**Example 1: To create a table with tags** The following ``create-table`` example uses the specified attributes and key schema to create a table named ``MusicCollection``. This table uses provisioned throughput and is encrypted at rest using the default AWS owned CMK. The command also applies a tag to the table, with a key of ``Owner`` and a value of ``blueTeam``. :: aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name MusicCollection \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=Artist,AttributeType=S AttributeName=SongTitle,AttributeType=S \ --key-schema AttributeName=Artist,KeyType=HASH AttributeName=SongTitle,KeyType=RANGE \ --provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=5,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \ --tags Key=Owner,Value=blueTeam Output:: { "TableDescription": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5, "ReadCapacityUnits": 5 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "TableName": "MusicCollection", "TableStatus": "CREATING", "KeySchema": [ { "KeyType": "HASH", "AttributeName": "Artist" }, { "KeyType": "RANGE", "AttributeName": "SongTitle" } ], "ItemCount": 0, "CreationDateTime": "2020-05-26T16:04:41.627000-07:00", "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection", "TableId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111" } } For more information, see `Basic Operations for Tables <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*. **Example 2: To create a table in On-Demand Mode** The following example creates a table called ``MusicCollection`` using on-demand mode, rather than provisioned throughput mode. This is useful for tables with unpredictable workloads. :: aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name MusicCollection \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=Artist,AttributeType=S AttributeName=SongTitle,AttributeType=S \ --key-schema AttributeName=Artist,KeyType=HASH AttributeName=SongTitle,KeyType=RANGE \ --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST Output:: { "TableDescription": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "TableName": "MusicCollection", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "TableStatus": "CREATING", "CreationDateTime": "2020-05-27T11:44:10.807000-07:00", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 0, "WriteCapacityUnits": 0 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection", "TableId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "BillingModeSummary": { "BillingMode": "PAY_PER_REQUEST" } } } For more information, see `Basic Operations for Tables <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*. **Example 3: To create a table and encrypt it with a Customer Managed CMK** The following example creates a table named ``MusicCollection`` and encrypts it using a customer managed CMK. :: aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name MusicCollection \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=Artist,AttributeType=S AttributeName=SongTitle,AttributeType=S \ --key-schema AttributeName=Artist,KeyType=HASH AttributeName=SongTitle,KeyType=RANGE \ --provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=5,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \ --sse-specification Enabled=true,SSEType=KMS,KMSMasterKeyId=abcd1234-abcd-1234-a123-ab1234a1b234 Output:: { "TableDescription": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "TableName": "MusicCollection", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "TableStatus": "CREATING", "CreationDateTime": "2020-05-27T11:12:16.431000-07:00", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 5, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection", "TableId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "SSEDescription": { "Status": "ENABLED", "SSEType": "KMS", "KMSMasterKeyArn": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:123456789012:key/abcd1234-abcd-1234-a123-ab1234a1b234" } } } For more information, see `Basic Operations for Tables <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*. **Example 4: To create a table with a Local Secondary Index** The following example uses the specified attributes and key schema to create a table named ``MusicCollection`` with a Local Secondary Index named ``AlbumTitleIndex``. :: aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name MusicCollection \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=Artist,AttributeType=S AttributeName=SongTitle,AttributeType=S AttributeName=AlbumTitle,AttributeType=S \ --key-schema AttributeName=Artist,KeyType=HASH AttributeName=SongTitle,KeyType=RANGE \ --provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \ --local-secondary-indexes \ "[ { \"IndexName\": \"AlbumTitleIndex\", \"KeySchema\": [ {\"AttributeName\": \"Artist\",\"KeyType\":\"HASH\"}, {\"AttributeName\": \"AlbumTitle\",\"KeyType\":\"RANGE\"} ], \"Projection\": { \"ProjectionType\": \"INCLUDE\", \"NonKeyAttributes\": [\"Genre\", \"Year\"] } } ]" Output:: { "TableDescription": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "AlbumTitle", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "Artist", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "TableName": "MusicCollection", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "TableStatus": "CREATING", "CreationDateTime": "2020-05-26T15:59:49.473000-07:00", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 10, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection", "TableId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "LocalSecondaryIndexes": [ { "IndexName": "AlbumTitleIndex", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "AlbumTitle", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "Projection": { "ProjectionType": "INCLUDE", "NonKeyAttributes": [ "Genre", "Year" ] }, "IndexSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "IndexArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection/index/AlbumTitleIndex" } ] } } For more information, see `Basic Operations for Tables <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*. **Example 5: To create a table with a Global Secondary Index** The following example creates a table named ``GameScores`` with a Global Secondary Index called ``GameTitleIndex``. The base table has a partition key of ``UserId`` and a sort key of ``GameTitle``, allowing you to find an individual user's best score for a specific game efficiently, whereas the GSI has a partition key of ``GameTitle`` and a sort key of ``TopScore``, allowing you to quickly find the overall highest score for a particular game. :: aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name GameScores \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=UserId,AttributeType=S