POST

/#X-Amz-Target=DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeGlobalTable

http://dynamodb.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeGlobalTable

<p>Returns information about the specified global table.</p> <important> <p>This operation only applies to <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/globaltables.V1.html">Version 2017.11.29 (Legacy)</a> of global tables. We recommend using <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/globaltables.V2.html">Version 2019.11.21 (Current)</a> when creating new global tables, as it provides greater flexibility, higher efficiency and consumes less write capacity than 2017.11.29 (Legacy). To determine which version you are using, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/globaltables.DetermineVersion.html">Determining the version</a>. To update existing global tables from version 2017.11.29 (Legacy) to version 2019.11.21 (Current), see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/V2globaltables_upgrade.html"> Updating global tables</a>. </p> </important>

Access Token Required: API Key

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'http://dynamodb.{region}.amazonaws.com/#X-Amz-Target=DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeGlobalTable' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}