# ProvisionedThroughputObject
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The object describing the properties of a provisioned throughput.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) template, use the following syntax.

### YAML
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```
  [ReadCapacityUnits](#sam-simpletable-provisionedthroughputobject-readcapacityunits): Integer
  [WriteCapacityUnits](#sam-simpletable-provisionedthroughputobject-writecapacityunits): Integer
```

## Properties
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 `ReadCapacityUnits`   <a name="sam-simpletable-provisionedthroughputobject-readcapacityunits"></a>
The maximum number of strongly consistent reads consumed per second before DynamoDB returns a `ThrottlingException`.  
*Type*: Integer  
*Required*: Yes  
*CloudFormation compatibility*: This property is passed directly to the `[ReadCapacityUnits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-dynamodb-table-provisionedthroughput.html#aws-properties-dynamodb-table-provisionedthroughput-properties)` property of the `AWS::DynamoDB::Table` `ProvisionedThroughput` data type.

 `WriteCapacityUnits`   <a name="sam-simpletable-provisionedthroughputobject-writecapacityunits"></a>
The maximum number of writes consumed per second before DynamoDB returns a `ThrottlingException`.  
*Type*: Integer  
*Required*: Yes  
*CloudFormation compatibility*: This property is passed directly to the `[WriteCapacityUnits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-dynamodb-table-provisionedthroughput.html#aws-properties-dynamodb-table-provisionedthroughput-properties)` property of the `AWS::DynamoDB::Table` `ProvisionedThroughput` data type.

## Examples
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### ProvisionedThroughput
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Provisioned throughput example.

#### YAML
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```
Properties:
   ProvisionedThroughput:
     ReadCapacityUnits: 5
     WriteCapacityUnits: 5
```