Create Table
POST {{aws_dynamodb_base_url}}/?Action=CreateTable
The CreateTable operation adds a new table to your account. In an AWS account, table names must be unique within each Region. That is, you can have two tables with same name if you create the tables in different Regions.
Request Params
| Key | Datatype | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Action | string | An array of attributes that describe the key schema for the table and indexes. |
Request Body
{"AttributeDefinitions"=>[{"AttributeName"=>"ForumName", "AttributeType"=>"S"}, {"AttributeName"=>"Subject", "AttributeType"=>"S"}, {"AttributeName"=>"LastPostDateTime", "AttributeType"=>"S"}], "TableName"=>"Thread", "KeySchema"=>[{"AttributeName"=>"ForumName", "KeyType"=>"HASH"}, {"AttributeName"=>"Subject", "KeyType"=>"RANGE"}], "LocalSecondaryIndexes"=>[{"IndexName"=>"LastPostIndex", "KeySchema"=>[{"AttributeName"=>"ForumName", "KeyType"=>"HASH"}, {"AttributeName"=>"LastPostDateTime", "KeyType"=>"RANGE"}], "Projection"=>{"ProjectionType"=>"KEYS_ONLY"}}], "ProvisionedThroughput"=>{"ReadCapacityUnits"=>5, "WriteCapacityUnits"=>5}, "Tags"=>[{"Key"=>"Owner", "Value"=>"BlueTeam"}]}
HEADERS
| Key | Datatype | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
X-Amz-Target | string | ||
Content-Type | string |
RESPONSES
status: OK
{"TableDescription":{"AttributeDefinitions":[{"AttributeName":"ForumName","AttributeType":"S"},{"AttributeName":"LastPostDateTime","AttributeType":"S"},{"AttributeName":"Subject","AttributeType":"S"}],"CreationDateTime":1574831102.349,"ItemCount":0,"KeySchema":[{"AttributeName":"ForumName","KeyType":"HASH"},{"AttributeName":"Subject","KeyType":"RANGE"}],"LocalSecondaryIndexes":[{"IndexArn":"arn:aws:dynamodb:us-east-1:879370021840:table/Thread/index/LastPostIndex","IndexName":"LastPostIndex","IndexSizeBytes":0,"ItemCount":0,"KeySchema":[{"AttributeName":"ForumName","KeyType":"HASH"},{"AttributeName":"LastPostDateTime","KeyType":"RANGE"}],"Projection":{"ProjectionType":"KEYS_ONLY"}}],"ProvisionedThroughput":{"NumberOfDecreasesToday":0,"ReadCapacityUnits":5,"WriteCapacityUnits":5},"TableArn":"arn:aws:dynamodb:us-east-1:879370021840:table/Thread","TableId":"43fce991-2bb5-4e44-b34c-6c5dbcee50e4","TableName":"Thread","TableSizeBytes":0,"TableStatus":"CREATING"}}