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Use DeleteItem with an Amazon SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use DeleteItem.

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.NET
Amazon SDK for .NET
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/// <summary> /// Deletes a single item from a DynamoDB table. /// </summary> /// <param name="client">The initialized DynamoDB client object.</param> /// <param name="tableName">The name of the table from which the item /// will be deleted.</param> /// <param name="movieToDelete">A movie object containing the title and /// year of the movie to delete.</param> /// <returns>A Boolean value indicating the success or failure of the /// delete operation.</returns> public static async Task<bool> DeleteItemAsync( AmazonDynamoDBClient client, string tableName, Movie movieToDelete) { var key = new Dictionary<string, AttributeValue> { ["title"] = new AttributeValue { S = movieToDelete.Title }, ["year"] = new AttributeValue { N = movieToDelete.Year.ToString() }, }; var request = new DeleteItemRequest { TableName = tableName, Key = key, }; var response = await client.DeleteItemAsync(request); return response.HttpStatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK; }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for .NET API Reference.

Bash
Amazon CLI with Bash script
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############################################################################## # function dynamodb_delete_item # # This function deletes an item from a DynamoDB table. # # Parameters: # -n table_name -- The name of the table. # -k keys -- Path to json file containing the keys that identify the item to delete. # # Returns: # 0 - If successful. # 1 - If it fails. ########################################################################### function dynamodb_delete_item() { local table_name keys response local option OPTARG # Required to use getopts command in a function. # ###################################### # Function usage explanation ####################################### function usage() { echo "function dynamodb_delete_item" echo "Delete an item from a DynamoDB table." echo " -n table_name -- The name of the table." echo " -k keys -- Path to json file containing the keys that identify the item to delete." echo "" } while getopts "n:k:h" option; do case "${option}" in n) table_name="${OPTARG}" ;; k) keys="${OPTARG}" ;; h) usage return 0 ;; \?) echo "Invalid parameter" usage return 1 ;; esac done export OPTIND=1 if [[ -z "$table_name" ]]; then errecho "ERROR: You must provide a table name with the -n parameter." usage return 1 fi if [[ -z "$keys" ]]; then errecho "ERROR: You must provide a keys json file path the -k parameter." usage return 1 fi iecho "Parameters:\n" iecho " table_name: $table_name" iecho " keys: $keys" iecho "" response=$(aws dynamodb delete-item \ --table-name "$table_name" \ --key file://"$keys") local error_code=${?} if [[ $error_code -ne 0 ]]; then aws_cli_error_log $error_code errecho "ERROR: AWS reports delete-item operation failed.$response" return 1 fi return 0 }

The utility functions used in this example.

############################################################################### # function iecho # # This function enables the script to display the specified text only if # the global variable $VERBOSE is set to true. ############################################################################### function iecho() { if [[ $VERBOSE == true ]]; then echo "$@" fi } ############################################################################### # function errecho # # This function outputs everything sent to it to STDERR (standard error output). ############################################################################### function errecho() { printf "%s\n" "$*" 1>&2 } ############################################################################## # function aws_cli_error_log() # # This function is used to log the error messages from the AWS CLI. # # See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/topic/return-codes.html#cli-aws-help-return-codes. # # The function expects the following argument: # $1 - The error code returned by the AWS CLI. # # Returns: # 0: - Success. # ############################################################################## function aws_cli_error_log() { local err_code=$1 errecho "Error code : $err_code" if [ "$err_code" == 1 ]; then errecho " One or more S3 transfers failed." elif [ "$err_code" == 2 ]; then errecho " Command line failed to parse." elif [ "$err_code" == 130 ]; then errecho " Process received SIGINT." elif [ "$err_code" == 252 ]; then errecho " Command syntax invalid." elif [ "$err_code" == 253 ]; then errecho " The system environment or configuration was invalid." elif [ "$err_code" == 254 ]; then errecho " The service returned an error." elif [ "$err_code" == 255 ]; then errecho " 255 is a catch-all error." fi return 0 }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

C++
SDK for C++
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//! Delete an item from an Amazon DynamoDB table. /*! \sa deleteItem() \param tableName: The table name. \param partitionKey: The partition key. \param partitionValue: The value for the partition key. \param clientConfiguration: AWS client configuration. \return bool: Function succeeded. */ bool AwsDoc::DynamoDB::deleteItem(const Aws::String &tableName, const Aws::String &partitionKey, const Aws::String &partitionValue, const Aws::Client::ClientConfiguration &clientConfiguration) { Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient dynamoClient(clientConfiguration); Aws::DynamoDB::Model::DeleteItemRequest request; request.AddKey(partitionKey, Aws::DynamoDB::Model::AttributeValue().SetS(partitionValue)); request.SetTableName(tableName); const Aws::DynamoDB::Model::DeleteItemOutcome &outcome = dynamoClient.DeleteItem( request); if (outcome.IsSuccess()) { std::cout << "Item \"" << partitionValue << "\" deleted!" << std::endl; } else { std::cerr << "Failed to delete item: " << outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl; return false; } return waitTableActive(tableName, dynamoClient); }

Code that waits for the table to become active.

