# TimeToLiveSpecificationProperty

Represents the settings used to enable or disable Time to Live (TTL) for the specified table.

- Source: Generated code
- Type last changed: v2.93.0 · 23 Aug 2023

## Example

```ts
// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import { aws_dynamodb as dynamodb } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
const timeToLiveSpecificationProperty: dynamodb.CfnTable.TimeToLiveSpecificationProperty = {
  enabled: false,

  // the properties below are optional
  attributeName: 'attributeName',
};
```

## Properties

- `attributeName`: string — The name of the TTL attribute used to store the expiration time for items in the table.

  > - The `AttributeName` property is required when enabling the TTL, or when TTL is already enabled.
  > - To update this property, you must first disable TTL and then enable TTL with the new attribute name.

- `enabled`: boolean | [IResolvable](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.IResolvable.html) (required) — Indicates whether TTL is to be enabled (true) or disabled (false) on the table.