AttributeName=GameTitle,AttributeType=S AttributeName=TopScore,AttributeType=N \ --key-schema AttributeName=UserId,KeyType=HASH \ AttributeName=GameTitle,KeyType=RANGE \ --provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \ --global-secondary-indexes \ "[ { \"IndexName\": \"GameTitleIndex\", \"KeySchema\": [ {\"AttributeName\":\"GameTitle\",\"KeyType\":\"HASH\"}, {\"AttributeName\":\"TopScore\",\"KeyType\":\"RANGE\"} ], \"Projection\": { \"ProjectionType\":\"INCLUDE\", \"NonKeyAttributes\":[\"UserId\"] }, \"ProvisionedThroughput\": { \"ReadCapacityUnits\": 10, \"WriteCapacityUnits\": 5 } } ]" Output:: { "TableDescription": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "TopScore", "AttributeType": "N" }, { "AttributeName": "UserId", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "TableName": "GameScores", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "UserId", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "TableStatus": "CREATING", "CreationDateTime": "2020-05-26T17:28:15.602000-07:00", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 10, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/GameScores", "TableId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "GlobalSecondaryIndexes": [ { "IndexName": "GameTitleIndex", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "TopScore", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "Projection": { "ProjectionType": "INCLUDE", "NonKeyAttributes": [ "UserId" ] }, "IndexStatus": "CREATING", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 10, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "IndexSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "IndexArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/GameScores/index/GameTitleIndex" } ] } } For more information, see `Basic Operations for Tables <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*. **Example 6: To create a table with multiple Global Secondary Indexes at once** The following example creates a table named ``GameScores`` with two Global Secondary Indexes. The GSI schemas are passed via a file, rather than on the command line. :: aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name GameScores \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=UserId,AttributeType=S AttributeName=GameTitle,AttributeType=S AttributeName=TopScore,AttributeType=N AttributeName=Date,AttributeType=S \ --key-schema AttributeName=UserId,KeyType=HASH AttributeName=GameTitle,KeyType=RANGE \ --provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \ --global-secondary-indexes file://gsi.json Contents of ``gsi.json``:: [ { "IndexName": "GameTitleIndex", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "TopScore", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "Projection": { "ProjectionType": "ALL" }, "ProvisionedThroughput": { "ReadCapacityUnits": 10, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 } }, { "IndexName": "GameDateIndex", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "Date", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "Projection": { "ProjectionType": "ALL" }, "ProvisionedThroughput": { "ReadCapacityUnits": 5, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 } } ] Output:: { "TableDescription": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "Date", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "TopScore", "AttributeType": "N" }, { "AttributeName": "UserId", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "TableName": "GameScores", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "UserId", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "TableStatus": "CREATING", "CreationDateTime": "2020-08-04T16:40:55.524000-07:00", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 10, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/GameScores", "TableId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "GlobalSecondaryIndexes": [ { "IndexName": "GameTitleIndex", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "TopScore", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "Projection": { "ProjectionType": "ALL" }, "IndexStatus": "CREATING", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 10, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "IndexSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "IndexArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/GameScores/index/GameTitleIndex" }, { "IndexName": "GameDateIndex", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "Date", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "Projection": { "ProjectionType": "ALL" }, "IndexStatus": "CREATING", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 5, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "IndexSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "IndexArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/GameScores/index/GameDateIndex" } ] } } For more information, see `Basic Operations for Tables <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*. **Example 7: To create a table with Streams enabled** The following example creates a table called ``GameScores`` with DynamoDB Streams enabled. Both new and old images of each item will be written to the stream. :: aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name GameScores \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=UserId,AttributeType=S AttributeName=GameTitle,AttributeType=S \ --key-schema AttributeName=UserId,KeyType=HASH AttributeName=GameTitle,KeyType=RANGE \ --provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \ --stream-specification StreamEnabled=TRUE,StreamViewType=NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES Output:: { "TableDescription": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "UserId", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "TableName": "GameScores", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "UserId", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "GameTitle", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "TableStatus": "CREATING", "CreationDateTime": "2020-05-27T10:49:34.056000-07:00", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 10, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/GameScores", "TableId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "StreamSpecification": { "StreamEnabled": true, "StreamViewType": "NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES" }, "LatestStreamLabel": "2020-05-27T17:49:34.056", "LatestStreamArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/GameScores/stream/2020-05-27T17:49:34.056" } } For more information, see `Basic Operations for Tables <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.