//! Query a newly created DynamoDB table until it is active. /*! \sa waitTableActive() \param waitTableActive: The DynamoDB table's name. \param dynamoClient: A DynamoDB client. \return bool: Function succeeded. */ bool AwsDoc::DynamoDB::waitTableActive(const Aws::String &tableName, const Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient &dynamoClient) { // Repeatedly call DescribeTable until table is ACTIVE. const int MAX_QUERIES = 20; Aws::DynamoDB::Model::DescribeTableRequest request; request.SetTableName(tableName); int count = 0; while (count < MAX_QUERIES) { const Aws::DynamoDB::Model::DescribeTableOutcome &result = dynamoClient.DescribeTable( request); if (result.IsSuccess()) { Aws::DynamoDB::Model::TableStatus status = result.GetResult().GetTable().GetTableStatus(); if (Aws::DynamoDB::Model::TableStatus::ACTIVE != status) { std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1)); } else { return true; } } else { std::cerr << "Error DynamoDB::waitTableActive " << result.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl; return false; } count++; } return false; }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for C++ API Reference.

CLI
Amazon CLI

Example 1: To delete an item

The following delete-item example deletes an item from the MusicCollection table and requests details about the item that was deleted and the capacity used by the request.

aws dynamodb delete-item \ --table-name MusicCollection \ --key file://key.json \ --return-values ALL_OLD \ --return-consumed-capacity TOTAL \ --return-item-collection-metrics SIZE

Contents of key.json:

{ "Artist": {"S": "No One You Know"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Scared of My Shadow"} }

Output:

{ "Attributes": { "AlbumTitle": { "S": "Blue Sky Blues" }, "Artist": { "S": "No One You Know" }, "SongTitle": { "S": "Scared of My Shadow" } }, "ConsumedCapacity": { "TableName": "MusicCollection", "CapacityUnits": 2.0 }, "ItemCollectionMetrics": { "ItemCollectionKey": { "Artist": { "S": "No One You Know" } }, "SizeEstimateRangeGB": [ 0.0, 1.0 ] } }

For more information, see Writing an Item in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

Example 2: To delete an item conditionally

The following example deletes an item from the ProductCatalog table only if its ProductCategory is either Sporting Goods or Gardening Supplies and its price is between 500 and 600. It returns details about the item that was deleted.

aws dynamodb delete-item \ --table-name ProductCatalog \ --key '{"Id":{"N":"456"}}' \ --condition-expression "(ProductCategory IN (:cat1, :cat2)) and (#P between :lo and :hi)" \ --expression-attribute-names file://names.json \ --expression-attribute-values file://values.json \ --return-values ALL_OLD

Contents of names.json:

{ "#P": "Price" }

Contents of values.json:

{ ":cat1": {"S": "Sporting Goods"}, ":cat2": {"S": "Gardening Supplies"}, ":lo": {"N": "500"}, ":hi": {"N": "600"} }

Output:

{ "Attributes": { "Id": { "N": "456" }, "Price": { "N": "550" }, "ProductCategory": { "S": "Sporting Goods" } } }

For more information, see Writing an Item in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

Go
SDK for Go V2
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

import ( "context" "errors" "log" "time" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/dynamodb/attributevalue" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/dynamodb/expression" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb/types" ) // TableBasics encapsulates the Amazon DynamoDB service actions used in the examples. // It contains a DynamoDB service client that is used to act on the specified table. type TableBasics struct { DynamoDbClient *dynamodb.Client TableName string } // DeleteMovie removes a movie from the DynamoDB table. func (basics TableBasics) DeleteMovie(ctx context.Context, movie Movie) error { _, err := basics.DynamoDbClient.DeleteItem(ctx, &dynamodb.DeleteItemInput{ TableName: aws.String(basics.TableName), Key: movie.GetKey(), }) if err != nil { log.Printf("Couldn't delete %v from the table. Here's why: %v\n", movie.Title, err) } return err }

Define a Movie struct that is used in this example.

import ( "archive/zip" "bytes" "encoding/json" "fmt" "io" "log" "net/http" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/dynamodb/attributevalue" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb/types" ) // Movie encapsulates data about a movie. Title and Year are the composite primary key // of the movie in Amazon DynamoDB. Title is the sort key, Year is the partition key, // and Info is additional data. type Movie struct { Title string `dynamodbav:"title"` Year int `dynamodbav:"year"` Info map[string]interface{} `dynamodbav:"info"` } // GetKey returns the composite primary key of the movie in a format that can be // sent to DynamoDB. func (movie Movie) GetKey() map[string]types.AttributeValue { title, err := attributevalue.Marshal(movie.Title) if err != nil { panic(err) } year, err := attributevalue.Marshal(movie.Year) if err != nil { panic(err) } return map[string]types.AttributeValue{"title": title, "year": year} } // String returns the title, year, rating, and plot of a movie, formatted for the example. func (movie Movie) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%v\n\tReleased: %v\n\tRating: %v\n\tPlot: %v\n", movie.Title, movie.Year, movie.Info["rating"], movie.Info["plot"]) }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for Go API Reference.

