SDK for PHP 3.x

Client: Aws\DynamoDbStreams\DynamoDbStreamsClient
Service ID: streams.dynamodb
Version: 2012-08-10

This page describes the parameters and results for the operations of the Amazon DynamoDB Streams (2012-08-10), and shows how to use the Aws\DynamoDbStreams\DynamoDbStreamsClient object to call the described operations. This documentation is specific to the 2012-08-10 API version of the service.

Operation Summary

Each of the following operations can be created from a client using $client->getCommand('CommandName'), where "CommandName" is the name of one of the following operations. Note: a command is a value that encapsulates an operation and the parameters used to create an HTTP request.

You can also create and send a command immediately using the magic methods available on a client object: $client->commandName(/* parameters */). You can send the command asynchronously (returning a promise) by appending the word "Async" to the operation name: $client->commandNameAsync(/* parameters */).

DescribeStream ( array $params = [] )
Returns information about a stream, including the current status of the stream, its Amazon Resource Name (ARN), the composition of its shards, and its corresponding DynamoDB table.
GetRecords ( array $params = [] )
Retrieves the stream records from a given shard.
GetShardIterator ( array $params = [] )
Returns a shard iterator.
ListStreams ( array $params = [] )
Returns an array of stream ARNs associated with the current account and endpoint.

Operations

DescribeStream

$result = $client->describeStream([/* ... */]);
$promise = $client->describeStreamAsync([/* ... */]);

Returns information about a stream, including the current status of the stream, its Amazon Resource Name (ARN), the composition of its shards, and its corresponding DynamoDB table.

You can call DescribeStream at a maximum rate of 10 times per second.

Each shard in the stream has a SequenceNumberRange associated with it. If the SequenceNumberRange has a StartingSequenceNumber but no EndingSequenceNumber, then the shard is still open (able to receive more stream records). If both StartingSequenceNumber and EndingSequenceNumber are present, then that shard is closed and can no longer receive more data.

Parameter Syntax

$result = $client->describeStream([
    'ExclusiveStartShardId' => '<string>',
    'Limit' => <integer>,
    'StreamArn' => '<string>', // REQUIRED
]);

Parameter Details

Members
ExclusiveStartShardId
Type: string

The shard ID of the first item that this operation will evaluate. Use the value that was returned for LastEvaluatedShardId in the previous operation.

Limit
Type: int

The maximum number of shard objects to return. The upper limit is 100.

StreamArn
Required: Yes
Type: string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the stream.

Result Syntax

[
    'StreamDescription' => [
        'CreationRequestDateTime' => <DateTime>,
        'KeySchema' => [
            [
                'AttributeName' => '<string>',
                'KeyType' => 'HASH|RANGE',
            ],
            // ...
        ],
        'LastEvaluatedShardId' => '<string>',
        'Shards' => [
            [
                'ParentShardId' => '<string>',
                'SequenceNumberRange' => [
                    'EndingSequenceNumber' => '<string>',
                    'StartingSequenceNumber' => '<string>',
                ],
                'ShardId' => '<string>',
            ],
            // ...
        ],
        'StreamArn' => '<string>',
        'StreamLabel' => '<string>',
        'StreamStatus' => 'ENABLING|ENABLED|DISABLING|DISABLED',
        'StreamViewType' => 'NEW_IMAGE|OLD_IMAGE|NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES|KEYS_ONLY',
        'TableName' => '<string>',
    ],
]

Result Details

Members
StreamDescription
Type: StreamDescription structure

A complete description of the stream, including its creation date and time, the DynamoDB table associated with the stream, the shard IDs within the stream, and the beginning and ending sequence numbers of stream records within the shards.

Errors

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.

InternalServerError:

An error occurred on the server side.

Examples

Example 1: To describe a stream with a given stream ARN

The following example describes a stream with a given stream ARN.

