Amazon DynamoDB

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{'IndexName': 'string'}

The Scan operation returns one or more items and item attributes by accessing every item in a table or a secondary index. To have DynamoDB return fewer items, you can provide a ScanFilter operation.

If the total number of scanned items exceeds the maximum data set size limit of 1 MB, the scan stops and results are returned to the user as a LastEvaluatedKey value to continue the scan in a subsequent operation. The results also include the number of items exceeding the limit. A scan can result in no table data meeting the filter criteria.

The result set is eventually consistent.

By default, Scan operations proceed sequentially; however, for faster performance on a large table or secondary index, applications can request a parallel Scan operation by providing the Segment and TotalSegments parameters. For more information, see Parallel Scan in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

Request Syntax

client.scan(
    TableName='string',
    IndexName='string',
    AttributesToGet=[
        'string',
    ],
    Limit=123,
    Select='ALL_ATTRIBUTES'|'ALL_PROJECTED_ATTRIBUTES'|'SPECIFIC_ATTRIBUTES'|'COUNT',
    ScanFilter={
        'string': {
            'AttributeValueList': [
                {
                    'S': 'string',
                    'N': 'string',
                    'B': b'bytes',
                    'SS': [
                        'string',
                    ],
                    'NS': [
                        'string',
                    ],
                    'BS': [
                        b'bytes',
                    ],
                    'M': {
                        'string': {'... recursive ...'}
                    },
                    'L': [
                        {'... recursive ...'},
                    ],
                    'NULL': True|False,
                    'BOOL': True|False
                },
            ],
            'ComparisonOperator': 'EQ'|'NE'|'IN'|'LE'|'LT'|'GE'|'GT'|'BETWEEN'|'NOT_NULL'|'NULL'|'CONTAINS'|'NOT_CONTAINS'|'BEGINS_WITH'
        }
    },
    ConditionalOperator='AND'|'OR',
    ExclusiveStartKey={
        'string': {
            'S': 'string',
            'N': 'string',
            'B': b'bytes',
            'SS': [
                'string',
            ],
            'NS': [
                'string',
            ],
            'BS': [
                b'bytes',
            ],
            'M': {
                'string': {'... recursive ...'}
            },
            'L': [
                {'... recursive ...'},
            ],
            'NULL': True|False,
            'BOOL': True|False
        }
    },
    ReturnConsumedCapacity='INDEXES'|'TOTAL'|'NONE',
    TotalSegments=123,
    Segment=123,
    ProjectionExpression='string',
    FilterExpression='string',
    ExpressionAttributeNames={
        'string': 'string'
    },
    ExpressionAttributeValues={
        'string': {
            'S': 'string',
            'N': 'string',
            'B': b'bytes',
            'SS': [
                'string',
            ],
            'NS': [
                'string',
            ],
            'BS': [
                b'bytes',
            ],
            'M': {
                'string': {'... recursive ...'}
            },
            'L': [
                {'... recursive ...'},
            ],
            'NULL': True|False,
            'BOOL': True|False
        }
    }
)
type TableName

string

param TableName

[REQUIRED]

The name of the table containing the requested items; or, if you provide IndexName , the name of the table to which that index belongs.

type IndexName

string

param IndexName

The name of a secondary index to scan. This index can be any local secondary index or global secondary index. Note that if you use the IndexName parameter, you must also provide TableName .

type AttributesToGet

list

param AttributesToGet

Warning

There is a newer parameter available. Use ProjectionExpression instead. Note that if you use AttributesToGet and ProjectionExpression at the same time, DynamoDB will return a ValidationException exception.

This parameter allows you to retrieve attributes of type List or Map; however, it cannot retrieve individual elements within a List or a Map.

The names of one or more attributes to retrieve. If no attribute names are provided, then all attributes will be returned. If any of the requested attributes are not found, they will not appear in the result.

Note that AttributesToGet has no effect on provisioned throughput consumption. DynamoDB determines capacity units consumed based on item size, not on the amount of data that is returned to an application.

