Question: Are DynamoDB table names globally unique?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
The answer is both a Yes and a No. It's a "yes" because DynamoDB does not allow you to create tables with the same name in a specific region. However, it is a "no" as DynamoDB allows you to create a table with the same name across multiple regions.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- How is data stored in DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB a wide-column store?
- Is DynamoDB PaaS or SaaS?
- Can a DynamoDB range key be a GSI key?
- Are DynamoDB table names supposed to be unique?
- Is DynamoDB based on MongoDB?
- In DynamoDB, can I use UUID as the partition key?
- Why is DynamoDB better than MongoDB?
- What are the naming conventions in DynamoDB?
- Can DynamoDB have duplicates?
- Can Power BI connect to DynamoDB?
- Can we rename DynamoDB table?
- Is DynamoDB a memory store?
- How to create an index in DynamoDB? (how to create an index in dynamodb)
- Can colons and special characters be used in DynamoDB attributes?
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