Build an app to submit data to DynamoDB - Amazon SDK for JavaScript
The scenario
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Build an app to submit data to DynamoDB

JavaScript code example that applies to Node.js execution

This cross-service Node.js tutorial shows how to build an app that enables users to submit data to an Amazon DynamoDB table. This app uses the following services:

  • Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Amazon Cognito for authorization and permissions.

  • Amazon DynamoDB (DynamoDB) to create and update the tables.

  • Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) to notify the app administrator when a user updates the table.

The scenario

In this tutorial, an HTML page provides a browser-based application for submitting data to a Amazon DynamoDB table. The app uses Amazon SNS to notify the app administrator when a user updates the table.

Relationship among the browser interface, the SDK, and Amazon services in the submitting data app.
To build the app:

  1. Prerequisites

  2. Provision resources

  3. Create the HTML

  4. Create the browser script

  5. Next steps