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# dynamodb_table – Create, update or delete AWS Dynamo DB tables

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- Create or delete AWS Dynamo DB tables.
- Can update the provisioned throughput on existing tables.
- Returns the status of the specified table.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- boto
- boto >= 2.37.0
- boto3 >= 1.4.4 (for tagging)
- python >= 2.6

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
aws_access_key string |  | AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used. aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_secret_key string |  | AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used. aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean added in 2.8 | Choices: no ← yes | Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
ec2_url string |  | Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
hash_key_name - |  | Name of the hash key. Required when `state=present`.
hash_key_type - | Choices: STRING ← NUMBER BINARY | Type of the hash key.
indexes - | Default: [] | list of dictionaries describing indexes to add to the table. global indexes can be updated. local indexes don't support updates or have throughput. required options: ['name', 'type', 'hash_key_name'] valid types: ['all', 'global_all', 'global_include', 'global_keys_only', 'include', 'keys_only'] other options: ['hash_key_type', 'range_key_name', 'range_key_type', 'includes', 'read_capacity', 'write_capacity']
name - / required |  | Name of the table.
profile string |  | Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
range_key_name - |  | Name of the range key.
range_key_type - | Choices: STRING ← NUMBER BINARY | Type of the range key.
read_capacity - | Default: 1 | Read throughput capacity (units) to provision.
region string |  | The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region
security_token string |  | AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used. aliases: access_token
state - | Choices: present ← absent | Create or delete the table
tags - added in 2.4 |  | a hash/dictionary of tags to add to the new instance or for starting/stopping instance by tag; '{"key":"value"}' and '{"key":"value","key":"value"}'
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
wait_for_active_timeout - added in 2.4 | Default: 60 | how long before wait gives up, in seconds. only used when tags is set
write_capacity - | Default: 1 | Write throughput capacity (units) to provision.

## Notes

Note

- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence `AWS_URL` or `EC2_URL`, `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` or `AWS_ACCESS_KEY` or `EC2_ACCESS_KEY`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` or `AWS_SECRET_KEY` or `EC2_SECRET_KEY`, `AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN` or `EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN`, `AWS_REGION` or `EC2_REGION`
- Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
- `AWS_REGION` or `EC2_REGION` can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file

## Examples

    # Create dynamo table with hash and range primary key
    - dynamodb_table:
        name: my-table
        region: us-east-1
        hash_key_name: id
        hash_key_type: STRING
        range_key_name: create_time
        range_key_type: NUMBER
        read_capacity: 2
        write_capacity: 2
        tags:
          tag_name: tag_value

    # Update capacity on existing dynamo table
    - dynamodb_table:
        name: my-table
        region: us-east-1
        read_capacity: 10
        write_capacity: 10

    # set index on existing dynamo table
    - dynamodb_table:
        name: my-table
        region: us-east-1
        indexes:
          - name: NamedIndex
            type: global_include
            hash_key_name: id
            range_key_name: create_time
            includes:
              - other_field
              - other_field2
            read_capacity: 10
            write_capacity: 10

    # Delete dynamo table
    - dynamodb_table:
        name: my-table
        region: us-east-1
        state: absent

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
table_status string | success | The current status of the table. Sample: ACTIVE

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Alan Loi (@loia)

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