$result = $client->describeStream([
    'StreamArn' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-20T20:51:10.252',
]);

Result syntax:

[
    'StreamDescription' => [
        'CreationRequestDateTime' => ,
        'KeySchema' => [
            [
                'AttributeName' => 'ForumName',
                'KeyType' => 'HASH',
            ],
            [
                'AttributeName' => 'Subject',
                'KeyType' => 'RANGE',
            ],
        ],
        'Shards' => [
            [
                'SequenceNumberRange' => [
                    'EndingSequenceNumber' => '20500000000000000910398',
                    'StartingSequenceNumber' => '20500000000000000910398',
                ],
                'ShardId' => 'shardId-00000001414562045508-2bac9cd2',
            ],
            [
                'ParentShardId' => 'shardId-00000001414562045508-2bac9cd2',
                'SequenceNumberRange' => [
                    'EndingSequenceNumber' => '820400000000000001192334',
                    'StartingSequenceNumber' => '820400000000000001192334',
                ],
                'ShardId' => 'shardId-00000001414576573621-f55eea83',
            ],
            [
                'ParentShardId' => 'shardId-00000001414576573621-f55eea83',
                'SequenceNumberRange' => [
                    'EndingSequenceNumber' => '1683700000000000001135967',
                    'StartingSequenceNumber' => '1683700000000000001135967',
                ],
                'ShardId' => 'shardId-00000001414592258131-674fd923',
            ],
            [
                'ParentShardId' => 'shardId-00000001414592258131-674fd923',
                'SequenceNumberRange' => [
                    'StartingSequenceNumber' => '2574600000000000000935255',
                ],
                'ShardId' => 'shardId-00000001414608446368-3a1afbaf',
            ],
        ],
        'StreamArn' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-20T20:51:10.252',
        'StreamLabel' => '2015-05-20T20:51:10.252',
        'StreamStatus' => 'ENABLED',
        'StreamViewType' => 'NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES',
        'TableName' => 'Forum',
    ],
]

GetRecords

$result = $client->getRecords([/* ... */]);
$promise = $client->getRecordsAsync([/* ... */]);

Retrieves the stream records from a given shard.

Specify a shard iterator using the ShardIterator parameter. The shard iterator specifies the position in the shard from which you want to start reading stream records sequentially. If there are no stream records available in the portion of the shard that the iterator points to, GetRecords returns an empty list. Note that it might take multiple calls to get to a portion of the shard that contains stream records.

GetRecords can retrieve a maximum of 1 MB of data or 1000 stream records, whichever comes first.

Parameter Syntax

$result = $client->getRecords([
    'Limit' => <integer>,
    'ShardIterator' => '<string>', // REQUIRED
]);

Parameter Details

Members
Limit
Type: int

The maximum number of records to return from the shard. The upper limit is 1000.

ShardIterator
Required: Yes
Type: string

A shard iterator that was retrieved from a previous GetShardIterator operation. This iterator can be used to access the stream records in this shard.

Result Syntax

[
    'NextShardIterator' => '<string>',
    'Records' => [
        [
            'awsRegion' => '<string>',
            'dynamodb' => [
                'ApproximateCreationDateTime' => <DateTime>,
                'Keys' => [
                    '<AttributeName>' => [
                        'B' => <string || resource || Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface>,
                        'BOOL' => true || false,
                        'BS' => [<string || resource || Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface>, ...],
                        'L' => [
                            [...], // RECURSIVE
                            // ...
                        ],
                        'M' => [
                            '<AttributeName>' => [...], // RECURSIVE
                            // ...
                        ],
                        'N' => '<string>',
                        'NS' => ['<string>', ...],
                        'NULL' => true || false,
                        'S' => '<string>',
                        'SS' => ['<string>', ...],
                    ],
                    // ...
                ],
                'NewImage' => [
                    '<AttributeName>' => [
                        'B' => <string || resource || Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface>,
                        'BOOL' => true || false,
                        'BS' => [<string || resource || Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface>, ...],
                        'L' => [
                            [...], // RECURSIVE
                            // ...
                        ],
                        'M' => [
                            '<AttributeName>' => [...], // RECURSIVE
                            // ...
                        ],
                        'N' => '<string>',
                        'NS' => ['<string>', ...],
                        'NULL' => true || false,
                        'S' => '<string>',
                        'SS' => ['<string>', ...],
                    ],
                    // ...
                ],
                'OldImage' => [
                    '<AttributeName>' => [
                        'B' => <string || resource || Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface>,
                        'BOOL' => true || false,
                        'BS' => [<string || resource || Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface>, ...],
                        'L' => [
                            [...], // RECURSIVE
                            // ...
                        ],
                        'M' => [
                            '<AttributeName>' => [...], // RECURSIVE
                            // ...
                        ],
                        'N' => '<string>',
                        'NS' => ['<string>', ...],
                        'NULL' => true || false,
                        'S' => '<string>',
                        'SS' => ['<string>', ...],
                    ],
                    // ...
                ],
                'SequenceNumber' => '<string>',
                'SizeBytes' => <integer>,
                'StreamViewType' => 'NEW_IMAGE|OLD_IMAGE|NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES|KEYS_ONLY',
            ],
            'eventID' => '<string>',
            'eventName' => 'INSERT|MODIFY|REMOVE',
            'eventSource' => '<string>',
            'eventVersion' => '<string>',
            'userIdentity' => [
                'PrincipalId' => '<string>',
                'Type' => '<string>',
            ],
        ],
        // ...
    ],
]