  • (string) --

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of items to evaluate (not necessarily the number of matching items). If DynamoDB processes the number of items up to the limit while processing the results, it stops the operation and returns the matching values up to that point, and a key in LastEvaluatedKey to apply in a subsequent operation, so that you can pick up where you left off. Also, if the processed data set size exceeds 1 MB before DynamoDB reaches this limit, it stops the operation and returns the matching values up to the limit, and a key in LastEvaluatedKey to apply in a subsequent operation to continue the operation. For more information, see Query and Scan in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

type Select

string

param Select

The attributes to be returned in the result. You can retrieve all item attributes, specific item attributes, or the count of matching items.

  • ALL_ATTRIBUTES - Returns all of the item attributes.

  • COUNT - Returns the number of matching items, rather than the matching items themselves.

  • SPECIFIC_ATTRIBUTES - Returns only the attributes listed in AttributesToGet . This return value is equivalent to specifying AttributesToGet without specifying any value for Select .

If neither Select nor AttributesToGet are specified, DynamoDB defaults to ALL_ATTRIBUTES . You cannot use both AttributesToGet and Select together in a single request, unless the value for Select is SPECIFIC_ATTRIBUTES . (This usage is equivalent to specifying AttributesToGet without any value for Select .)

type ScanFilter

dict

param ScanFilter

Warning

There is a newer parameter available. Use FilterExpression instead. Note that if you use ScanFilter and FilterExpression at the same time, DynamoDB will return a ValidationException exception.

A condition that evaluates the scan results and returns only the desired values.

Note

This parameter does not support attributes of type List or Map.

If you specify more than one condition in the ScanFilter map, then by default all of the conditions must evaluate to true. In other words, the conditions are ANDed together. (You can use the ConditionalOperator parameter to OR the conditions instead. If you do this, then at least one of the conditions must evaluate to true, rather than all of them.)

Each ScanFilter element consists of an attribute name to compare, along with the following:

  • AttributeValueList - One or more values to evaluate against the supplied attribute. The number of values in the list depends on the operator specified in ComparisonOperator . For type Number, value comparisons are numeric. String value comparisons for greater than, equals, or less than are based on ASCII character code values. For example, a is greater than A , and a is greater than B . For a list of code values, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII#ASCII_printable_characters. For Binary, DynamoDB treats each byte of the binary data as unsigned when it compares binary values. For information on specifying data types in JSON, see JSON Data Format in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

  • ComparisonOperator - A comparator for evaluating attributes. For example, equals, greater than, less than, etc. The following comparison operators are available: EQ | NE | LE | LT | GE | GT | NOT_NULL | NULL | CONTAINS | NOT_CONTAINS | BEGINS_WITH | IN | BETWEEN For complete descriptions of all comparison operators, see Condition.

  • (string) --

    • (dict) --

      Represents the selection criteria for a Query or Scan operation:

      • For a Query operation, Condition is used for specifying the KeyConditions to use when querying a table or an index. For KeyConditions , only the following comparison operators are supported: EQ | LE | LT | GE | GT | BEGINS_WITH | BETWEEN Condition is also used in a QueryFilter , which evaluates the query results and returns only the desired values.

      • For a Scan operation, Condition is used in a ScanFilter , which evaluates the scan results and returns only the desired values.

      • AttributeValueList (list) --

        One or more values to evaluate against the supplied attribute. The number of values in the list depends on the ComparisonOperator being used.

        For type Number, value comparisons are numeric.

        String value comparisons for greater than, equals, or less than are based on ASCII character code values. For example, a is greater than A , and a is greater than B . For a list of code values, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII#ASCII_printable_characters.

        For Binary, DynamoDB treats each byte of the binary data as unsigned when it compares binary values.

        • (dict) --

          Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

          Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

          • S (string) --

            A String data type.

          • N (string) --

            A Number data type.

          • B (bytes) --

            A Binary data type.

          • SS (list) --

            A String Set data type.

            • (string) --

          • NS (list) --

            A Number Set data type.

            • (string) --

          • BS (list) --

            A Binary Set data type.

            • (bytes) --

          • M (dict) --

            A Map of attribute values.

            • (string) --

              • (dict) --

                Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

                Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

          • L (list) --

            A List of attribute values.

            • (dict) --

              Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

              Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

          • NULL (boolean) --

            A Null data type.

          • BOOL (boolean) --

            A Boolean data type.

