Invalid type for AWS DynamoDB put-item via CLI (unicode v. dict)

Question

I would like to add an item to my DynamoDB table via command line, but I've run into a type error.

The data that I'm trying to add is very simple:

{
  "id": "1"
}

The command I'm running is equally simple:

aws dynamodb put-item --table-name my_table --item '{ "id": "1" }'

The error I'm getting is:

Invalid type for parameter Item.id, value: 1, type: <type 'unicode'>, valid types: <type 'dict'>

I come from a JavaScript background, so I'm not familiar with dict types. From what I understand from some of the sources I've read, this is a Python thing? How do I change my data into something that DynamoDB can handle?

Answer 1

you need to add the type information (I assume String here)

aws dynamodb put-item --table-name my_table --item '{ "id": {"S": "1" } }'