Result Details

Members
NextShardIterator
Type: string

The next position in the shard from which to start sequentially reading stream records. If set to null, the shard has been closed and the requested iterator will not return any more data.

Records
Type: Array of Record structures

The stream records from the shard, which were retrieved using the shard iterator.

Errors

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.

LimitExceededException:

There is no limit to the number of daily on-demand backups that can be taken.

For most purposes, up to 500 simultaneous table operations are allowed per account. These operations include CreateTable, UpdateTable, DeleteTable,UpdateTimeToLive, RestoreTableFromBackup, and RestoreTableToPointInTime.

When you are creating a table with one or more secondary indexes, you can have up to 250 such requests running at a time. However, if the table or index specifications are complex, then DynamoDB might temporarily reduce the number of concurrent operations.

When importing into DynamoDB, up to 50 simultaneous import table operations are allowed per account.

There is a soft account quota of 2,500 tables.

GetRecords was called with a value of more than 1000 for the limit request parameter.

More than 2 processes are reading from the same streams shard at the same time. Exceeding this limit may result in request throttling.

InternalServerError:

An error occurred on the server side.

ExpiredIteratorException:

The shard iterator has expired and can no longer be used to retrieve stream records. A shard iterator expires 15 minutes after it is retrieved using the GetShardIterator action.

TrimmedDataAccessException:

The operation attempted to read past the oldest stream record in a shard.

In DynamoDB Streams, there is a 24 hour limit on data retention. Stream records whose age exceeds this limit are subject to removal (trimming) from the stream. You might receive a TrimmedDataAccessException if:

  • You request a shard iterator with a sequence number older than the trim point (24 hours).

  • You obtain a shard iterator, but before you use the iterator in a GetRecords request, a stream record in the shard exceeds the 24 hour period and is trimmed. This causes the iterator to access a record that no longer exists.

Examples

Example 1: To retrieve all the stream records from a shard

The following example retrieves all the stream records from a shard.

$result = $client->getRecords([
    'ShardIterator' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-20T20:51:10.252|1|AAAAAAAAAAEvJp6D+zaQ...  ...',
]);

Result syntax:

[
    'NextShardIterator' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-20T20:51:10.252|1|AAAAAAAAAAGQBYshYDEe ...  ...',
    'Records' => [
        [
            'awsRegion' => 'us-west-2',
            'dynamodb' => [
                'ApproximateCreationDateTime' => ,
                'Keys' => [
                    'ForumName' => [
                        'S' => 'DynamoDB',
                    ],
                    'Subject' => [
                        'S' => 'DynamoDB Thread 3',
                    ],
                ],
                'SequenceNumber' => '300000000000000499659',
                'SizeBytes' => 41,
                'StreamViewType' => 'KEYS_ONLY',
            ],
            'eventID' => 'e2fd9c34eff2d779b297b26f5fef4206',
            'eventName' => 'INSERT',
            'eventSource' => 'aws:dynamodb',
            'eventVersion' => '1.0',
        ],
        [
            'awsRegion' => 'us-west-2',
            'dynamodb' => [
                'ApproximateCreationDateTime' => ,
                'Keys' => [
                    'ForumName' => [
                        'S' => 'DynamoDB',
                    ],
                    'Subject' => [
                        'S' => 'DynamoDB Thread 1',
                    ],
                ],
                'SequenceNumber' => '400000000000000499660',
                'SizeBytes' => 41,
                'StreamViewType' => 'KEYS_ONLY',
            ],
            'eventID' => '4b25bd0da9a181a155114127e4837252',
            'eventName' => 'MODIFY',
            'eventSource' => 'aws:dynamodb',
            'eventVersion' => '1.0',
        ],
        [
            'awsRegion' => 'us-west-2',
            'dynamodb' => [
                'ApproximateCreationDateTime' => ,
                'Keys' => [
                    'ForumName' => [
                        'S' => 'DynamoDB',
                    ],
                    'Subject' => [
                        'S' => 'DynamoDB Thread 2',
                    ],
                ],
                'SequenceNumber' => '500000000000000499661',
                'SizeBytes' => 41,
                'StreamViewType' => 'KEYS_ONLY',
            ],
            'eventID' => '740280c73a3df7842edab3548a1b08ad',
            'eventName' => 'REMOVE',
            'eventSource' => 'aws:dynamodb',
            'eventVersion' => '1.0',
        ],
    ],
]

