**To restore a DynamoDB table from an existing backup** The following ``restore-table-from-backup`` example restores the specified table from an existing backup. :: aws dynamodb restore-table-from-backup \ --target-table-name MusicCollection \ --backup-arnarn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection/backup/01576616366715-b4e58d3a Output:: { "TableDescription": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "TableName": "MusicCollection2", "KeySchema": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "KeyType": "HASH" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "KeyType": "RANGE" } ], "TableStatus": "CREATING", "CreationDateTime": 1576618274.326, "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 5, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection2", "TableId": "114865c9-5ef3-496c-b4d1-c4cbdd2d44fb", "BillingModeSummary": { "BillingMode": "PROVISIONED" }, "RestoreSummary": { "SourceBackupArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection/backup/01576616366715-b4e58d3a", "SourceTableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection", "RestoreDateTime": 1576616366.715, "RestoreInProgress": true } } } For more information, see `On-Demand Backup and Restore for DynamoDB <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/BackupRestore.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.