The DeleteTable
operation deletes a table and all of its items. After
a DeleteTable
request, the specified table is in the DELETING
state
until DynamoDB completes the deletion. If the table is in the ACTIVE
state, you can delete it. If a table is in CREATING
or UPDATING
states, then DynamoDB returns a ResourceInUseException
. If the
specified table does not exist, DynamoDB returns a
ResourceNotFoundException
. If table is already in the DELETING
state, no error is returned.
DynamoDB might continue to accept data read and write operations, such
as GetItem
and PutItem
, on a table in the DELETING
state until the
table deletion is complete.
When you delete a table, any indexes on that table are also deleted.
If you have DynamoDB Streams enabled on the table, then the
corresponding stream on that table goes into the DISABLED
state, and
the stream is automatically deleted after 24 hours.
Use the DescribeTable
action to check the status of the table.