# PartitionKey
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The partition key portion of the primary key is required and determines how Amazon Keyspaces stores the data. The partition key can be a single column, or it can be a compound value composed of two or more columns.

## Contents
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 ** name **   <a name="keyspaces-Type-PartitionKey-name"></a>
The name(s) of the partition key column(s).  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/keyspaces-2022-02-10/PartitionKey) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/keyspaces-2022-02-10/PartitionKey) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/keyspaces-2022-02-10/PartitionKey)