GetShardIterator

$result = $client->getShardIterator([/* ... */]);
$promise = $client->getShardIteratorAsync([/* ... */]);

Returns a shard iterator. A shard iterator provides information about how to retrieve the stream records from within a shard. Use the shard iterator in a subsequent GetRecords request to read the stream records from the shard.

A shard iterator expires 15 minutes after it is returned to the requester.

Parameter Syntax

$result = $client->getShardIterator([
    'SequenceNumber' => '<string>',
    'ShardId' => '<string>', // REQUIRED
    'ShardIteratorType' => 'TRIM_HORIZON|LATEST|AT_SEQUENCE_NUMBER|AFTER_SEQUENCE_NUMBER', // REQUIRED
    'StreamArn' => '<string>', // REQUIRED
]);

Parameter Details

Members
SequenceNumber
Type: string

The sequence number of a stream record in the shard from which to start reading.

ShardId
Required: Yes
Type: string

The identifier of the shard. The iterator will be returned for this shard ID.

ShardIteratorType
Required: Yes
Type: string

Determines how the shard iterator is used to start reading stream records from the shard:

  • AT_SEQUENCE_NUMBER - Start reading exactly from the position denoted by a specific sequence number.

  • AFTER_SEQUENCE_NUMBER - Start reading right after the position denoted by a specific sequence number.

  • TRIM_HORIZON - Start reading at the last (untrimmed) stream record, which is the oldest record in the shard. In DynamoDB Streams, there is a 24 hour limit on data retention. Stream records whose age exceeds this limit are subject to removal (trimming) from the stream.

  • LATEST - Start reading just after the most recent stream record in the shard, so that you always read the most recent data in the shard.

StreamArn
Required: Yes
Type: string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the stream.

Result Syntax

[
    'ShardIterator' => '<string>',
]

Result Details

Members
ShardIterator
Type: string

The position in the shard from which to start reading stream records sequentially. A shard iterator specifies this position using the sequence number of a stream record in a shard.

Errors

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.

InternalServerError:

An error occurred on the server side.

TrimmedDataAccessException:

The operation attempted to read past the oldest stream record in a shard.

In DynamoDB Streams, there is a 24 hour limit on data retention. Stream records whose age exceeds this limit are subject to removal (trimming) from the stream. You might receive a TrimmedDataAccessException if:

  • You request a shard iterator with a sequence number older than the trim point (24 hours).

  • You obtain a shard iterator, but before you use the iterator in a GetRecords request, a stream record in the shard exceeds the 24 hour period and is trimmed. This causes the iterator to access a record that no longer exists.

Examples

Example 1: To obtain a shard iterator for the provided stream ARN and shard ID

The following example returns a shard iterator for the provided stream ARN and shard ID.

$result = $client->getShardIterator([
    'ShardId' => '00000001414576573621-f55eea83',
    'ShardIteratorType' => 'TRIM_HORIZON',
    'StreamArn' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-20T20:51:10.252',
]);

Result syntax:

[
    'ShardIterator' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-20T20:51:10.252|1|AAAAAAAAAAEvJp6D+zaQ...  ...',
]

ListStreams

$result = $client->listStreams([/* ... */]);
$promise = $client->listStreamsAsync([/* ... */]);

Returns an array of stream ARNs associated with the current account and endpoint. If the TableName parameter is present, then ListStreams will return only the streams ARNs for that table.

You can call ListStreams at a maximum rate of 5 times per second.

