Question: Are DynamoDB table names supposed to be unique?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
Yes, DynamoDB table names must be unique within a region in an AWS account. This is because table names are used to identify the specific table when performing operations.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- Are DynamoDB table names globally unique?
- Is DynamoDB table region specific?
- Can DynamoDB be replicated?
- When to use DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB good for analytics?
- Is DynamoDB similar to MongoDB?
- What is DynamoDB used for?
- How do you store JSON on DynamoDB?
- Does DynamoDB Support SQL?
- What are the naming conventions in DynamoDB?
- Can I add another region to global DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB serverless?
- How does DynamoDB handle data changes?
- How to write a test case for mocking DynamoDB?
- In DynamoDB, can I use UUID as the partition key?
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