Amazon DynamoDB

name: Amazon DynamoDB
description: Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service that provides fast and predictable performance with seamless scalability, allowing you to store and retrieve any amount of data 
  and serve any level of request traffic using key-value and document data models.
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url: https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-04-19'
apis:
- name: Amazon DynamoDB API
  description: >-
    Core API for managing Amazon DynamoDB tables, items, indexes, and
    performing data plane operations including single-item actions,
    queries, scans, batch operations, and transactions.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
  baseURL: https://dynamodb.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Database
  - Document Store
  - Key-Value
  - NoSQL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/APIReference/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-dynamodb-openapi.yml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/dynamodb/2012-08-10/openapi.yaml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-dynamodb-table-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-dynamodb-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/faqs/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/sla/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/APIReference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/dynamodb/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/security.html
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/amazon-dynamodb-table-structure.json
  - type: Example
    url: examples/amazon-dynamodb-table-example.json
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/dynamodbv2/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: Login
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: KnowledgeCenter
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/amazon-dynamodb
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Security
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/security.html
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Serverless Architecture
    description: Fully managed, no server provisioning, patching, or capacity management required.
  - name: Single-Digit Millisecond Performance
    description: Consistent performance at any scale with single-digit millisecond response times.
  - name: Global Tables
    description: Multi-Region, active-active replication with up to 99.999% availability and zero RPO.
  - name: Automatic Scaling
    description: On-demand mode automatically adapts to application throughput without capacity planning.
  - name: Transactions
    description: ACID transactions across multiple items and tables with conditional operations.
  - name: Streams
    description: DynamoDB Streams captures a time-ordered sequence of changes to items for event-driven architectures.
  - name: Point-in-Time Recovery
    description: Enables continuous backups with point-in-time recovery to any second over the last 35 days.
  - name: TTL
    description: Time to Live automatically deletes expired items to reduce storage costs.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Financial Services
    description: Fraud detection, digital onboarding, and regulatory compliance workloads requiring consistent low latency.
  - name: Gaming Applications
    description: Player profiles, leaderboards, session state, and game data with high-throughput requirements.
  - name: E-Commerce
    description: Shopping carts, inventory tracking, order management, and customer data platforms.
  - name: IoT Data Storage
    description: High-volume telemetry data ingestion and time-series storage from IoT devices.
  - name: Content Management
    description: Metadata storage and content indexing for media streaming and publishing platforms.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Event-driven processing of DynamoDB Streams with Lambda functions for real-time workflows.
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Monitor DynamoDB table metrics, set alarms, and view consumption and performance data.
  - name: AWS IAM
    description: Fine-grained access control for tables, items, and attributes using IAM policies.
  - name: Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
    description: Export DynamoDB changes to Kinesis for real-time analytics and archiving.
  - name: AWS Glue
    description: Export DynamoDB data to S3 for analysis with Athena, Redshift Spectrum, or SageMaker.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-dynamodb-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-dynamodb-vocabulary.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
  url: capabilities/dynamodb-management.yaml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
  - name: Sign in
  - name: Agent Mode
  - name: 'Why AWS Marketplace?'
  - name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
  - name: Industry
  - name: Resources
  - name: Become a Channel Partner
  - name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
  - name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- AWS
- Database
- Document Store
- Key-Value
- NoSQL
- Serverless