Question: Can DynamoDB have null values?

Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
Yes, DynamoDB supports null
values in its fields. However, when you query a field that contains a null
value, the query will not return the field, so it will not be visible in the query results.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- Is DynamoDB highly available?
- Can I add another region to global DynamoDB?
- How to access DynamoDB from EC2?
- How is data stored in DynamoDB?
- Can DynamoDB be used like a relational database?
- How to import data from S3 to DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB serverless?
- Can DynamoDB be replicated?
- Is DynamoDB document-based?
- Is DynamoDB good for unstructured data?
- Which programming language works best with DynamoDB?
- How to forcefully delete a DynamoDB table?
- How resilient is DynamoDB?
- How to create an index in DynamoDB? (how to create an index in dynamodb)
- Can a DynamoDB range key be a GSI key?
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