      • ComparisonOperator (string) -- [REQUIRED]

        A comparator for evaluating attributes. For example, equals, greater than, less than, etc.

        The following comparison operators are available:

        EQ | NE | LE | LT | GE | GT | NOT_NULL | NULL | CONTAINS | NOT_CONTAINS | BEGINS_WITH | IN | BETWEEN

        The following are descriptions of each comparison operator.

        • EQ : Equal. EQ is supported for all datatypes, including lists and maps. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue element of type String, Number, Binary, String Set, Number Set, or Binary Set. If an item contains an AttributeValue element of a different type than the one provided in the request, the value does not match. For example, {"S":"6"} does not equal {"N":"6"} . Also, {"N":"6"} does not equal {"NS":["6", "2", "1"]} .

        • NE : Not equal. NE is supported for all datatypes, including lists and maps. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue of type String, Number, Binary, String Set, Number Set, or Binary Set. If an item contains an AttributeValue of a different type than the one provided in the request, the value does not match. For example, {"S":"6"} does not equal {"N":"6"} . Also, {"N":"6"} does not equal {"NS":["6", "2", "1"]} .

        • LE : Less than or equal. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue element of type String, Number, or Binary (not a set type). If an item contains an AttributeValue element of a different type than the one provided in the request, the value does not match. For example, {"S":"6"} does not equal {"N":"6"} . Also, {"N":"6"} does not compare to {"NS":["6", "2", "1"]} .

        • LT : Less than. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue of type String, Number, or Binary (not a set type). If an item contains an AttributeValue element of a different type than the one provided in the request, the value does not match. For example, {"S":"6"} does not equal {"N":"6"} . Also, {"N":"6"} does not compare to {"NS":["6", "2", "1"]} .

        • GE : Greater than or equal. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue element of type String, Number, or Binary (not a set type). If an item contains an AttributeValue element of a different type than the one provided in the request, the value does not match. For example, {"S":"6"} does not equal {"N":"6"} . Also, {"N":"6"} does not compare to {"NS":["6", "2", "1"]} .

        • GT : Greater than. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue element of type String, Number, or Binary (not a set type). If an item contains an AttributeValue element of a different type than the one provided in the request, the value does not match. For example, {"S":"6"} does not equal {"N":"6"} . Also, {"N":"6"} does not compare to {"NS":["6", "2", "1"]} .

        • NOT_NULL : The attribute exists. NOT_NULL is supported for all datatypes, including lists and maps.

        Note

        This operator tests for the existence of an attribute, not its data type. If the data type of attribute " a " is null, and you evaluate it using NOT_NULL , the result is a Boolean true . This result is because the attribute " a " exists; its data type is not relevant to the NOT_NULL comparison operator.

        • NULL : The attribute does not exist. NULL is supported for all datatypes, including lists and maps.

        Note

        This operator tests for the nonexistence of an attribute, not its data type. If the data type of attribute " a " is null, and you evaluate it using NULL , the result is a Boolean false . This is because the attribute " a " exists; its data type is not relevant to the NULL comparison operator.

        • CONTAINS : Checks for a subsequence, or value in a set. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue element of type String, Number, or Binary (not a set type). If the target attribute of the comparison is of type String, then the operator checks for a substring match. If the target attribute of the comparison is of type Binary, then the operator looks for a subsequence of the target that matches the input. If the target attribute of the comparison is a set (" SS ", " NS ", or " BS "), then the operator evaluates to true if it finds an exact match with any member of the set. CONTAINS is supported for lists: When evaluating " a CONTAINS b ", " a " can be a list; however, " b " cannot be a set, a map, or a list.

        • NOT_CONTAINS : Checks for absence of a subsequence, or absence of a value in a set. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue element of type String, Number, or Binary (not a set type). If the target attribute of the comparison is a String, then the operator checks for the absence of a substring match. If the target attribute of the comparison is Binary, then the operator checks for the absence of a subsequence of the target that matches the input. If the target attribute of the comparison is a set (" SS ", " NS ", or " BS "), then the operator evaluates to true if it does not find an exact match with any member of the set. NOT_CONTAINS is supported for lists: When evaluating " a NOT CONTAINS b ", " a " can be a list; however, " b " cannot be a set, a map, or a list.

