README.md

dynamodb-csv-export-import

A utility to import CSV files generated by the AWS DynamoDB Console Export to csv feature into a DynamoDB table.

Usage

# Set the region to use
export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1

# Run without installing globally
npx @gorillastack/dynamodb-csv-export-import my-exported-file.csv MySlackTable

# OR

# Install globally

npm i -g @gorillastack/dynamodb-csv-export-import

export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1

dynamodb-csv-export-import my-exported-file.csv MySlackTable

The following environment variables affect its runtime:

• DYNAMODB_ENDPOINT_URL - change the DynamoDB endpoint (useful when running dynamodb-local)
• AWS_DEFAULT_REGION - set the region it connects to (defaults to us-east-1)

Limitations

This utility was created specifically to deal with the CSV files generated by the AWS Console which have a particular export format (column names and type in the first row, mixed JSON / values in each record).

It does not have the ability to export from DynamoDB to CSV or import from arbitrary CSV files to DynamoDB.

License

Copyright (C) 2020 GorillaStack. Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.