**Example 1: To delete an item** The following ``delete-item`` example deletes an item from the ``MusicCollection`` table and requests details about the item that was deleted and the capacity used by the request. :: aws dynamodb delete-item \ --table-name MusicCollection \ --key file://key.json \ --return-values ALL_OLD \ --return-consumed-capacity TOTAL \ --return-item-collection-metrics SIZE Contents of ``key.json``:: { "Artist": {"S": "No One You Know"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Scared of My Shadow"} } Output:: { "Attributes": { "AlbumTitle": { "S": "Blue Sky Blues" }, "Artist": { "S": "No One You Know" }, "SongTitle": { "S": "Scared of My Shadow" } }, "ConsumedCapacity": { "TableName": "MusicCollection", "CapacityUnits": 2.0 }, "ItemCollectionMetrics": { "ItemCollectionKey": { "Artist": { "S": "No One You Know" } }, "SizeEstimateRangeGB": [ 0.0, 1.0 ] } } For more information, see `Writing an Item <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithItems.html#WorkingWithItems.WritingData>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*. **Example 2: To delete an item conditionally** The following example deletes an item from the ``ProductCatalog`` table only if its ``ProductCategory`` is either ``Sporting Goods`` or ``Gardening Supplies`` and its price is between 500 and 600. It returns details about the item that was deleted. :: aws dynamodb delete-item \ --table-name ProductCatalog \ --key '{"Id":{"N":"456"}}' \ --condition-expression "(ProductCategory IN (:cat1, :cat2)) and (#P between :lo and :hi)" \ --expression-attribute-names file://names.json \ --expression-attribute-values file://values.json \ --return-values ALL_OLD Contents of ``names.json``:: { "#P": "Price" } Contents of ``values.json``:: { ":cat1": {"S": "Sporting Goods"}, ":cat2": {"S": "Gardening Supplies"}, ":lo": {"N": "500"}, ":hi": {"N": "600"} } Output:: { "Attributes": { "Id": { "N": "456" }, "Price": { "N": "550" }, "ProductCategory": { "S": "Sporting Goods" } } } For more information, see `Writing an Item <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithItems.html#WorkingWithItems.WritingData>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.