5.2. Configuration Options

region *

AWS Region

The AWS region to access.

string

table *

Table

The name of the DynamoDB table.

string

accessKey

Access Key

The access key obtained from AWS.

string

delay

Delay

The number of milliseconds before the next poll from the database.

integer

500

overrideEndpoint

Endpoint Overwrite

Select this option to override the endpoint URI. To use this option, you must also provide a URI for the uriEndpointOverride option.

boolean

False

profileCredentialsName

Profile Credentials Name

If using a profile credentials provider this parameter sets the profile name.

string

secretKey

Secret Key

The secret key obtained from AWS.

string

sessionToken

Session Token

Amazon AWS Session Token used when the user needs to assume a IAM role.

string

streamIteratorType

Stream Iterator Type

Defines where in the DynamoDB stream to start getting records. There are two enums and the value can be one of FROM_LATEST and FROM_START. Note that using FROM_START can cause a significant delay before the stream has caught up to real-time.

string

FROM_LATEST

uriEndpointOverride

Overwrite Endpoint URI

The overriding endpoint URI. To use this option, you must also select the overrideEndpoint option.

string

useDefaultCredentialsProvider

Default Credentials Provider

If true, the DynamoDB client loads credentials through a default credentials provider. If false, it uses the basic authentication method (access key and secret key).

boolean

False

useProfileCredentialsProvider

Profile Credentials Provider

Set whether the DynamoDB client should expect to load credentials through a profile credentials provider.

boolean

False

useSessionCredentials

Session Credentials

Set whether the DynamoDB client should expect to use Session Credentials. This is useful in situation in which the user needs to assume a IAM role for doing operations in DynamoDB.

boolean

False