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Amazon DynamoDB

Developer Guide (API Version 2012-08-10)

What Is Amazon DynamoDB?
How It Works
- Core Components
- The DynamoDB API
- Naming Rules and Data Types
- Read Consistency
- Provisioned Throughput
- Partitions and Data Distribution
From SQL to NoSQL
- Accessing the Database
- Creating a Table
- Getting Information About a Table
- Writing Data To a Table
- Reading Data From a Table
- Managing Indexes
  - Querying and Scanning an Index
- Modifying Data in a Table
- Deleting Data from a Table
- Removing a Table
Using the DynamoDB Console
- Working with Items and Attributes
- Monitoring Tables
- Setting Up CloudWatch Alarms
- Managing DynamoDB Streams and Triggers
Creating Tables and Loading Sample Data
- Before You Begin
- Step 1: Create Example Tables
- Step 2: Load Data into Tables
- Step 3: Query the Data
- Step 4: (Optional) Delete Example Tables
- Summary
Running DynamoDB on Your Computer
- Setting the Local Endpoint
- Usage Notes
Running the Code Samples
- Java Code Samples
- .NET Code Samples
- PHP Code Samples
Working with Tables
- Guidelines for Working with Tables
- Working with Tables: Java
  - Example: Create, Update, Delete and List Tables - Java Document API
- Working with Tables: .NET
  - Example: Create, Update, Delete and List Tables - .NET Low-Level API
- Working with Tables: PHP
  - Example: Create, Update, Delete and List Tables - PHP Low-Level API
Working with Items
- Reading and Writing Items Using Expressions
- Guidelines for Working with Items
- Working with Items: Java
- Working with Items: .NET
- Working with Items: PHP
  - Example: CRUD Operations - PHP Low-Level API
  - Example: Batch Operations-PHP SDK
Query and Scan
- Guidelines for Query and Scan
- Querying
- Scanning
Improving Data Access with Secondary Indexes
- Global Secondary Indexes
- Local Secondary Indexes
Capturing Table Activity with DynamoDB Streams
- Using the DynamoDB Streams Kinesis Adapter to Process Stream Records
  - Walkthrough: DynamoDB Streams Kinesis Adapter
    - Complete Program: DynamoDB Streams Kinesis Adapter
- Walkthrough: DynamoDB Streams Low-Level API
  - Complete Program: Low-Level DynamoDB Streams API
- Cross-Region Replication
- Amazon DynamoDB Triggers
  - Walkthrough: Using the AWS Management Console to Create a DynamoDB Trigger
Best Practices
Programming with DynamoDB
- Overview of AWS SDK Support for DynamoDB
- Programmatic Interfaces
- DynamoDB Low-Level API
- Error Handling
- Higher-Level Programming Interfaces for DynamoDB
Monitoring DynamoDB with CloudWatch
Authentication and Access Control
- Overview of Managing Access
- Using Identity-Based Policies (IAM Policies)
- DynamoDB API Permissions Reference
- Using Conditions
- Using Web Identity Federation
  - Preparing to Use Web Identity Federation
  - Writing Your App to Use Web Identity Federation
Integration with Other Services
- Logging DynamoDB Operations By Using AWS CloudTrail
- Exporting and Importing DynamoDB Data Using AWS Data Pipeline
- Querying and Joining Tables Using Amazon EMR
- Loading Data From DynamoDB Into Amazon Redshift
Additional Tools and Resources For DynamoDB
- Amazon DynamoDB Storage Backend for Titan
- Logstash Plugin for Amazon DynamoDB
- AWS Command Line Interface for DynamoDB
Example Application Using AWS SDK for Python (Boto)
- Step 1: Deploy and Test Locally
- Step 2: Examine the Data Model and Implementation Details
- Step 3: Deploy in Production
- Step 4: Clean Up Resources
Limits
Document History
Appendix
- Example Tables and Data
- Creating Example Tables and Uploading Data
- Reserved Words in DynamoDB
- Legacy Conditional Parameters
- Current Low-Level API Version (2012-08-10)
- Previous Low-Level API Version (2011-12-05)

Creating Tables and Loading Sample Data

In this section, you will use the AWS Management Console to create tables in DynamoDB. You will then load data into these tables using the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).

These tables and their data are used as examples throughout this Developer Guide.

Note

If you are an application developer, we recommend that you also read the Amazon DynamoDB Getting Started Guide.

In the Amazon DynamoDB Getting Started Guide, you use the downloadable version of DynamoDB. This lets you learn about the DynamoDB low-level API for free, without having to pay any fees for throughput, storage, or data transfer.

Amazon DynamoDB Getting Started Guide

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