DynamoDB: Delete Table (Guide w/ Code Examples)

To delete a DynamoDB table using the JavaScript SDK, you can use the deleteTable method. The below example shows how to use this method to delete a table.

However, it will only delete the table if it already exists and no longer has any items or if you set the skip_table_deletion flag to true. Also, the table must be in the ACTIVE state.

const AWS = require('aws-sdk');
const dynamodb = new AWS.DynamoDB();

const params = {
  TableName: 'myTable'
};

dynamodb.deleteTable(params, (err, data) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error("Unable to delete table. Error JSON:", JSON.stringify(err, null, 2));
  } else {
    console.log("Deleted table. Table description JSON:", JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
  }
});