AWS SDK Version 2 for .NET
API Reference

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.NET Framework 4.5
 
The DeleteTable operation deletes a table and all of its items. After a DeleteTable request, the specified table is in the DELETING state until DynamoDB completes the deletion. If the table is in the ACTIVE state, you can delete it. If a table is in CREATING or UPDATING states, then DynamoDB returns a ResourceInUseException. If the specified table does not exist, DynamoDB returns a ResourceNotFoundException. If table is already in the DELETING state, no error is returned.

DynamoDB might continue to accept data read and write operations, such as GetItem and PutItem, on a table in the DELETING state until the table deletion is complete.

When you delete a table, any indexes on that table are also deleted.

If you have DynamoDB Streams enabled on the table, then the corresponding stream on that table goes into the DISABLED state, and the stream is automatically deleted after 24 hours.

Use the DescribeTable API to check the status of the table.

Namespace: Amazon.DynamoDBv2
Assembly: AWSSDK.dll
Version: (assembly version)

Syntax

C#
public abstract DeleteTableResponse DeleteTable(
         DeleteTableRequest request
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.DynamoDBv2.Model.DeleteTableRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the DeleteTable service method.

Return Value
Type: Amazon.DynamoDBv2.Model.DeleteTableResponse
The response from the DeleteTable service method, as returned by DynamoDB.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
InternalServerErrorException An error occurred on the server side.
LimitExceededException The number of concurrent table requests (cumulative number of tables in the CREATING, DELETING or UPDATING state) exceeds the maximum allowed of 10. Also, for tables with secondary indexes, only one of those tables can be in the CREATING state at any point in time. Do not attempt to create more than one such table simultaneously. The total limit of tables in the ACTIVE state is 250.
ResourceInUseException The operation conflicts with the resource's availability. For example, you attempted to recreate an existing table, or tried to delete a table currently in the CREATING state.
ResourceNotFoundException The operation tried to access a nonexistent table or index. The resource might not be specified correctly, or its status might not be ACTIVE.

Examples

This example shows how to delete a table.

DeleteTable sample


// Create a client
AmazonDynamoDBClient client = new AmazonDynamoDBClient();

// Configure the DeleteTable request
DeleteTableRequest request = new DeleteTableRequest
{
    TableName = "SampleTable"
};

// Issue DeleteTable request and retrieve the table description
TableDescription tableDescription = client.DeleteTable(request).TableDescription;
Console.WriteLine("Table name: {0}", tableDescription.TableName);
Console.WriteLine("Table status: {0}", tableDescription.TableStatus);

                

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5