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)
- Is DynamoDB a relational database?
- How to access DynamoDB from outside?
- How do you store JSON on DynamoDB?
- Which programming language works best with DynamoDB?
- Can DynamoDB have duplicates?
- What is the access pattern in DynamoDB?
- Can colons and special characters be used in DynamoDB attributes?
- Can Power BI connect to DynamoDB?
- What are the key differences between DynamoDB and Neo4j?
- Should you make a new DynamoDB client for each request?
- Does DynamoDB support atomic updates?
- What are the naming conventions in DynamoDB?
- Can DynamoDB store documents?
- Is DynamoDB ACID compliant?
- Are DynamoDB table names supposed to be unique?
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