Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB Tables API

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

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IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 13

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /#CreateTable Create Table #
POST /#DeleteTable Delete a table and all its items · Delete Table #
Ask an LLM
“How do I permanently drop a DynamoDB table along with its data?”
“What state is a table in right after I ask for it to be deleted?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete the table {table_name} and everything in it.
Drop table {table_name}.
POST /#DescribeTable Get a table's status, key schema and indexes · Describe Table #
Ask an LLM
“Is my DynamoDB table still being created, or is it active yet?”
“What primary key schema and indexes does an existing table have?”
Tell an agent
Describe the table {table_name}.
Show me the current status and indexes of table {table_name}.
POST /#ExportTableToPointInTime Export Table To Point In Time #
POST /#ImportTable Import Table #
POST /#ListTables List the tables in my account · List Tables #
Ask an LLM
“What tables do I have in this account and Region?”
“Can I page through my table names a few at a time?”
Tell an agent
List all my DynamoDB table names.
List up to {limit} table names starting after {start_table}.
POST /#RestoreTableFromBackup Restore Table From Backup #
POST /#RestoreTableToPointInTime Restore Table To Point In Time #
POST /#UpdateTable Change a table's throughput, billing or indexes · Update Table #
Ask an LLM
“How do I raise the provisioned read and write capacity on an existing table?”
“Can I add or remove a global secondary index on a table that already exists?”
Tell an agent
Change the provisioned throughput of table {table_name} to {throughput}.
Switch existing table {table_name} to billing mode {billing_mode}.
POST /#DescribeEndpoints Describe Endpoints #
POST /#DescribeLimits Describe Limits #
POST /#DescribeTableReplicaAutoScaling Describe Table Replica Auto Scaling #
POST /#UpdateTableReplicaAutoScaling Update Table Replica Auto Scaling #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/APIReference/
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GettingStarted
https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/getting-started/
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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/
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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/APIReference/
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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/dynamodb/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-dynamodb/openapi/amazon-dynamodb-tables-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-dynamodb/json-schema/amazon-dynamodb-table-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-dynamodb/json-structure/amazon-dynamodb-table-structure.json

Other Resources

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Overlay
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-dynamodb/overlays/amazon-dynamodb-tables-api-overlay.yaml
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JSONLD
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-dynamodb/json-ld/amazon-dynamodb-context.jsonld
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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/pricing/
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FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/faqs/
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TermsOfService
https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/sla/
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Security
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/security.html
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Examples
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-dynamodb/examples/amazon-dynamodb-table-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-dynamodb-tables-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Amazon DynamoDB Tables API
  version: '2012-08-10'
  description: Generated from AWS's published Smithy model for Amazon DynamoDB. 13 operation(s).
  contact:
    name: Amazon Web Services
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    identifier: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/aws/api-models-aws/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://dynamodb.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
security:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-dynamodb/openapi/amazon-dynamodb-tables-api-openapi.yml