Common DynamoDB Errors
(and Solutions)
Common DynamoDB Errors is a compilation of some of the most common Amazon DynamoDB errors and how to fix them.
- Unable to start DynamoDB Local process
- ConfigError: Missing region in config
- DynamoDB Key element does not match the schema
- DynamoDB ConditionalCheckFailedException
- DynamoDB ValidationException: Query condition missed key schema element
- DynamoDB Invalid UpdateExpression Syntax Error Token
- DynamoDB error cannot find module build/Release/DTraceProviderBindings
- sls dynamodb install not working
- DynamoDB Internal Server Error
- AWS DynamoDB errors ResourceNotFoundException
- ImportError: No module named boto3 (DynamoDB)
- AWS DynamoDB CredentialsError: Missing credentials in config
- DynamoDB Network Error: self signed certificate in chain
- ValidationException: Invalid KeyConditionExpression: Attribute name is a reserved keyword;
- ExpressionAttributeValues contains invalid value: One or more parameter values were invalid: An AttributeValue may not contain an empty string
- Error ValidationException: One or more parameter values were invalid: Type mismatch for key X expected: S actual: M
- One or more parameter values were invalid: some AttributeDefinitions are not used
- dynamodb getItem() is not a function
- missing required key 'key' in params dynamodb
- failed to begin subsegment named 'amazondynamodbv2': segment cannot be found.
- cannot find module 'dynamodb-doc'
- dynamodb: one or more parameter values were invalid: type mismatch for index key
- an expression attribute name used in the document path is not defined
- com amazonaws services dynamodbv2 model resourcenotfoundexception
- resourcenotfoundexception dynamodb nodejs
- accessdeniedexception dynamodb
- aws lambda dynamodb nodejs not working after few puts
- aws.dynamodb.converter.unmarshall not working
- dynamodb atomic counter not working
- dynamodb put function not working
- 'dynamodb' object has no attribute 'table'
- lambda function not triggering from dynamodb
- why is the GSI dynamodb not showing item count
- dynamodb query not returning the full item
- is not authorized to perform dynamodb:* on resource
- dynamodb items page not authorized with read access
- Float types are not supported. Use decimal types instead.
- aws.dynamodb.documentclient is not a constructor
- dynamodb put item not working
- requested resource not found aws dynamodb
- dynamodb ttl not deleting / erasing items
- could not unconvert attribute dynamodb
- dynamodb query key condition not supported
- dynamodb connection timeout
- ProvisionedThroughputExceededException DynamoDB
- dynamodb list_append if_not_exists not working
- dynamodb list_append returns true but does not work
- dynamodb local shell not working
- dynamodb map template foreach not working
- dynamodb net scan condition or not working
- amazon dynamodb query parentparams is not defined
- appsync dynamodb not seeing all fields
- cognitoidentitycredentials is not authorized to perform dynamodb describetable
- comparison operator does not return all attributes dynamodb
- could not connect to the endpoint URL dynamodb
- could not load profile default dynamodb
- could not unmarshal the value dynamodb
- dynamodb can not resolve withkeyconditionexpression
- dynamodb does not accept empty set
- dynamodb mapper save not persisting
- dynamodb-admin command not found
- failed to list tables not authorized dynamodb
- name key is not defined dynamodb
- Boto3 DynamoDB KeyError
- DynamoDB Update Not Working
- DynamoDB Scan Not Working
- DynamoDB Delete Not Working
- DynamoDB FilterExpression Not Working
- DynamoDB Query Limit Not Working
- DynamoDB TTL Not Working
- DynamoDB Auto Scaling Not Working
- DynamoDB Code Working In Node But Not SAM
- DynamoDB Delete Method Not Working For The First Time
- KMS Key Access Denied Error DynamoDB
- AWS DynamoDB Provisioning Error
- DynamoDB Error Message KeyError item is not JSON serializable
- DynamoDB Errors InvalidSignatureException Signature Expired
- AWS Lambda DynamoDB Stream Error
- Conditional Update Error DynamoDB
- CORS Error DynamoDB
- AWS CLI DynamoDB Error Parsing Parameter
- DynamoDB - The Security Token Included In The Request Is Invalid
List of DynamoDB Error Codes (and What They Mean)
DynamoDB Errors can be divided into two categories: 4xx, aka you did something wrong, and 5xx aka problem is on AWS side.
Error - Status Code 5xx - AWS Problem
5xx status code indicates a problem that must be resolved by Amazon. This might be a temporary error, in which case you can retry your request until it succeeds. You can also check the AWS Service Health Dashboard and see if there are any operational issues with the DynamoDB service in your region.
Error - Status Code 4xx - Problem with your request
Unlike 5xx, 4xx status code means that your request failed validation, was not permitted, or exceeded some limits. Some of the 4xx errors are thrown because of the temporary table state, e.g. it's not ready and they can be retried later. Below you can find a list of the most popular 4xx errors with a short explanation.
- AccessDeniedException - The request was signed with incorrect signature
- IncompleteSignatureException - The request was signed with incomplete signature
- LimitExceededException - You exceeded the limit of 50 tables and indexes being in created, updated, or deleted
- ResourceNotFoundException - The request was made against a table that does not exist
- ValidationException - The request failed validation
DynamoDB Error Handling The Right Way
The rule of the thumb is to always wrap DynamoDB operations with "try-catch" and handle any operation failures gracefully.
Apart from that, DynamoDB SDKs deal with many errors and retries internally. You don't have to write automatic retrying because that's already handled by AWS using an exponential backoff algorithm with jitter (randomized delay).
If you want to customize your SDK behavior around retries, you can do that by providing custom ClientConfiguration.