A developer is building an application that uses Amazon DynamoDB. The developer wants to retrieve multiple specific items from the database with a single API call. Which DynamoDB API call will meet th

The correct answer is A. BatchGetItem. The BatchGetItem API allows the developer to retrieve multiple specific items from one or more DynamoDB tables in a single request, minimizing round trips and reducing the impact on the database. It is optimized for efficient bulk reads of known keys.

Submitted by chiamaka_o· Mar 5, 2026Development with AWS Services

Question

A developer is building an application that uses Amazon DynamoDB. The developer wants to retrieve multiple specific items from the database with a single API call. Which DynamoDB API call will meet these requirements with the MINIMUM impact on the database?

Options

ABatchGetItem
BGetItem
CScan
DQuery

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A
94% (31)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

The BatchGetItem API allows the developer to retrieve multiple specific items from one or more DynamoDB tables in a single request, minimizing round trips and reducing the impact on the database. It is optimized for efficient bulk reads of known keys.

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