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DynamoDB Streams examples using AWS CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the AWS Command Line Interface with DynamoDB Streams.

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The following code example shows how to use describe-stream.

AWS CLI

To get information about a DynamoDB stream

The following describe-stream command displays information about the specific DynamoDB stream.

aws dynamodbstreams describe-stream \
    --stream-arn arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:123456789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-22T18:02:01.576

Output:

{
    "StreamDescription": {
        "StreamArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:123456789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-22T18:02:01.576",
        "StreamLabel": "2019-10-22T18:02:01.576",
        "StreamStatus": "ENABLED",
        "StreamViewType": "NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES",
        "CreationRequestDateTime": 1571767321.571,
        "TableName": "Music",
        "KeySchema": [
            {
                "AttributeName": "Artist",
                "KeyType": "HASH"
            },
            {
                "AttributeName": "SongTitle",
                "KeyType": "RANGE"
            }
        ],
        "Shards": [
            {
                "ShardId": "shardId-00000001571767321804-697ce3d2",
                "SequenceNumberRange": {
                    "StartingSequenceNumber": "4000000000000642977831",
                    "EndingSequenceNumber": "4000000000000642977831"
                }
            },
            {
                "ShardId": "shardId-00000001571780995058-40810d86",
                "SequenceNumberRange": {
                    "StartingSequenceNumber": "757400000000005655171150"
                },
                "ParentShardId": "shardId-00000001571767321804-697ce3d2"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Capturing Table Activity with DynamoDB Streams in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-records.

AWS CLI

To get records from a Dynamodb stream

The following get-records command retrieves records using the specified Amazon DynamoDB shard iterator.

aws dynamodbstreams get-records \
    --shard-iterator "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:123456789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-22T18:02:01.576|1|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"

Output:

{
    "Records": [
        {
            "eventID": "c3b5d798eef6215d42f8137b19a88e50",
            "eventName": "INSERT",
            "eventVersion": "1.1",
            "eventSource": "aws:dynamodb",
            "awsRegion": "us-west-1",
            "dynamodb": {
                "ApproximateCreationDateTime": 1571849028.0,
                "Keys": {
                    "Artist": {
                        "S": "No One You Know"
                    },
                    "SongTitle": {
                        "S": "Call Me Today"
                    }
                },
                "NewImage": {
                    "AlbumTitle": {
                        "S": "Somewhat Famous"
                    },
                    "Artist": {
                        "S": "No One You Know"
                    },
                    "Awards": {
                        "N": "1"
                    },
                    "SongTitle": {
                        "S": "Call Me Today"
                    }
                },
                "SequenceNumber": "700000000013256296913",
                "SizeBytes": 119,
                "StreamViewType": "NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES"
            }
        },
        {
            "eventID": "878960a6967867e2da16b27380a27328",
            "eventName": "INSERT",
            "eventVersion": "1.1",
            "eventSource": "aws:dynamodb",
            "awsRegion": "us-west-1",
            "dynamodb": {
                "ApproximateCreationDateTime": 1571849029.0,
                "Keys": {
                    "Artist": {
                        "S": "Acme Band"
                    },
                    "SongTitle": {
                        "S": "Happy Day"
                    }
                },
                "NewImage": {
                    "AlbumTitle": {
                        "S": "Songs About Life"
                    },
                    "Artist": {
                        "S": "Acme Band"
                    },
                    "Awards": {
                        "N": "10"
                    },
                    "SongTitle": {
                        "S": "Happy Day"
                    }
                },
                "SequenceNumber": "800000000013256297217",
                "SizeBytes": 100,
                "StreamViewType": "NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES"
            }
        },
        {
            "eventID": "520fabde080e159fc3710b15ee1d4daa",
            "eventName": "MODIFY",
            "eventVersion": "1.1",
            "eventSource": "aws:dynamodb",
            "awsRegion": "us-west-1",
            "dynamodb": {
                "ApproximateCreationDateTime": 1571849734.0,
                "Keys": {
                    "Artist": {
                        "S": "Acme Band"
                    },
                    "SongTitle": {
                        "S": "Happy Day"
                    }
                },
                "NewImage": {
                    "AlbumTitle": {
                        "S": "Updated Album Title"
                    },
                    "Artist": {
                        "S": "Acme Band"
                    },
                    "Awards": {
                        "N": "10"
                    },
                    "SongTitle": {
                        "S": "Happy Day"
                    }
                },
                "OldImage": {
                    "AlbumTitle": {
                        "S": "Songs About Life"
                    },
                    "Artist": {
                        "S": "Acme Band"
                    },
                    "Awards": {
                        "N": "10"
                    },
                    "SongTitle": {
                        "S": "Happy Day"
                    }
                },
                "SequenceNumber": "900000000013256687845",
                "SizeBytes": 170,
                "StreamViewType": "NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES"
            }
        }
    ],
    "NextShardIterator": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:123456789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-23T16:41:08.740|1|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"
}

For more information, see Capturing Table Activity with DynamoDB Streams in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see GetRecords in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-shard-iterator.

AWS CLI

To get a shard iterator

The following get-shard-iterator command retrieves a shard iterator for the specified shard.

aws dynamodbstreams get-shard-iterator \
    --stream-arn arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:12356789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-22T18:02:01.576 \
    --shard-id shardId-00000001571780995058-40810d86 \
    --shard-iterator-type LATEST

Output:

{
    "ShardIterator": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:123456789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-22T18:02:01.576|1|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"
}

For more information, see Capturing Table Activity with DynamoDB Streams in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use list-streams.

AWS CLI

To list DynamoDB streams

The following list-streams command lists all existing Amazon DynamoDB streams within the default AWS Region.

aws dynamodbstreams list-streams

Output:

{
    "Streams": [
        {
            "StreamArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-1:123456789012:table/Music/stream/2019-10-22T18:02:01.576",
            "TableName": "Music",
            "StreamLabel": "2019-10-22T18:02:01.576"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Capturing Table Activity with DynamoDB Streams in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see ListStreams in AWS CLI Command Reference.