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. Our DynamoDB UUID generator makes v4, v7, ULID and KSUID values and shows which of them sort by time.
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