AmazonServiceException: User is not authorized to perform: dynamodb:DescribeTable Status Code: 400; Error Code: AccessDeniedException

Question

I had originally thought that this issue was due to mismatching regions, but after changing the region, I\'m still coming across the following error when trying out an Amazon AW

Answer 1

In my case, my table name included a "/" character, which is invalid. Removing the "/" character from the table name resolved the issue.

Answer 2

You can instead assign permission to the lambda's role like this:

Answer 3

Worked with an Amazon engineer and it turns out the problem was in the policy configuration:

"dynamodb: *"

should be

"dynamodb:*"

It's amazing what a space can do.