Error: dynamodb update fail if not exists
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
What's Causing This Error
This error message indicates an issue with the UpdateItem operation in DynamoDB. Specifically, you may run into this error when the ConditionExpression function if_not_exist() evaluates to false.
Solution: Here's How To Resolve It
To solve this error, ensure that the ConditionExpression function - if_not_exists() correctly evaluates to true.
Other Common DynamoDB Errors (with Solutions)
- DynamoDB string set cannot be empty
- error retrieving dynamodb table item serializationexception
- dynamodb unable to parse base64 string
- dynamodb exclusivestartkey not working
- moto dynamodb not working
- dynamodb global secondary index does not project
- dynamodb attribute does not exist
- dynamodb-admin not working
- a bytes-like object is required not binary dynamodb
- DynamoDB No Provisioned Throughput specified for the table
- a socket operation was attempted to an unreachable network dynamodb
- dynamodb problem function call failed
- dynamodb query is null
- error dynamodb streams must be enabled on the table
- dynamodb put function not working
Spend less time in the AWS console, use Dynobase.
Try 7-day free trial. No strings attached.
Product Features
DynamoDB Tools
DynamoDB Info
© 2025 Dynobase