Parameter Syntax

$result = $client->listStreams([
    'ExclusiveStartStreamArn' => '<string>',
    'Limit' => <integer>,
    'TableName' => '<string>',
]);

Parameter Details

Members
ExclusiveStartStreamArn
Type: string

The ARN (Amazon Resource Name) of the first item that this operation will evaluate. Use the value that was returned for LastEvaluatedStreamArn in the previous operation.

Limit
Type: int

The maximum number of streams to return. The upper limit is 100.

TableName
Type: string

If this parameter is provided, then only the streams associated with this table name are returned.

Result Syntax

[
    'LastEvaluatedStreamArn' => '<string>',
    'Streams' => [
        [
            'StreamArn' => '<string>',
            'StreamLabel' => '<string>',
            'TableName' => '<string>',
        ],
        // ...
    ],
]

Result Details

Members
LastEvaluatedStreamArn
Type: string

The stream ARN of the item where the operation stopped, inclusive of the previous result set. Use this value to start a new operation, excluding this value in the new request.

If LastEvaluatedStreamArn is empty, then the "last page" of results has been processed and there is no more data to be retrieved.

If LastEvaluatedStreamArn is not empty, it does not necessarily mean that there is more data in the result set. The only way to know when you have reached the end of the result set is when LastEvaluatedStreamArn is empty.

Streams
Type: Array of Stream structures

A list of stream descriptors associated with the current account and endpoint.

Errors

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.

InternalServerError:

An error occurred on the server side.

Examples

Example 1: To list all of the stream ARNs

The following example lists all of the stream ARNs.

$result = $client->listStreams([
]);

Result syntax:

[
    'Streams' => [
        [
            'StreamArn' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-wesst-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-20T20:51:10.252',
            'StreamLabel' => '2015-05-20T20:51:10.252',
            'TableName' => 'Forum',
        ],
        [
            'StreamArn' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-20T20:50:02.714',
            'StreamLabel' => '2015-05-20T20:50:02.714',
            'TableName' => 'Forum',
        ],
        [
            'StreamArn' => 'arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:111122223333:table/Forum/stream/2015-05-19T23:03:50.641',
            'StreamLabel' => '2015-05-19T23:03:50.641',
            'TableName' => 'Forum',
        ],
    ],
]

Shapes

AttributeValue

Description

Represents the data for an attribute.

Each attribute value is described as a name-value pair. The name is the data type, and the value is the data itself.

For more information, see Data Types in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

Members
B
Type: blob (string|resource|Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface)

An attribute of type Binary. For example:

"B": "dGhpcyB0ZXh0IGlzIGJhc2U2NC1lbmNvZGVk"

BOOL
Type: boolean

An attribute of type Boolean. For example:

"BOOL": true

BS
Type: Array of blob (string|resource|Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface)s

An attribute of type Binary Set. For example:

"BS": ["U3Vubnk=", "UmFpbnk=", "U25vd3k="]

L
Type: Array of AttributeValue structures

An attribute of type List. For example:

"L": [ {"S": "Cookies"} , {"S": "Coffee"}, {"N": "3.14159"}]

M
Type: Associative array of custom strings keys (AttributeName) to AttributeValue structures

An attribute of type Map. For example:

"M": {"Name": {"S": "Joe"}, "Age": {"N": "35"}}

N
Type: string

An attribute of type Number. For example:

"N": "123.45"

Numbers are sent across the network to DynamoDB as strings, to maximize compatibility across languages and libraries. However, DynamoDB treats them as number type attributes for mathematical operations.

NS
Type: Array of strings

An attribute of type Number Set. For example:

"NS": ["42.2", "-19", "7.5", "3.14"]

Numbers are sent across the network to DynamoDB as strings, to maximize compatibility across languages and libraries. However, DynamoDB treats them as number type attributes for mathematical operations.

NULL
Type: boolean

An attribute of type Null. For example:

"NULL": true

S
Type: string

An attribute of type String. For example:

"S": "Hello"

SS
Type: Array of strings

An attribute of type String Set. For example:

"SS": ["Giraffe", "Hippo" ,"Zebra"]

ExpiredIteratorException

Description

The shard iterator has expired and can no longer be used to retrieve stream records. A shard iterator expires 15 minutes after it is retrieved using the GetShardIterator action.

Members
message
Type: string

The provided iterator exceeds the maximum age allowed.

Identity

Description

Contains details about the type of identity that made the request.

