DynamoDB global tables using CloudFormation

Question

Is it possible to create DynamoDB global tables using the CloudFormation template? I was looking at this AWS doc - http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/globaltables.tutorial.html#creategt_cli

and it seems like one can create DynamoDB global tables only with the Console or the AWS CLI and not through CloudFormation templates?

Or Is there a specific hack where I'll create all the replica tables using CloudFormation and I'll create the global table manually using the AWS CLI?

Answer 1

If you want to do it through cloudformation, you can do so using custom resources. It is pretty straight forward and easy to use. You can use their createGlobalTable API in your custom resource.

Answer 2

The DynamoDB Global Table was introduced during the late 2017. Yes, as you mentioned, you can create the global tables using the AWS console or AWS CLI.

However, creating the global table using cloudformation template is yet to be available.

Meanwhile, please use the console or AWS CLI to create dynamodb global table.