Amazon DynamoDB · Schema

AttributeValue

Represents the data for an attribute. Each attribute value is described as a name-value pair with the data type as the name.

DatabaseDocument StoreKey-ValueNoSQLServerless

Properties

Name Type Description
S string String attribute value
N string Number attribute value (sent as string)
B string Binary attribute value (Base64-encoded)
SS array String set attribute value
NS array Number set attribute value
BS array Binary set attribute value
M object Map attribute value
L array List attribute value
NULL boolean Null attribute value
BOOL boolean Boolean attribute value
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JSON Schema

dynamodb-openapi-attribute-value-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-dynamodb/refs/heads/main/json-schema/dynamodb-openapi-attribute-value-schema.json",
  "title": "AttributeValue",
  "description": "Represents the data for an attribute. Each attribute value is described as a name-value pair with the data type as the name.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "S": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "String attribute value"
    },
    "N": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Number attribute value (sent as string)"
    },
    "B": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "byte",
      "description": "Binary attribute value (Base64-encoded)"
    },
    "SS": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "String set attribute value",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "NS": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Number set attribute value",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "BS": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Binary set attribute value",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "byte"
      }
    },
    "M": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Map attribute value",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AttributeValue"
      }
    },
    "L": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List attribute value",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AttributeValue"
      }
    },
    "NULL": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Null attribute value"
    },
    "BOOL": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Boolean attribute value"
    }
  }
}

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