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AWS::DynamoDB::Table
Creates an Amazon DynamoDB table.
Note
This resource does not support local secondary indexes.
Syntax
{
"Type" : "AWS::DynamoDB::Table",
"Properties" : {
"KeySchema" : { DynamoDB Primary Key },
"ProvisionedThroughput" : { DynamoDB Provisioned Throughput }
}
}
Properties
- KeySchema
The primary key structure for the table, consisting of a required
HashKeyElementand an optionalRangeKeyElement, required only for composite primary keys. For more information about primary keys, see DynamoDB Primary Key.Required: Yes
Type: DynamoDB Primary Key
Update requires: replacement
- ProvisionedThroughput
New throughput for the specified table, consisting of values for ReadCapacityUnits and WriteCapacityUnits. For more information about the contents of a Provisioned Throughput structure, see DynamoDB Provisioned Throughput.
Required: Yes
Type: DynamoDB Provisioned Throughput
Update requires: replacement
Return Value
When the logical ID of this resource is provided to the Ref intrinsic
function, it returns the resource name. For example:
{ "Ref": "MyResource" }For the resource with the logical ID "MyResource", Ref will return the AWS resource
name.
For more information about using the Ref function, see Ref.
Template Examples
Example Simple DynamoDB Template
{
"AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "2010-09-09",
"Resources" : {
"myDynamoDBTable" : {
"Type" : "AWS::DynamoDB::Table",
"Properties" : {
"KeySchema" : {
"HashKeyElement": {
"AttributeName" : "AttributeName1",
"AttributeType" : "S"
},
"RangeKeyElement" : {
"AttributeName" : "AttributeName2",
"AttributeType" : "N"
}
},
"ProvisionedThroughput" : {
"ReadCapacityUnits" : "5",
"WriteCapacityUnits" : "10"
}
}
}
}
} 
