+        filepath=invalid_filepath,
+        filetype="audio/ogg",
+        bucket_name="test-bucket",
+        metadata=None,
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidFilepathError):
+        minio_parser.validate(event)
+
+
+def test_validate_valid_event(minio_parser):
+    """Test validation with valid event data."""
+    event = StorageEvent(
+        filepath="recording%2F46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.ogg",
+        filetype="audio/ogg",
+        bucket_name="test-bucket",
+        metadata=None,
+    )
+    recording_id = minio_parser.validate(event)
+    assert recording_id == "46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8"
+
+
+def test_get_recording_id_success(minio_parser, valid_minio_event):
+    """Test successful extraction of recording ID."""
+    recording_id = minio_parser.get_recording_id(valid_minio_event)
+    assert recording_id == "46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8"
+
+
+def test_validate_filepath_with_folder(minio_parser):
+    """Test validation of filepath with folder structure."""
+    event = StorageEvent(
+        filepath="parent_folder%2Ffolder%2F46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.ogg",
+        filetype="audio/ogg",
+        bucket_name="test-bucket",
+        metadata=None,
+    )
+    recording_id = minio_parser.validate(event)
+    assert recording_id == "46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8"
+
+
+def test_parse_with_video_type(minio_parser):
+    """Test parsing event with video file type."""
+    video_event = {
+        "Records": [
+            {
+                "s3": {
+                    "bucket": {"name": "test-bucket"},
+                    "object": {
+                        "key": "46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.mp4",
+                        "contentType": "video/mp4",
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+    event = minio_parser.parse(video_event)
+    assert event.filetype == "video/mp4"
+    assert event.filepath.endswith(".mp4")
+
+
+def test_empty_allowed_filetypes():
+    """Test MinioParser with empty allowed_filetypes."""
+    empty_types = set()
+    parser = MinioParser(bucket_name="test-bucket", allowed_filetypes=empty_types)
+    assert parser._allowed_filetypes == {"audio/ogg", "video/mp4"}
+
+
+def test_custom_allowed_filetypes():
+    """Test MinioParser with empty allowed_filetypes."""
+    custom_types = {"audio/mp3", "video/mov"}
+    parser = MinioParser(bucket_name="test-bucket", allowed_filetypes=custom_types)
+    assert parser._allowed_filetypes == {"audio/mp3", "video/mov"}
+
+
+def test_validate_custom_filetypes():
+    """Test validation of filepath with folder structure."""
+
+    parser = MinioParser(bucket_name="test-bucket", allowed_filetypes={"audio/mp3"})
+
+    event = StorageEvent(
+        filepath="parent_folder%2Ffolder%2F46d1a121-2426-484d-8fb3-09b5d886f7a8.ogg",
+        filetype="audio/mp3",
+        bucket_name="test-bucket",
+        metadata=None,
+    )
+    parser.validate(event)
+
+
+def test_constructor_none_bucket():
+    """Test MinioParser constructor with None bucket name."""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Bucket name cannot be None or empty"):
+        MinioParser(bucket_name=None)
+
+
+def test_constructor_empty_bucket():
+    """Test MinioParser constructor with empty bucket name."""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Bucket name cannot be None or empty"):
+        MinioParser(bucket_name="")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def clear_lru_cache():
+    """Fixture to clear the LRU cache between tests."""
+    get_parser.cache_clear()
+    yield
+    get_parser.cache_clear()
+
+
+def test_returns_correct_instance(clear_lru_cache):
+    """Test if get_parser returns the correct parser instance."""
+    settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = "test-bucket"
+    parser = get_parser()
+    assert isinstance(parser, MinioParser)
+    assert parser._bucket_name == "test-bucket"
+
+
+def test_caching_behavior(clear_lru_cache):
+    """Test if the function properly caches the parser instance."""
+    settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = "test-bucket"
+    parser1 = get_parser()
+    parser2 = get_parser()
+    assert parser1 is parser2  # Check object identity
+
+
+def test_different_settings_new_instance():
+    """Test if changing settings creates a new instance."""
+    settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = "different-bucket"
+    parser = get_parser()
+    assert parser._bucket_name == "different-bucket"
+
+
+def test_import_error_handling(clear_lru_cache):
+    """Test handling of import errors for invalid parser class."""
+    settings.RECORDING_EVENT_PARSER_CLASS = "invalid.parser.path"
+    with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+        get_parser()
+
+
+@mock.patch("core.recording.event.parsers.import_string")
+def test_parser_instantiation_called_once(mock_import_string, clear_lru_cache):
+    """Test that parser class is instantiated only once due to caching."""
+    mock_parser_cls = type(
+        "MockParser",
+        (),
+        {
+            "__init__": lambda self, bucket_name: setattr(
+                self, "_bucket_name", bucket_name
+            )
+        },
+    )
+    mock_import_string.return_value = mock_parser_cls
+
+    # First call
+    parser1 = get_parser()
+    # Second call
+    parser2 = get_parser()
+
+    # Verify import_string was called only once
+    mock_import_string.assert_called_once_with(settings.RECORDING_EVENT_PARSER_CLASS)
+    assert parser1 is parser2
+
+
+def test_cache_clear_behavior(clear_lru_cache, settings):
+    """Test that cache clearing creates new instance."""
+
+    settings.RECORDING_EVENT_PARSER_CLASS = "core.recording.event.parsers.MinioParser"
+
+    parser1 = get_parser()
+    get_parser.cache_clear()
+    parser2 = get_parser()
+
+    assert parser1 is not parser2  # Should be different instances after cache clear
diff --git a/src/backend/meet/settings.py b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
index a288ccff..fef21a63 100755
--- a/src/backend/meet/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
@@ -424,6 +424,14 @@ class Base(Configuration):
         environ_name="RECORDING_WORKER_CLASSES",
         environ_prefix=None,
     )
+    RECORDING_EVENT_PARSER_CLASS = values.Value(
+        "core.recording.event.parsers.MinioParser",
+        environ_name="RECORDING_EVENT_PARSER_CLASS",
+        environ_prefix=None,
+    )
+    RECORDING_ENABLE_STORAGE_EVENT_AUTH = values.BooleanValue(
+        True, environ_name="RECORDING_ENABLE_STORAGE_EVENT_AUTH", environ_prefix=None
+    )
 
     # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     @property