Members
PrincipalId
Type: string

A unique identifier for the entity that made the call. For Time To Live, the principalId is "dynamodb.amazonaws.com".

Type
Type: string

The type of the identity. For Time To Live, the type is "Service".

InternalServerError

Description

An error occurred on the server side.

Members
message
Type: string

The server encountered an internal error trying to fulfill the request.

KeySchemaElement

Description

Represents a single element of a key schema. A key schema specifies the attributes that make up the primary key of a table, or the key attributes of an index.

A KeySchemaElement represents exactly one attribute of the primary key. For example, a simple primary key would be represented by one KeySchemaElement (for the partition key). A composite primary key would require one KeySchemaElement for the partition key, and another KeySchemaElement for the sort key.

A KeySchemaElement must be a scalar, top-level attribute (not a nested attribute). The data type must be one of String, Number, or Binary. The attribute cannot be nested within a List or a Map.

Members
AttributeName
Required: Yes
Type: string

The name of a key attribute.

KeyType
Required: Yes
Type: string

The role that this key attribute will assume:

  • HASH - partition key

  • RANGE - sort key

The partition key of an item is also known as its hash attribute. The term "hash attribute" derives from DynamoDB's usage of an internal hash function to evenly distribute data items across partitions, based on their partition key values.

The sort key of an item is also known as its range attribute. The term "range attribute" derives from the way DynamoDB stores items with the same partition key physically close together, in sorted order by the sort key value.

LimitExceededException

Description

There is no limit to the number of daily on-demand backups that can be taken.

For most purposes, up to 500 simultaneous table operations are allowed per account. These operations include CreateTable, UpdateTable, DeleteTable,UpdateTimeToLive, RestoreTableFromBackup, and RestoreTableToPointInTime.

When you are creating a table with one or more secondary indexes, you can have up to 250 such requests running at a time. However, if the table or index specifications are complex, then DynamoDB might temporarily reduce the number of concurrent operations.

When importing into DynamoDB, up to 50 simultaneous import table operations are allowed per account.

There is a soft account quota of 2,500 tables.

GetRecords was called with a value of more than 1000 for the limit request parameter.

More than 2 processes are reading from the same streams shard at the same time. Exceeding this limit may result in request throttling.

Members
message
Type: string

Too many operations for a given subscriber.

Record

Description

A description of a unique event within a stream.

Members
awsRegion
Type: string

The region in which the GetRecords request was received.

dynamodb
Type: StreamRecord structure

The main body of the stream record, containing all of the DynamoDB-specific fields.

eventID
Type: string

A globally unique identifier for the event that was recorded in this stream record.

eventName
Type: string

The type of data modification that was performed on the DynamoDB table:

  • INSERT - a new item was added to the table.

  • MODIFY - one or more of an existing item's attributes were modified.

  • REMOVE - the item was deleted from the table

eventSource
Type: string

The Amazon Web Services service from which the stream record originated. For DynamoDB Streams, this is aws:dynamodb.

eventVersion
Type: string

The version number of the stream record format. This number is updated whenever the structure of Record is modified.

Client applications must not assume that eventVersion will remain at a particular value, as this number is subject to change at any time. In general, eventVersion will only increase as the low-level DynamoDB Streams API evolves.

userIdentity
Type: Identity structure

Items that are deleted by the Time to Live process after expiration have the following fields:

  • Records[].userIdentity.type

    "Service"

  • Records[].userIdentity.principalId

    "dynamodb.amazonaws.com"

ResourceNotFoundException

Description

The operation tried to access a nonexistent table or index. The resource might not be specified correctly, or its status might not be ACTIVE.

Members
message
Type: string

The resource which is being requested does not exist.

SequenceNumberRange

Description

The beginning and ending sequence numbers for the stream records contained within a shard.

Members
EndingSequenceNumber
Type: string

The last sequence number for the stream records contained within a shard. String contains numeric characters only.

StartingSequenceNumber
Type: string

The first sequence number for the stream records contained within a shard. String contains numeric characters only.

Shard

Description

A uniquely identified group of stream records within a stream.

Members
ParentShardId
Type: string

The shard ID of the current shard's parent.

SequenceNumberRange
Type: SequenceNumberRange structure

The range of possible sequence numbers for the shard.

ShardId
Type: string

The system-generated identifier for this shard.

