Question: Can DynamoDB store relational data?
Answer
No, DynamoDB is not designed to store relational data. It is a NoSQL database that uses a document-based data model and is optimized for high performance and scalability. DynamoDB does not support the use of foreign keys or relationships between tables, and does not provide the ability to perform SQL-like joins on data. Instead, it is designed to be flexible and allow users to store and retrieve data in a way that is natural to the application.
That being said, you can use Single-Table Design (view examples) where all the entities are stored in one a table in a smart way.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- Can a DynamoDB range key be a GSI key?
- Can Tableau connect to DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB a wide-column store?
- Does DynamoDB support nesting data?
- Is DynamoDB ACID compliant?
- Why must table be empty to enable DynamoDB global tables?
- Can we pass objects as an item in DynamoDB?
- Does DynamoDB Support SQL?
- How is data stored in DynamoDB?
- How to import data from S3 to DynamoDB?
- Can QuickSight read DynamoDB?
- Does DynamoDB support cross-region replication?
- How to forcefully delete a DynamoDB table?
- Is DynamoDB based on MongoDB?
- What is the maximum number of partitions in DynamoDB?
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