Delete Table in DynamoDB
What happens when I delete a table in DynamoDB?
When you delete a table in DynamoDB, the table and all of its data are permanently removed. The table name becomes available for reuse, and all associated provisioned throughput settings, secondary indexes, and configuration details are deleted.
Can I recover data after deleting a table?
No, once a table is deleted, the data is permanently lost. It’s essential to have backups or other data retention strategies in place before deleting a table if you need to preserve the data.
Can I reuse the name of a deleted table?
Yes, once a table is deleted, its name will becomes available for reuse.
How I can delete multiple items from DynamoDB table?
You can use DeleteItem to remove a single item from the table and if you want to remove multiple items, you can use BatchWriteItem. BatchWriteItem can also be used to target one or more DynamoDB tables that have a same API call.
Delete Table In DynamoDB
DynamoDB allows users to create databases capable of storing and retrieving any amount of data and comes in handy while serving any amount of traffic. It dynamically manages each customer’s request and provides high performance by automatically distributing data and traffic over servers. It is a fully managed NoSQL database service that is fast, predictable in terms of performance, and seamlessly scalable. It relieves the user from the administrative burdens of operating and scaling a distributed database as the user doesn’t have to worry about hardware provisioning, patching Software, or cluster scaling.