Java
SDK for Java 2.x
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

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.DeleteItemRequest; import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.DynamoDbException; import java.util.HashMap; /** * Before running this Java V2 code example, set up your development * environment, including your credentials. * * For more information, see the following documentation topic: * * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/get-started.html */ public class DeleteItem { public static void main(String[] args) { final String usage = """ Usage: <tableName> <key> <keyval> Where: tableName - The Amazon DynamoDB table to delete the item from (for example, Music3). key - The key used in the Amazon DynamoDB table (for example, Artist).\s keyval - The key value that represents the item to delete (for example, Famous Band). """; if (args.length != 3) { System.out.println(usage); System.exit(1); } String tableName = args[0]; String key = args[1]; String keyVal = args[2]; System.out.format("Deleting item \"%s\" from %s\n", keyVal, tableName); Region region = Region.US_EAST_1; DynamoDbClient ddb = DynamoDbClient.builder() .region(region) .build(); deleteDynamoDBItem(ddb, tableName, key, keyVal); ddb.close(); } public static void deleteDynamoDBItem(DynamoDbClient ddb, String tableName, String key, String keyVal) { HashMap<String, AttributeValue> keyToGet = new HashMap<>(); keyToGet.put(key, AttributeValue.builder() .s(keyVal) .build()); DeleteItemRequest deleteReq = DeleteItemRequest.builder() .tableName(tableName) .key(keyToGet) .build(); try { ddb.deleteItem(deleteReq); } catch (DynamoDbException e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); System.exit(1); } } }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for Java 2.x API Reference.

JavaScript
SDK for JavaScript (v3)
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

This example uses the document client to simplify working with items in DynamoDB. For API details see DeleteCommand.

import { DynamoDBClient } from "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb"; import { DynamoDBDocumentClient, DeleteCommand } from "@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb"; const client = new DynamoDBClient({}); const docClient = DynamoDBDocumentClient.from(client); export const main = async () => { const command = new DeleteCommand({ TableName: "Sodas", Key: { Flavor: "Cola", }, }); const response = await docClient.send(command); console.log(response); return response; };
SDK for JavaScript (v2)
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

Delete an item from a table.

// Load the AWS SDK for Node.js var AWS = require("aws-sdk"); // Set the region AWS.config.update({ region: "REGION" }); // Create the DynamoDB service object var ddb = new AWS.DynamoDB({ apiVersion: "2012-08-10" }); var params = { TableName: "TABLE", Key: { KEY_NAME: { N: "VALUE" }, }, }; // Call DynamoDB to delete the item from the table ddb.deleteItem(params, function (err, data) { if (err) { console.log("Error", err); } else { console.log("Success", data); } });

Delete an item from a table using the DynamoDB document client.

// Load the AWS SDK for Node.js var AWS = require("aws-sdk"); // Set the region AWS.config.update({ region: "REGION" }); // Create DynamoDB document client var docClient = new AWS.DynamoDB.DocumentClient({ apiVersion: "2012-08-10" }); var params = { Key: { HASH_KEY: VALUE, }, TableName: "TABLE", }; docClient.delete(params, function (err, data) { if (err) { console.log("Error", err); } else { console.log("Success", data); } });
Kotlin
SDK for Kotlin
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suspend fun deleteDynamoDBItem( tableNameVal: String, keyName: String, keyVal: String, ) { val keyToGet = mutableMapOf<String, AttributeValue>() keyToGet[keyName] = AttributeValue.S(keyVal) val request = DeleteItemRequest { tableName = tableNameVal key = keyToGet } DynamoDbClient { region = "us-east-1" }.use { ddb -> ddb.deleteItem(request) println("Item with key matching $keyVal was deleted") } }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for Kotlin API reference.

PHP
SDK for PHP
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

$key = [ 'Item' => [ 'title' => [ 'S' => $movieName, ], 'year' => [ 'N' => $movieYear, ], ] ]; $service->deleteItemByKey($tableName, $key); echo "But, bad news, this was a trap. That movie has now been deleted because of your rating...harsh.\n"; public function deleteItemByKey(string $tableName, array $key) { $this->dynamoDbClient->deleteItem([ 'Key' => $key['Item'], 'TableName' => $tableName, ]); }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for PHP API Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: Removes the DynamoDB item that matches the provided key.

