How To Use AWS DynamoDB in React

Let’s try to access DynamoDB from a React application

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Having some cloud knowledge is getting more important by the day. If you are primarily a frontend developer, then having AWS knowledge can keep you ahead of the competition.

Today, we will learn how to use AWS DynamoDB from a React application. This is one of the most popular services of AWS and definitely worth learning.

To follow along, you should have:

• An AWS account
• Basic knowledge of React

Let’s get started!

1. Create a DynamoDB Table

Head over to the AWS management console and search for DynamoDB. Then hit the “Create new table” button and you will be presented with this screen.

• Give a table name of your choice.
• Add a primary key. This is the field that you intend to use as your unique identifier.

Creating a DynamoDB table

Hit “Create” and you are done. As DynamoDB stores JSON data, you don’t need to provide any other schema.