Question: Can DynamoDB trigger AWS Step Functions?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
Yes, DynamoDB can trigger AWS Step Functions. DynamoDB Streams can trigger AWS Lambda functions, and those Lambda functions can then start an execution of a Step Functions state machine. Additionally, the AWS Step Functions Data Science SDK allows you to use the StepFunctions class to start an execution of a state machine when a DynamoDB event occurs.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- How to handle empty strings in DynamoDB?
- Can you store XML in DynamoDB?
- How to import data from S3 to DynamoDB?
- How to store location coordinates in DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB table region specific?
- What are the differences between DynamoDB and Google BigTable?
- Can we rename DynamoDB table?
- Can Django use DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB open source?
- How to dump multiple DynamoDB tables?
- Are DynamoDB table names globally unique?
- Should you make a new DynamoDB client for each request?
- Is DynamoDB HIPAA compliant?
- Can we store list in DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB PaaS or SaaS?
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