Stream

Description

Represents all of the data describing a particular stream.

Members
StreamArn
Type: string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the stream.

StreamLabel
Type: string

A timestamp, in ISO 8601 format, for this stream.

Note that LatestStreamLabel is not a unique identifier for the stream, because it is possible that a stream from another table might have the same timestamp. However, the combination of the following three elements is guaranteed to be unique:

  • the Amazon Web Services customer ID.

  • the table name

  • the StreamLabel

TableName
Type: string

The DynamoDB table with which the stream is associated.

StreamDescription

Description

Represents all of the data describing a particular stream.

Members
CreationRequestDateTime
Type: timestamp (string|DateTime or anything parsable by strtotime)

The date and time when the request to create this stream was issued.

KeySchema
Type: Array of KeySchemaElement structures

The key attribute(s) of the stream's DynamoDB table.

LastEvaluatedShardId
Type: string

The shard ID of the item where the operation stopped, inclusive of the previous result set. Use this value to start a new operation, excluding this value in the new request.

If LastEvaluatedShardId is empty, then the "last page" of results has been processed and there is currently no more data to be retrieved.

If LastEvaluatedShardId is not empty, it does not necessarily mean that there is more data in the result set. The only way to know when you have reached the end of the result set is when LastEvaluatedShardId is empty.

Shards
Type: Array of Shard structures

The shards that comprise the stream.

StreamArn
Type: string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the stream.

StreamLabel
Type: string

A timestamp, in ISO 8601 format, for this stream.

Note that LatestStreamLabel is not a unique identifier for the stream, because it is possible that a stream from another table might have the same timestamp. However, the combination of the following three elements is guaranteed to be unique:

  • the Amazon Web Services customer ID.

  • the table name

  • the StreamLabel

StreamStatus
Type: string

Indicates the current status of the stream:

  • ENABLING - Streams is currently being enabled on the DynamoDB table.

  • ENABLED - the stream is enabled.

  • DISABLING - Streams is currently being disabled on the DynamoDB table.

  • DISABLED - the stream is disabled.

StreamViewType
Type: string

Indicates the format of the records within this stream:

  • KEYS_ONLY - only the key attributes of items that were modified in the DynamoDB table.

  • NEW_IMAGE - entire items from the table, as they appeared after they were modified.

  • OLD_IMAGE - entire items from the table, as they appeared before they were modified.

  • NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES - both the new and the old images of the items from the table.

TableName
Type: string

The DynamoDB table with which the stream is associated.

StreamRecord

Description

A description of a single data modification that was performed on an item in a DynamoDB table.

Members
ApproximateCreationDateTime
Type: timestamp (string|DateTime or anything parsable by strtotime)

The approximate date and time when the stream record was created, in UNIX epoch time format and rounded down to the closest second.

Keys
Type: Associative array of custom strings keys (AttributeName) to AttributeValue structures

The primary key attribute(s) for the DynamoDB item that was modified.

NewImage
Type: Associative array of custom strings keys (AttributeName) to AttributeValue structures

The item in the DynamoDB table as it appeared after it was modified.

OldImage
Type: Associative array of custom strings keys (AttributeName) to AttributeValue structures

The item in the DynamoDB table as it appeared before it was modified.

SequenceNumber
Type: string

The sequence number of the stream record.

SizeBytes
Type: long (int|float)

The size of the stream record, in bytes.

StreamViewType
Type: string

The type of data from the modified DynamoDB item that was captured in this stream record:

  • KEYS_ONLY - only the key attributes of the modified item.

  • NEW_IMAGE - the entire item, as it appeared after it was modified.

  • OLD_IMAGE - the entire item, as it appeared before it was modified.

  • NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES - both the new and the old item images of the item.

TrimmedDataAccessException

Description

The operation attempted to read past the oldest stream record in a shard.

In DynamoDB Streams, there is a 24 hour limit on data retention. Stream records whose age exceeds this limit are subject to removal (trimming) from the stream. You might receive a TrimmedDataAccessException if:

  • You request a shard iterator with a sequence number older than the trim point (24 hours).

  • You obtain a shard iterator, but before you use the iterator in a GetRecords request, a stream record in the shard exceeds the 24 hour period and is trimmed. This causes the iterator to access a record that no longer exists.

Members
message
Type: string

"The data you are trying to access has been trimmed.