        • BEGINS_WITH : Checks for a prefix. AttributeValueList can contain only one AttributeValue of type String or Binary (not a Number or a set type). The target attribute of the comparison must be of type String or Binary (not a Number or a set type).

        • IN : Checks for matching elements within two sets. AttributeValueList can contain one or more AttributeValue elements of type String, Number, or Binary (not a set type). These attributes are compared against an existing set type attribute of an item. If any elements of the input set are present in the item attribute, the expression evaluates to true.

        • BETWEEN : Greater than or equal to the first value, and less than or equal to the second value. AttributeValueList must contain two AttributeValue elements of the same type, either String, Number, or Binary (not a set type). A target attribute matches if the target value is greater than, or equal to, the first element and less than, or equal to, the second element. If an item contains an AttributeValue element of a different type than the one provided in the request, the value does not match. For example, {"S":"6"} does not compare to {"N":"6"} . Also, {"N":"6"} does not compare to {"NS":["6", "2", "1"]}

        For usage examples of AttributeValueList and ComparisonOperator , see Legacy Conditional Parameters in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

type ConditionalOperator

string

param ConditionalOperator

Warning

There is a newer parameter available. Use ConditionExpression instead. Note that if you use ConditionalOperator and ConditionExpression at the same time, DynamoDB will return a ValidationException exception.

A logical operator to apply to the conditions in a ScanFilter map:

  • AND - If all of the conditions evaluate to true, then the entire map evaluates to true.

  • OR - If at least one of the conditions evaluate to true, then the entire map evaluates to true.

If you omit ConditionalOperator , then AND is the default.

The operation will succeed only if the entire map evaluates to true.

Note

This parameter does not support attributes of type List or Map.

type ExclusiveStartKey

dict

param ExclusiveStartKey

The primary key of the first item that this operation will evaluate. Use the value that was returned for LastEvaluatedKey in the previous operation.

The data type for ExclusiveStartKey must be String, Number or Binary. No set data types are allowed.

In a parallel scan, a Scan request that includes ExclusiveStartKey must specify the same segment whose previous Scan returned the corresponding value of LastEvaluatedKey .

  • (string) --

    • (dict) --

      Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

      Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

      • S (string) --

        A String data type.

      • N (string) --

        A Number data type.

      • B (bytes) --

        A Binary data type.

      • SS (list) --

        A String Set data type.

        • (string) --

      • NS (list) --

        A Number Set data type.

        • (string) --

      • BS (list) --

        A Binary Set data type.

        • (bytes) --

      • M (dict) --

        A Map of attribute values.

        • (string) --

          • (dict) --

            Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

            Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

      • L (list) --

        A List of attribute values.

        • (dict) --

          Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

          Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

      • NULL (boolean) --

        A Null data type.

      • BOOL (boolean) --

        A Boolean data type.

type ReturnConsumedCapacity

string

param ReturnConsumedCapacity

A value that if set to TOTAL , the response includes ConsumedCapacity data for tables and indexes. If set to INDEXES , the response includes ConsumedCapacity for indexes. If set to NONE (the default), ConsumedCapacity is not included in the response.

type TotalSegments

integer

param TotalSegments

For a parallel Scan request, TotalSegments represents the total number of segments into which the Scan operation will be divided. The value of TotalSegments corresponds to the number of application workers that will perform the parallel scan. For example, if you want to use four application threads to scan a table or an index, specify a TotalSegments value of 4.

The value for TotalSegments must be greater than or equal to 1, and less than or equal to 1000000. If you specify a TotalSegments value of 1, the Scan operation will be sequential rather than parallel.

If you specify TotalSegments , you must also specify Segment .

type Segment

integer

param Segment

For a parallel Scan request, Segment identifies an individual segment to be scanned by an application worker.

Segment IDs are zero-based, so the first segment is always 0. For example, if you want to use four application threads to scan a table or an index, then the first thread specifies a Segment value of 0, the second thread specifies 1, and so on.

The value of LastEvaluatedKey returned from a parallel Scan request must be used as ExclusiveStartKey with the same segment ID in a subsequent Scan operation.

The value for Segment must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than the value provided for TotalSegments .

