Error: dynamodb global secondary index not working

Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Last updated: October 23rd, 2026
Solution
A GSI query uses the index key schema, not necessarily the table key schema. Check IndexName, index status and the attribute names and types in your KeyConditionExpression.
- Wait for the index to become ACTIVE after creation or backfill.
- An item missing an index key attribute is not included in that sparse index.
- GSI reads are eventually consistent; do not set ConsistentRead to true.
- Use a key condition for the index partition key and optionally its sort key. Non-key conditions are filters applied after reading.
- Inspect write throttling and key violations if updates are not appearing as expected.
DynamoDB maintains index data automatically; applications do not write directly to the GSI. See a GSI query example and AWS index operations.
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