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)
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- How to forcefully delete a DynamoDB table?
- Is connection pooling needed for DynamoDB?
- Should you make a new DynamoDB client for each request?
- How many DynamoDB tables can I have at a maximum?
- How to grab data from AWS DynamoDB?
- How to store Japanese characters in DynamoDB?
- How to access DynamoDB from Android Studio?
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- Why must table be empty to enable DynamoDB global tables?
- What are the differences between DynamoDB and Snowflake?
- Does DynamoDB have tables?
- How to track changes to items in DynamoDB?
- Does sharding affect DynamoDB reads?
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