If you provide Segment , you must also provide TotalSegments .

type ProjectionExpression

string

param ProjectionExpression

A string that identifies one or more attributes to retrieve from the specified table or index. These attributes can include scalars, sets, or elements of a JSON document. The attributes in the expression must be separated by commas.

If no attribute names are specified, then all attributes will be returned. If any of the requested attributes are not found, they will not appear in the result.

For more information, go to Accessing Item Attributes in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

type FilterExpression

string

param FilterExpression

A string that contains conditions that DynamoDB applies after the Scan operation, but before the data is returned to you. Items that do not satisfy the FilterExpression criteria are not returned.

Note

A FilterExpression is applied after the items have already been read; the process of filtering does not consume any additional read capacity units.

For more information, go to Filter Expressions in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

type ExpressionAttributeNames

dict

param ExpressionAttributeNames

One or more substitution tokens for attribute names in an expression. The following are some use cases for using ExpressionAttributeNames :

  • To access an attribute whose name conflicts with a DynamoDB reserved word.

  • To create a placeholder for repeating occurrences of an attribute name in an expression.

  • To prevent special characters in an attribute name from being misinterpreted in an expression.

Use the # character in an expression to dereference an attribute name. For example, consider the following attribute name:

  • Percentile

The name of this attribute conflicts with a reserved word, so it cannot be used directly in an expression. (For the complete list of reserved words, go to Reserved Words in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide ). To work around this, you could specify the following for ExpressionAttributeNames :

  • {"#P":"Percentile"}

You could then use this substitution in an expression, as in this example:

  • #P = :val

Note

Tokens that begin with the : character are expression attribute values , which are placeholders for the actual value at runtime.

For more information on expression attribute names, go to Accessing Item Attributes in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

  • (string) --

    • (string) --

type ExpressionAttributeValues

dict

param ExpressionAttributeValues

One or more values that can be substituted in an expression.

Use the : (colon) character in an expression to dereference an attribute value. For example, suppose that you wanted to check whether the value of the ProductStatus attribute was one of the following:

Available | Backordered | Discontinued

You would first need to specify ExpressionAttributeValues as follows:

{ ":avail":{"S":"Available"}, ":back":{"S":"Backordered"}, ":disc":{"S":"Discontinued"} }

You could then use these values in an expression, such as this:

ProductStatus IN (:avail, :back, :disc)

For more information on expression attribute values, go to Specifying Conditions in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

  • (string) --

    • (dict) --

      Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

      Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

      • S (string) --

        A String data type.

      • N (string) --

        A Number data type.

      • B (bytes) --

        A Binary data type.

      • SS (list) --

        A String Set data type.

        • (string) --

      • NS (list) --

        A Number Set data type.

        • (string) --

      • BS (list) --

        A Binary Set data type.

        • (bytes) --

      • M (dict) --

        A Map of attribute values.

        • (string) --

          • (dict) --

            Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

            Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

      • L (list) --

        A List of attribute values.

        • (dict) --

          Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

          Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

      • NULL (boolean) --

        A Null data type.

      • BOOL (boolean) --

        A Boolean data type.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Items': [
        {
            'string': {
                'S': 'string',
                'N': 'string',
                'B': b'bytes',
                'SS': [
                    'string',
                ],
                'NS': [
                    'string',
                ],
                'BS': [
                    b'bytes',
                ],
                'M': {
                    'string': {'... recursive ...'}
                },
                'L': [
                    {'... recursive ...'},
                ],
                'NULL': True|False,
                'BOOL': True|False
            }
        },
    ],
    'Count': 123,
    'ScannedCount': 123,
    'LastEvaluatedKey': {
        'string': {
            'S': 'string',
            'N': 'string',
            'B': b'bytes',
            'SS': [
                'string',
            ],
            'NS': [
                'string',
            ],
            'BS': [
                b'bytes',
            ],
            'M': {
                'string': {'... recursive ...'}
            },
            'L': [
                {'... recursive ...'},
            ],
            'NULL': True|False,
            'BOOL': True|False
        }
    },
    'ConsumedCapacity': {
        'TableName': 'string',
        'CapacityUnits': 123.0,
        'Table': {
            'CapacityUnits': 123.0
        },
        'LocalSecondaryIndexes': {
            'string': {
                'CapacityUnits': 123.0
            }
        },
        'GlobalSecondaryIndexes': {
            'string': {
                'CapacityUnits': 123.0
            }
        }
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the output of a Scan operation.

