Question: In DynamoDB, can I use UUID as the partition key?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
Yes, you can use a UUID as a partition key in DynamoDB. A partition key is used to determine the physical partition in which the item will be stored, and it must be unique for each item in the table. Since a UUID is a universally unique identifier, it can be used as a partition key to ensure that each item in the table has a unique key.
Other Common DynamoDB FAQ (with Answers)
- What type of database is DynamoDB?
- What is DynamoDB used for?
- What are the differences between DynamoDB and Google BigTable?
- Does DynamoDB have read replicas?
- Is DynamoDB based on MongoDB?
- When to use DynamoDB?
- Is DynamoDB ACID compliant?
- Is DynamoDB SQL or NoSQL?
- Is DynamoDB good for unstructured data?
- Is DynamoDB highly available?
- How is data stored in DynamoDB?
- Does Amazon DynamoDB store healthcare data?
- What are the naming conventions in DynamoDB?
- Does DynamoDB Support SQL?
- How to create an index in DynamoDB? (how to create an index in dynamodb)
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