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+id: l045
+title: DynamoDB CLI commands
+tags: [AWS, databases, dynamodb]
+created: Saturday, June 22, 2024
+---
+
+# DynamoDB CLI commands
+
+## Connecting to a local (Docker)/prod (AWS) DynamoDB instance
+
+In order to distinguish between local and production accounts you should keep
+seperate profiles for each (via `.aws/config` and `.aws/credentials`).
+
+When connecting to a local DB use the local profile and the local URL. Without
+the `--profile` flag, AWS will default to the `default` profile which will
+typically be your credentials for accessing AWS on the remote.
+
+It also sometimes required to add the endpoint-url when working locally:
+
+```
+--endpoint-url http://localhost:800
+
+> When using the commans below locally, assume `--endpoint-url` and `--profile`
+> have been appended
+
+```
+
+For example:
+
+```sh
+aws dynamodb list-tables \
+--profile timetracking_dev \
+--endpoint-url http://localhost:800
+```
+
+## Delete a table
+
+```sh
+aws dynamodb delete-table \
+--table-name TableName
+```
+
+## Create table from JSON schema
+
+```sh
+aws dynamodb create-table \
+--cli-input-json file://create-timeentries-table.json \
+
+```
+
+## Describe the table
+
+View the table schema:
+
+```sh
+
+aws dynamodb describe-table \
+--table-name TimeEntries
+```
+
+## Related notes