$key = @{ SongTitle = 'Somewhere Down The Road' Artist = 'No One You Know' } | ConvertTo-DDBItem Remove-DDBItem -TableName 'Music' -Key $key -Confirm:$false
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

class Movies: """Encapsulates an Amazon DynamoDB table of movie data. Example data structure for a movie record in this table: { "year": 1999, "title": "For Love of the Game", "info": { "directors": ["Sam Raimi"], "release_date": "1999-09-15T00:00:00Z", "rating": 6.3, "plot": "A washed up pitcher flashes through his career.", "rank": 4987, "running_time_secs": 8220, "actors": [ "Kevin Costner", "Kelly Preston", "John C. Reilly" ] } } """ def __init__(self, dyn_resource): """ :param dyn_resource: A Boto3 DynamoDB resource. """ self.dyn_resource = dyn_resource # The table variable is set during the scenario in the call to # 'exists' if the table exists. Otherwise, it is set by 'create_table'. self.table = None def delete_movie(self, title, year): """ Deletes a movie from the table. :param title: The title of the movie to delete. :param year: The release year of the movie to delete. """ try: self.table.delete_item(Key={"year": year, "title": title}) except ClientError as err: logger.error( "Couldn't delete movie %s. Here's why: %s: %s", title, err.response["Error"]["Code"], err.response["Error"]["Message"], ) raise

You can specify a condition so that an item is deleted only when it meets certain criteria.

class UpdateQueryWrapper: def __init__(self, table): self.table = table def delete_underrated_movie(self, title, year, rating): """ Deletes a movie only if it is rated below a specified value. By using a condition expression in a delete operation, you can specify that an item is deleted only when it meets certain criteria. :param title: The title of the movie to delete. :param year: The release year of the movie to delete. :param rating: The rating threshold to check before deleting the movie. """ try: self.table.delete_item( Key={"year": year, "title": title}, ConditionExpression="info.rating <= :val", ExpressionAttributeValues={":val": Decimal(str(rating))}, ) except ClientError as err: if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "ConditionalCheckFailedException": logger.warning( "Didn't delete %s because its rating is greater than %s.", title, rating, ) else: logger.error( "Couldn't delete movie %s. Here's why: %s: %s", title, err.response["Error"]["Code"], err.response["Error"]["Message"], ) raise
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference.

Ruby
SDK for Ruby
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

class DynamoDBBasics attr_reader :dynamo_resource, :table def initialize(table_name) client = Aws::DynamoDB::Client.new(region: 'us-east-1') @dynamo_resource = Aws::DynamoDB::Resource.new(client: client) @table = @dynamo_resource.table(table_name) end # Deletes a movie from the table. # # @param title [String] The title of the movie to delete. # @param year [Integer] The release year of the movie to delete. def delete_item(title, year) @table.delete_item(key: { 'year' => year, 'title' => title }) rescue Aws::DynamoDB::Errors::ServiceError => e puts("Couldn't delete movie #{title}. Here's why:") puts("\t#{e.code}: #{e.message}") raise end
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for Ruby API Reference.

Rust
SDK for Rust
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

pub async fn delete_item( client: &Client, table: &str, key: &str, value: &str, ) -> Result<DeleteItemOutput, Error> { match client .delete_item() .table_name(table) .key(key, AttributeValue::S(value.into())) .send() .await { Ok(out) => { println!("Deleted item from table"); Ok(out) } Err(e) => Err(Error::unhandled(e)), } }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for Rust API reference.

SAP ABAP
SDK for SAP ABAP
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

TRY. DATA(lo_resp) = lo_dyn->deleteitem( iv_tablename = iv_table_name it_key = it_key_input ). MESSAGE 'Deleted one item.' TYPE 'I'. CATCH /aws1/cx_dyncondalcheckfaile00. MESSAGE 'A condition specified in the operation could not be evaluated.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_dynresourcenotfoundex. MESSAGE 'The table or index does not exist' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_dyntransactconflictex. MESSAGE 'Another transaction is using the item' TYPE 'E'. ENDTRY.
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for SAP ABAP API reference.

Swift
SDK for Swift
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

import AWSDynamoDB /// Delete a movie, given its title and release year. /// /// - Parameters: /// - title: The movie's title. /// - year: The movie's release year. /// func delete(title: String, year: Int) async throws { do { guard let client = self.ddbClient else { throw MoviesError.UninitializedClient } let input = DeleteItemInput( key: [ "year": .n(String(year)), "title": .s(title) ], tableName: self.tableName ) _ = try await client.deleteItem(input: input) } catch { print("ERROR: delete:", dump(error)) throw error } }
  • For API details, see DeleteItem in Amazon SDK for Swift API reference.

For a complete list of Amazon SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using DynamoDB with an Amazon SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.