Error: could not unconvert attribute dynamodb

Answered by Rafal Wilinski
What's Causing This Error
This error occurs in Java when the mapper class is not defined correctly. For example, the SDK creates an instance of the mapper class using a "No-Arg" constructor and uses "Setter" methods to assign data to the object. So, you will run into this error if the mapper class is missing a No-Arg constructor or has invalid Setters/Getters that do not comply with the camel case convention.
Solution - Here's How To Resolve It
To resolve the error, ensure that you have provided a No-Arg constructor. This can be done by manually defining the constructor in your class or using a Lombok library.
Then, ensure that the getter/setter methods are correctly defined in the class. For example, if a mapper class has a property "age" of type Integer, the setter/getter would be similar to the snippet shown below.
private int age;
public void setAge(int age) {
this.age = age;
}
public int getAge(){
return age;
}
Other Common DynamoDB Errors (with Solutions)
- dynamodb index not found
- One or more parameter values were invalid: some AttributeDefinitions are not used
- DynamoDB Key element does not match the schema
- dynamodb ttl not deleting / erasing items
- DynamoDB Query Limit Not Working
- dynamodb put function not working
- boto3 dynamodb unable to locate credentials
- DynamoDB Error All Attributes Must Be Indexed
- ProvisionedThroughputExceededException DynamoDB
- AWS Lambda DynamoDB Stream Error
- dynamodb cannot read properties of undefined
- DynamoDB ConditionalCheckFailedException
- DynamoDB Internal Server Error
- ImportError: No module named boto3 (DynamoDB)
- 'dynamodb' object has no attribute 'table'
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