Error: AWS DynamoDB errors ResourceNotFoundException
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Solution
DynamoDB responds with this error when you're trying to run an operation against non-existent or not active table.
Troubleshooting steps:
- Make sure you haven't made any spelling mistake in TableName parameter while running SDK/CLI operations. Table name must be exactly the same as the name of provisioned table. It's case sensitive so make sure capitalization is also correct.
- Make sure that your table exists and it's in ACTIVE state
- Check if you're using the same AWS account and correct region. DynamoDB Table must be in the same region as CLI/SDK configuration
- Make sure you or your resource (e.g. Lambda function) has correct IAM permissions to perform operations on selected table
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