    • Items (list) --

      An array of item attributes that match the scan criteria. Each element in this array consists of an attribute name and the value for that attribute.

      • (dict) --

        • (string) --

          • (dict) --

            Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

            Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

            • S (string) --

              A String data type.

            • N (string) --

              A Number data type.

            • B (bytes) --

              A Binary data type.

            • SS (list) --

              A String Set data type.

              • (string) --

            • NS (list) --

              A Number Set data type.

              • (string) --

            • BS (list) --

              A Binary Set data type.

              • (bytes) --

            • M (dict) --

              A Map of attribute values.

              • (string) --

                • (dict) --

                  Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

                  Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

            • L (list) --

              A List of attribute values.

              • (dict) --

                Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

                Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

            • NULL (boolean) --

              A Null data type.

            • BOOL (boolean) --

              A Boolean data type.

    • Count (integer) --

      The number of items in the response.

      If you set ScanFilter in the request, then Count is the number of items returned after the filter was applied, and ScannedCount is the number of matching items before the filter was applied.

      If you did not use a filter in the request, then Count is the same as ScannedCount .

    • ScannedCount (integer) --

      The number of items evaluated, before any ScanFilter is applied. A high ScannedCount value with few, or no, Count results indicates an inefficient Scan operation. For more information, see Count and ScannedCount in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

      If you did not use a filter in the request, then ScannedCount is the same as Count .

    • LastEvaluatedKey (dict) --

      The primary key of the item where the operation stopped, inclusive of the previous result set. Use this value to start a new operation, excluding this value in the new request.

      If LastEvaluatedKey is empty, then the "last page" of results has been processed and there is no more data to be retrieved.

      If LastEvaluatedKey is not empty, it does not necessarily mean that there is more data in the result set. The only way to know when you have reached the end of the result set is when LastEvaluatedKey is empty.

      • (string) --

        • (dict) --

          Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

          Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

          • S (string) --

            A String data type.

          • N (string) --

            A Number data type.

          • B (bytes) --

            A Binary data type.

          • SS (list) --

            A String Set data type.

            • (string) --

          • NS (list) --

            A Number Set data type.

            • (string) --

          • BS (list) --

            A Binary Set data type.

            • (bytes) --

          • M (dict) --

            A Map of attribute values.

            • (string) --

              • (dict) --

                Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

                Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

          • L (list) --

            A List of attribute values.

            • (dict) --

              Represents the data for an attribute. You can set one, and only one, of the elements.

              Each attribute in an item is a name-value pair. An attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued set. For example, a book item can have title and authors attributes. Each book has one title but can have many authors. The multi-valued attribute is a set; duplicate values are not allowed.

          • NULL (boolean) --

            A Null data type.

          • BOOL (boolean) --

            A Boolean data type.

    • ConsumedCapacity (dict) --

      The capacity units consumed by an operation. The data returned includes the total provisioned throughput consumed, along with statistics for the table and any indexes involved in the operation. ConsumedCapacity is only returned if the request asked for it. For more information, see Provisioned Throughput in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide .

      • TableName (string) --

        The name of the table that was affected by the operation.

      • CapacityUnits (float) --

        The total number of capacity units consumed by the operation.

      • Table (dict) --

        The amount of throughput consumed on the table affected by the operation.

        • CapacityUnits (float) --

          The total number of capacity units consumed on a table or an index.

      • LocalSecondaryIndexes (dict) --

        The amount of throughput consumed on each local index affected by the operation.

        • (string) --

          • (dict) --

            Represents the amount of provisioned throughput capacity consumed on a table or an index.

            • CapacityUnits (float) --

              The total number of capacity units consumed on a table or an index.

      • GlobalSecondaryIndexes (dict) --

        The amount of throughput consumed on each global index affected by the operation.

        • (string) --

          • (dict) --

            Represents the amount of provisioned throughput capacity consumed on a table or an index.

            • CapacityUnits (float) --

              The total number of capacity units consumed on a table or an index.