Amazon DynamoDB · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Amazon DynamoDB Items API
5 actions
5 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/amazon-dynamodb-items-api-openapi.yml
Generated by API Evangelist
Written by API Evangelist tooling for Amazon DynamoDB's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Amazon DynamoDB publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 5
$.info
$.paths['/#PutItem'].post
$.paths['/#GetItem'].post
$.paths['/#UpdateItem'].post
$.paths['/#DeleteItem'].post
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Amazon DynamoDB Items API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/amazon-dynamodb-items-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 4
- target: $.paths['/#PutItem'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Write or replace an item in a table
effect: write
questions:
- How do I insert a new record into a DynamoDB table?
- What happens if I put an item whose primary key already exists?
- Can I only write the item when a condition holds, so I don't overwrite existing data?
instructions:
- text: Put item {item} into table {table_name}, replacing any item with the same key.
slots:
item: requestBody.Item
table_name: requestBody.TableName
- text: Write item {item} to {table_name} only if {condition}.
slots:
item: requestBody.Item
table_name: requestBody.TableName
condition: requestBody.ConditionExpression
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/#GetItem'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Fetch one item by its primary key
effect: read
questions:
- How do I look up a single record in a table by its primary key?
- Can I get a strongly consistent read of one item instead of an eventually consistent one?
- What comes back when no item matches the key I asked for?
instructions:
- text: Get the item with key {key} from table {table_name}.
slots:
key: requestBody.Key
table_name: requestBody.TableName
- text: Fetch only the attributes {projection} of item {key} in {table_name}.
slots:
projection: requestBody.ProjectionExpression
key: requestBody.Key
table_name: requestBody.TableName
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/#UpdateItem'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Edit attributes on an existing item
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change just a few attributes on an existing item without rewriting the whole thing?
- Can I increment a counter or remove an attribute with an update expression?
- Does updating a key that doesn't exist yet create the item?
instructions:
- text: Update item {key} in table {table_name} with expression {update_expression}.
slots:
key: requestBody.Key
table_name: requestBody.TableName
update_expression: requestBody.UpdateExpression
- text: Change attributes on item {key} in {table_name} only if {condition}, and return the updated values.
slots:
key: requestBody.Key
table_name: requestBody.TableName
condition: requestBody.ConditionExpression
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/#DeleteItem'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete one item by its primary key
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I remove a single record from a DynamoDB table?
- Can I delete an item only if one of its attributes has an expected value?
instructions:
- text: Delete the item with key {key} from table {table_name}.
slots:
key: requestBody.Key
table_name: requestBody.TableName
- text: Remove item {key} from {table_name} only if {condition}.
slots:
key: requestBody.Key
table_name: requestBody.TableName
condition: requestBody.ConditionExpression
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
Work with this as data
Every overlay here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.
MCP server
One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.
https://apis.io/mcp
Tools for openapi overlays
4 MCP tools reach this
find_overlaysBrowse and filter every overlay in the catalog.apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
Call it yourself
curl for this page
This overlay
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/overlays/amazon-dynamodb-items-api-phrasing-overlay"
All openapi overlays
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/overlays?limit=25"
Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.
Get an API key
Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.
A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.