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Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB Tables API

Operations for creating, describing, updating, listing, and deleting DynamoDB tables

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Amazon DynamoDB Tables API is one of 5 APIs that Amazon DynamoDB publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Tables. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, pricing, a getting-started guide, an API reference, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2012-08-10.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://dynamodb.{region}.amazonaws.com.

5 operations 5 paths 14 schemas 5 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2012-08-10
Base URL
https://dynamodb.amazonaws.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Amazon Web Services
Terms of Service
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Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Amazon DynamoDB Tables API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (sigv4Auth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • sigv4Auth — AWS Signature Version 4 authentication

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 5 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Tables 5

Operations for creating, describing, updating, listing, and deleting DynamoDB tables

POST
/
Amazon DynamoDB Create a DynamoDB Table
createTable 1 param body → 200400409429
POST
/#DescribeTable
Amazon DynamoDB Describe a DynamoDB Table
describeTable 1 param body → 200400404
POST
/#ListTables
Amazon DynamoDB List DynamoDB Tables
listTables 1 param body → 200400
POST
/#UpdateTable
Amazon DynamoDB Update a DynamoDB Table
updateTable 1 param body → 200400404429
POST
/#DeleteTable
Amazon DynamoDB Delete a DynamoDB Table
deleteTable 1 param body → 200400404

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TableDescription (13 properties), CreateTableInput (8 properties), ProvisionedThroughputDescription (5 properties), UpdateTableInput (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GlobalSecondaryIndex
object
Represents the properties of a global secondary index
4 properties 3 required
KeySchemaElement
object
Represents a single element of a key schema
2 properties 2 required
Tag
object
2 properties 2 required
AttributeDefinition
object
Represents an attribute for describing the schema for a table or index
2 properties 2 required
TableDescription
object
Represents the properties of a DynamoDB table
13 properties
UpdateTableInput
object
4 properties 1 required
Projection
object
Represents attributes that are copied from the table into an index
2 properties
DescribeTableOutput
object
1 property
LocalSecondaryIndex
object
Represents the properties of a local secondary index
3 properties 3 required
CreateTableOutput
object
1 property
CreateTableInput
object
8 properties 3 required
ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
ProvisionedThroughput
object
Represents the provisioned throughput settings for a table or index
2 properties 2 required
ProvisionedThroughputDescription
object
Describes the provisioned throughput settings for a table or index
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

amazon-dynamodb-tables-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Amazon DynamoDB publishes across the network.

Amazon DynamoDB Batch API
AE Profile APIs.io
Amazon DynamoDB Items API
AE Profile APIs.io
Amazon DynamoDB Queries API
AE Profile APIs.io
Amazon DynamoDB Transactions API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
amazon-dynamodb:amazon-dynamodb-tables-api
Base URL
https://dynamodb.amazonaws.com
Docs
https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
Provider
Amazon DynamoDB
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