Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 6. Working with the DynamoDB
API
In the previous chapter, we saw how to perform query and scan operations on DynamoDB
table items using a table and its index. We also discussed parallel scanning. Most of our
discussion was done using Java SDK because of the Java language's strengths. In order to
perform the query and scan operations, we need to download or install certain packages
onto our PC. Yet, there is a way to perform DynamoDB operations through an HTTP re-
quest. So, similar to accessing the management console, these HTTP requests to access Dy-
namoDB are also performed through a web browser.
In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:
• Data format
• HTTP requests
• Error handling
• Operations in DynamoDB
As part of our discussion in this chapter, we will learn about all of these topics. Before this,
we should have our security credentials in hand, which we can fetch from the security page
in the management console.
