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 API to check the status of the table.
/// An error occurred on the server side.
///
/// The number of concurrent table requests (cumulative number of tables in the
CREATING
,
///
DELETING
or
UPDATING
state) exceeds the maximum allowed
/// of 10.
///
///
///
/// Also, for tables with secondary indexes, only one of those tables can be in the CREATING
/// state at any point in time. Do not attempt to create more than one such table simultaneously.
///
///
///
/// The total limit of tables in the ACTIVE
state is 250.
///
///
/// The operation conflicts with the resource's availability. For example, you attempted
/// to recreate an existing table, or tried to delete a table currently in the
CREATING
/// state.
///
/// The operation tried to access a nonexistent table or index. The resource might not
/// be specified correctly, or its status might not be
ACTIVE
.
///