DeleteTable

Important

This section refers to API version 2011-12-05, which is deprecated and should not be used for new applications.

For documentation on the current low-level API, see the Amazon DynamoDB API Reference.

Description

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 error. If the specified table does not exist, DynamoDB returns a ResourceNotFoundException. If table is already in the DELETING state, no error is returned.

Note

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

Tables are unique among those associated with the AWS Account issuing the request, and the AWS region that receives the request (such as dynamodb.us-west-1.amazonaws.com). Each DynamoDB endpoint is entirely independent. For example, if you have two tables called "MyTable," one in dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com and one in dynamodb.us-west-1.amazonaws.com, they are completely independent and do not share any data; deleting one does not delete the other.

Use the DescribeTables operation to check the status of the table.

Requests

Syntax

// This header is abbreviated. 
// For a sample of a complete header, see DynamoDB low-level API.
POST / HTTP/1.1 
x-amz-target: DynamoDB_20111205.DeleteTable 
content-type: application/x-amz-json-1.0

{"TableName":"Table1"}

Name	Description	Required
TableName	The name of the table to delete. Type: String	Yes

Responses

Syntax

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
x-amzn-RequestId: 4HONCKIVH1BFUDQ1U68CTG3N27VV4KQNSO5AEMVJF66Q9ASUAAJG
content-type: application/x-amz-json-1.0
content-length: 311
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:56:22 GMT

{"TableDescription":
    {"CreationDateTime":1.313362508446E9,
    "KeySchema":
        {"HashKeyElement":{"AttributeName":"user","AttributeType":"S"},
        "RangeKeyElement":{"AttributeName":"time","AttributeType":"N"}},
    "ProvisionedThroughput":{"ReadCapacityUnits":10,"WriteCapacityUnits":10},
    "TableName":"Table1",
    "TableStatus":"DELETING"
    }
}

Name	Description
TableDescription	A container for the table properties.
CreationDateTime	Date when the table was created. Type: Number
KeySchema	The primary key (simple or composite) structure for the table. A name-value pair for the HashKeyElement is required, and a name-value pair for the RangeKeyElement is optional (only required for composite primary keys). For more information about primary keys, see Primary key. Type: Map of HashKeyElement, or HashKeyElement and RangeKeyElement for a composite primary key.
ProvisionedThroughput	Throughput for the specified table, consisting of values for ReadCapacityUnits and WriteCapacityUnits. See DynamoDB provisioned capacity mode.
ProvisionedThroughput: ReadCapacityUnits	The minimum number of ReadCapacityUnits consumed per second for the specified table before DynamoDB balances the load with other operations. Type: Number
ProvisionedThroughput: WriteCapacityUnits	The minimum number of WriteCapacityUnits consumed per second for the specified table before DynamoDB balances the load with other operations. Type: Number
TableName	The name of the deleted table. Type: String
TableStatus	The current state of the table (DELETING). Once the table is deleted, subsequent requests for the table return resource not found. Use the DescribeTables operation to check the status of the table. Type: String

Special errors

Error	Description
ResourceInUseException	Table is in state CREATING or UPDATING and can't be deleted.

Examples

Sample request

// This header is abbreviated. For a sample of a complete header, see DynamoDB low-level API.
POST / HTTP/1.1 
x-amz-target: DynamoDB_20111205.DeleteTable
content-type: application/x-amz-json-1.0
content-length: 40

{"TableName":"favorite-movies-table"}

Sample response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
x-amzn-RequestId: 4HONCKIVH1BFUDQ1U68CTG3N27VV4KQNSO5AEMVJF66Q9ASUAAJG
content-type: application/x-amz-json-1.0
content-length: 160
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:20:03 GMT

{"TableDescription":
    {"CreationDateTime":1.313362508446E9,
    "KeySchema":
        {"HashKeyElement":{"AttributeName":"name","AttributeType":"S"}},
    "TableName":"favorite-movies-table",
    "TableStatus":"DELETING"
}

Related actions

• CreateTable

• DescribeTables