Connecting to live datasets - Amazon DynamoDB
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Connecting to live datasets

To connect to your Amazon DynamoDB tables with NoSQL Workbench, you must first connect to your Amazon account.

To add a connection to your database

  1. In NoSQL Workbench, in the navigation pane on the left side, choose the Operation builder icon.

  2. Choose Add connection.

  3. Specify the following information:

    • Account alias

    • Amazon Region

    • Access key ID

    • Secret access key

    For more information about how to obtain the access keys, see Getting an Amazon access key.

    You can optionally, specify the following:

  4. Choose Connect.

    If you don't want to sign up for a free tier account, and prefer to use DynamoDB local (downloadable version):

    1. Choose the Local tab on the connection screen.

    2. Specify the following information:

      • Connection name

      • Port

    3. Choose the connect button.

    Note

    To connect to DynamoDB local, either manually launch DynamoDB local using your terminal (see deploying DynamoDB local on your computer) or launch DynamoDB local directly using the DDB local toggle in the NoSQL Workbench navigation menu. Ensure the connection port is the same as your DynamoDB local port.

  5. On the created connection, choose Open.

After connecting to your DynamoDB database, the list of available tables appears in the left pane. Choose one of the tables to return a sample of the data stored in the table.

You can now run queries against the selected table.

To run queries on a table, see the next section on building operations see Building complex operations.