Use UpdateTimeToLive with an AWS SDK or CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use UpdateTimeToLive with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use UpdateTimeToLive.

CLI
AWS CLI

To update Time to Live settings on a table

The following update-time-to-live example enables Time to Live on the specified table.

aws dynamodb update-time-to-live \
    --table-name MusicCollection \
    --time-to-live-specification Enabled=true,AttributeName=ttl

Output:

{
    "TimeToLiveSpecification": {
        "Enabled": true,
        "AttributeName": "ttl"
    }
}

For more information, see Time to Live in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

Java
SDK for Java 2.x

Enable TTL on an existing DynamoDB table.

import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.DynamoDbException;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ResourceNotFoundException;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.TimeToLiveSpecification;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.UpdateTimeToLiveRequest;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.UpdateTimeToLiveResponse;

import java.util.Optional;

        final TimeToLiveSpecification ttlSpecification = TimeToLiveSpecification.builder()
                .attributeName(ttlAttributeName)
                .enabled(true)
                .build();
        final UpdateTimeToLiveRequest request = UpdateTimeToLiveRequest.builder()
                .tableName(tableName)
                .timeToLiveSpecification(ttlSpecification)
                .build();
        try (DynamoDbClient ddb = DynamoDbClient.builder()
                .region(region)
                .build()) {
                final UpdateTimeToLiveResponse response = ddb.updateTimeToLive(request);
                System.out.println(tableName + " had its TTL successfully updated. The request id is "
                        + response.responseMetadata().requestId());
        } catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) {
                System.err.format("Error: The Amazon DynamoDB table \"%s\" can't be found.\n", tableName);
                System.exit(1);
        } catch (DynamoDbException e) {
                System.err.println(e.getMessage());
                System.exit(1);
        }
        System.out.println("Done!");

Disable TTL on an existing DynamoDB table.

import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.DynamoDbException;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ResourceNotFoundException;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.TimeToLiveSpecification;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.UpdateTimeToLiveRequest;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.UpdateTimeToLiveResponse;

import java.util.Optional;

        final Region region = Optional.ofNullable(args[2]).isEmpty() ? Region.US_EAST_1 : Region.of(args[2]);
        final TimeToLiveSpecification ttlSpecification = TimeToLiveSpecification.builder()
                .attributeName(ttlAttributeName)
                .enabled(false)
                .build();
        final UpdateTimeToLiveRequest request = UpdateTimeToLiveRequest.builder()
                .tableName(tableName)
                .timeToLiveSpecification(ttlSpecification)
                .build();
        try (DynamoDbClient ddb = DynamoDbClient.builder()
                .region(region)
                .build()) {
            final UpdateTimeToLiveResponse response = ddb.updateTimeToLive(request);
            System.out.println(tableName + " had its TTL successfully updated. The request id is "
                    + response.responseMetadata().requestId());
        } catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) {
            System.err.format("Error: The Amazon DynamoDB table \"%s\" can't be found.\n", tableName);
            System.exit(1);
        } catch (DynamoDbException e) {
            System.err.println(e.getMessage());
            System.exit(1);
        }
        System.out.println("Done!");
JavaScript
SDK for JavaScript (v3)

Enable TTL on an existing DynamoDB table.

import { DynamoDBClient, UpdateTimeToLiveCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb";

const enableTTL = async (tableName, ttlAttribute) => {

    const client = new DynamoDBClient({});

    const params = {
        TableName: tableName,
        TimeToLiveSpecification: {
            Enabled: true,
            AttributeName: ttlAttribute
        }
    };

    try {
        const response = await client.send(new UpdateTimeToLiveCommand(params));
        if (response.$metadata.httpStatusCode === 200) {
            console.log(`TTL enabled successfully for table ${tableName}, using attribute name ${ttlAttribute}.`);
        } else {
            console.log(`Failed to enable TTL for table ${tableName}, response object: ${response}`);
        }
        return response;
    } catch (e) {
        console.error(`Error enabling TTL: ${e}`);
        throw e;
    }
};

// call with your own values
enableTTL('ExampleTable', 'exampleTtlAttribute');

Disable TTL on an existing DynamoDB table.

import { DynamoDBClient, UpdateTimeToLiveCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb";

const disableTTL = async (tableName, ttlAttribute) => {

    const client = new DynamoDBClient({});

    const params = {
        TableName: tableName,
        TimeToLiveSpecification: {
            Enabled: false,
            AttributeName: ttlAttribute
        }
    };

    try {
        const response = await client.send(new UpdateTimeToLiveCommand(params));
        if (response.$metadata.httpStatusCode === 200) {
            console.log(`TTL disabled successfully for table ${tableName}, using attribute name ${ttlAttribute}.`);
        } else {
            console.log(`Failed to disable TTL for table ${tableName}, response object: ${response}`);
        }
        return response;
    } catch (e) {
        console.error(`Error disabling TTL: ${e}`);
        throw e;
    }
};

// call with your own values
disableTTL('ExampleTable', 'exampleTtlAttribute');

  • For API details, see UpdateTimeToLive in AWS SDK for JavaScript API Reference.

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)

Enable TTL on an existing DynamoDB table.

import boto3

def enable_ttl(table_name, ttl_attribute_name):
    """
    Enables TTL on DynamoDB table for a given attribute name
        on success, returns a status code of 200
        on error, throws an exception

    :param table_name: Name of the DynamoDB table
    :param ttl_attribute_name: The name of the TTL attribute being provided to the table.
    """
    try:
        dynamodb = boto3.client('dynamodb')

        # Enable TTL on an existing DynamoDB table
        response = dynamodb.update_time_to_live(
            TableName=table_name,
            TimeToLiveSpecification={
                'Enabled': True,
                'AttributeName': ttl_attribute_name
            }
        )

        # In the returned response, check for a successful status code.
        if response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200:
            print("TTL has been enabled successfully.")
        else:
            print(f"Failed to enable TTL, status code {response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode']}")
        return response
    except Exception as ex:
        print("Couldn't enable TTL in table %s. Here's why: %s" % (table_name, ex))
        raise


# your values
enable_ttl('your-table-name', 'expireAt')

Disable TTL on an existing DynamoDB table.

import boto3

def disable_ttl(table_name, ttl_attribute_name):
    """
    Disables TTL on DynamoDB table for a given attribute name
        on success, returns a status code of 200
        on error, throws an exception

    :param table_name: Name of the DynamoDB table being modified
    :param ttl_attribute_name: The name of the TTL attribute being provided to the table.
    """
    try:
        dynamodb = boto3.client('dynamodb')

        # Enable TTL on an existing DynamoDB table
        response = dynamodb.update_time_to_live(
            TableName=table_name,
            TimeToLiveSpecification={
                'Enabled': False,
                'AttributeName': ttl_attribute_name
            }
        )

        # In the returned response, check for a successful status code.
        if response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200:
            print("TTL has been disabled successfully.")
        else:
            print(f"Failed to disable TTL, status code {response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode']}")
    except Exception as ex:
        print("Couldn't disable TTL in table %s. Here's why: %s" % (table_name, ex))
        raise


# your values
disable_ttl('your-table-name', 'expireAt')

  • For API details, see UpdateTimeToLive in AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference.