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Create a DynamoDB item with a TTL using an AWS SDK

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Create a DynamoDB item with a TTL using an AWS SDK - AWS SDK Code Examples

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There are more AWS SDK examples available in the AWS Doc SDK Examples GitHub repo.

The following code examples show how to create an item with TTL.

Java
SDK for Java 2.x
package com.amazon.samplelib.ttl; import com.amazon.samplelib.CodeSampleUtils; import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.AttributeValue; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.DynamoDbException; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.PutItemRequest; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.PutItemResponse; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ResourceNotFoundException; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Optional; /** * Creates an item in a DynamoDB table with TTL attributes. * This class demonstrates how to add TTL expiration timestamps to DynamoDB items. */ public class CreateTTL { private static final String USAGE = """ Usage: <tableName> <primaryKey> <sortKey> <region> Where: tableName - The Amazon DynamoDB table being queried. primaryKey - The name of the primary key. Also known as the hash or partition key. sortKey - The name of the sort key. Also known as the range attribute. region (optional) - The AWS region that the Amazon DynamoDB table is located in. (Default: us-east-1) """; private static final int DAYS_TO_EXPIRE = 90; private static final int SECONDS_PER_DAY = 24 * 60 * 60; private static final String PRIMARY_KEY_ATTR = "primaryKey"; private static final String SORT_KEY_ATTR = "sortKey"; private static final String CREATION_DATE_ATTR = "creationDate"; private static final String EXPIRE_AT_ATTR = "expireAt"; private static final String SUCCESS_MESSAGE = "%s PutItem operation with TTL successful."; private static final String TABLE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR = "Error: The Amazon DynamoDB table \"%s\" can't be found."; private final DynamoDbClient dynamoDbClient; /** * Constructs a CreateTTL instance with the specified DynamoDB client. * * @param dynamoDbClient The DynamoDB client to use */ public CreateTTL(final DynamoDbClient dynamoDbClient) { this.dynamoDbClient = dynamoDbClient; } /** * Constructs a CreateTTL with a default DynamoDB client. */ public CreateTTL() { this.dynamoDbClient = null; } /** * Main method to demonstrate creating an item with TTL. * * @param args Command line arguments */ public static void main(final String[] args) { try { int result = new CreateTTL().processArgs(args); System.exit(result); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); System.exit(1); } } /** * Process command line arguments and create an item with TTL. * * @param args Command line arguments * @return 0 if successful, non-zero otherwise * @throws ResourceNotFoundException If the table doesn't exist * @throws DynamoDbException If an error occurs during the operation * @throws IllegalArgumentException If arguments are invalid */ public int processArgs(final String[] args) { // Argument validation (remove or replace this line when reusing this code) CodeSampleUtils.validateArgs(args, new int[] {3, 4}, USAGE); final String tableName = args[0]; final String primaryKey = args[1]; final String sortKey = args[2]; final Region region = Optional.ofNullable(args.length > 3 ? args[3] : null) .map(Region::of) .orElse(Region.US_EAST_1); try (DynamoDbClient ddb = dynamoDbClient != null ? dynamoDbClient : DynamoDbClient.builder().region(region).build()) { final CreateTTL createTTL = new CreateTTL(ddb); createTTL.createItemWithTTL(tableName, primaryKey, sortKey); return 0; } catch (Exception e) { throw e; } } /** * Creates an item in the specified table with TTL attributes. * * @param tableName The name of the table * @param primaryKeyValue The value for the primary key * @param sortKeyValue The value for the sort key * @return The response from the PutItem operation * @throws ResourceNotFoundException If the table doesn't exist * @throws DynamoDbException If an error occurs during the operation */ public PutItemResponse createItemWithTTL( final String tableName, final String primaryKeyValue, final String sortKeyValue) { // Get current time in epoch second format final long createDate = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000; // Calculate expiration time 90 days from now in epoch second format final long expireDate = createDate + (DAYS_TO_EXPIRE * SECONDS_PER_DAY); final Map<String, AttributeValue> itemMap = new HashMap<>(); itemMap.put( PRIMARY_KEY_ATTR, AttributeValue.builder().s(primaryKeyValue).build()); itemMap.put(SORT_KEY_ATTR, AttributeValue.builder().s(sortKeyValue).build()); itemMap.put( CREATION_DATE_ATTR, AttributeValue.builder().n(String.valueOf(createDate)).build()); itemMap.put( EXPIRE_AT_ATTR, AttributeValue.builder().n(String.valueOf(expireDate)).build()); final PutItemRequest request = PutItemRequest.builder().tableName(tableName).item(itemMap).build(); try { final PutItemResponse response = dynamoDbClient.putItem(request); System.out.println(String.format(SUCCESS_MESSAGE, tableName)); return response; } catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) { System.err.format(TABLE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR, tableName); throw e; } catch (DynamoDbException e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); throw e; } } }
  • For API details, see PutItem in AWS SDK for Java 2.x API Reference.

JavaScript
SDK for JavaScript (v3)
import { DynamoDBClient, PutItemCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb"; export function createDynamoDBItem(table_name, region, partition_key, sort_key) { const client = new DynamoDBClient({ region: region, endpoint: `https://dynamodb.${region}.amazonaws.com` }); // Get the current time in epoch second format const current_time = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000); // Calculate the expireAt time (90 days from now) in epoch second format const expire_at = Math.floor((new Date().getTime() + 90 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) / 1000); // Create DynamoDB item const item = { 'partitionKey': {'S': partition_key}, 'sortKey': {'S': sort_key}, 'createdAt': {'N': current_time.toString()}, 'expireAt': {'N': expire_at.toString()} }; const putItemCommand = new PutItemCommand({ TableName: table_name, Item: item, ProvisionedThroughput: { ReadCapacityUnits: 1, WriteCapacityUnits: 1, }, }); client.send(putItemCommand, function(err, data) { if (err) { console.log("Exception encountered when creating item %s, here's what happened: ", data, err); throw err; } else { console.log("Item created successfully: %s.", data); return data; } }); } // Example usage (commented out for testing) // createDynamoDBItem('your-table-name', 'us-east-1', 'your-partition-key-value', 'your-sort-key-value');
  • For API details, see PutItem in AWS SDK for JavaScript API Reference.

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)
from datetime import datetime, timedelta import boto3 def create_dynamodb_item(table_name, region, primary_key, sort_key): """ Creates a DynamoDB item with an attached expiry attribute. :param table_name: Table name for the boto3 resource to target when creating an item :param region: string representing the AWS region. Example: `us-east-1` :param primary_key: one attribute known as the partition key. :param sort_key: Also known as a range attribute. :return: Void (nothing) """ try: dynamodb = boto3.resource("dynamodb", region_name=region) table = dynamodb.Table(table_name) # Get the current time in epoch second format current_time = int(datetime.now().timestamp()) # Calculate the expiration time (90 days from now) in epoch second format expiration_time = int((datetime.now() + timedelta(days=90)).timestamp()) item = { "primaryKey": primary_key, "sortKey": sort_key, "creationDate": current_time, "expireAt": expiration_time, } response = table.put_item(Item=item) print("Item created successfully.") return response except Exception as e: print(f"Error creating item: {e}") raise e # Use your own values create_dynamodb_item( "your-table-name", "us-west-2", "your-partition-key-value", "your-sort-key-value" )
  • For API details, see PutItem in AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference.

SDK for Java 2.x
package com.amazon.samplelib.ttl; import com.amazon.samplelib.CodeSampleUtils; import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.AttributeValue; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.DynamoDbException; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.PutItemRequest; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.PutItemResponse; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ResourceNotFoundException; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Optional; /** * Creates an item in a DynamoDB table with TTL attributes. * This class demonstrates how to add TTL expiration timestamps to DynamoDB items. */ public class CreateTTL { private static final String USAGE = """ Usage: <tableName> <primaryKey> <sortKey> <region> Where: tableName - The Amazon DynamoDB table being queried. primaryKey - The name of the primary key. Also known as the hash or partition key. sortKey - The name of the sort key. Also known as the range attribute. region (optional) - The AWS region that the Amazon DynamoDB table is located in. (Default: us-east-1) """; private static final int DAYS_TO_EXPIRE = 90; private static final int SECONDS_PER_DAY = 24 * 60 * 60; private static final String PRIMARY_KEY_ATTR = "primaryKey"; private static final String SORT_KEY_ATTR = "sortKey"; private static final String CREATION_DATE_ATTR = "creationDate"; private static final String EXPIRE_AT_ATTR = "expireAt"; private static final String SUCCESS_MESSAGE = "%s PutItem operation with TTL successful."; private static final String TABLE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR = "Error: The Amazon DynamoDB table \"%s\" can't be found."; private final DynamoDbClient dynamoDbClient; /** * Constructs a CreateTTL instance with the specified DynamoDB client. * * @param dynamoDbClient The DynamoDB client to use */ public CreateTTL(final DynamoDbClient dynamoDbClient) { this.dynamoDbClient = dynamoDbClient; } /** * Constructs a CreateTTL with a default DynamoDB client. */ public CreateTTL() { this.dynamoDbClient = null; } /** * Main method to demonstrate creating an item with TTL. * * @param args Command line arguments */ public static void main(final String[] args) { try { int result = new CreateTTL().processArgs(args); System.exit(result); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); System.exit(1); } } /** * Process command line arguments and create an item with TTL. * * @param args Command line arguments * @return 0 if successful, non-zero otherwise * @throws ResourceNotFoundException If the table doesn't exist * @throws DynamoDbException If an error occurs during the operation * @throws IllegalArgumentException If arguments are invalid */ public int processArgs(final String[] args) { // Argument validation (remove or replace this line when reusing this code) CodeSampleUtils.validateArgs(args, new int[] {3, 4}, USAGE); final String tableName = args[0]; final String primaryKey = args[1]; final String sortKey = args[2]; final Region region = Optional.ofNullable(args.length > 3 ? args[3] : null) .map(Region::of) .orElse(Region.US_EAST_1); try (DynamoDbClient ddb = dynamoDbClient != null ? dynamoDbClient : DynamoDbClient.builder().region(region).build()) { final CreateTTL createTTL = new CreateTTL(ddb); createTTL.createItemWithTTL(tableName, primaryKey, sortKey); return 0; } catch (Exception e) { throw e; } } /** * Creates an item in the specified table with TTL attributes. * * @param tableName The name of the table * @param primaryKeyValue The value for the primary key * @param sortKeyValue The value for the sort key * @return The response from the PutItem operation * @throws ResourceNotFoundException If the table doesn't exist * @throws DynamoDbException If an error occurs during the operation */ public PutItemResponse createItemWithTTL( final String tableName, final String primaryKeyValue, final String sortKeyValue) { // Get current time in epoch second format final long createDate = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000; // Calculate expiration time 90 days from now in epoch second format final long expireDate = createDate + (DAYS_TO_EXPIRE * SECONDS_PER_DAY); final Map<String, AttributeValue> itemMap = new HashMap<>(); itemMap.put( PRIMARY_KEY_ATTR, AttributeValue.builder().s(primaryKeyValue).build()); itemMap.put(SORT_KEY_ATTR, AttributeValue.builder().s(sortKeyValue).build()); itemMap.put( CREATION_DATE_ATTR, AttributeValue.builder().n(String.valueOf(createDate)).build()); itemMap.put( EXPIRE_AT_ATTR, AttributeValue.builder().n(String.valueOf(expireDate)).build()); final PutItemRequest request = PutItemRequest.builder().tableName(tableName).item(itemMap).build(); try { final PutItemResponse response = dynamoDbClient.putItem(request); System.out.println(String.format(SUCCESS_MESSAGE, tableName)); return response; } catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) { System.err.format(TABLE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR, tableName); throw e; } catch (DynamoDbException e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); throw e; } } }
  • For API details, see PutItem in AWS SDK for Java 2.x API Reference.

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