package main import ( "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session" "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/dynamodb" "fmt" ) var tableName = "Music" var awsRegion = "us-west-2" func getSession() (*session.Session) { sess := session.Must(session.NewSessionWithOptions(session.Options{ SharedConfigState: session.SharedConfigEnable, // Provide SDK Config options, such as Region and Endpoint Config: aws.Config{ Region: aws.String(awsRegion), }, })) return sess } func describeTable(tableName string) error { dynamoDBClient := dynamodb.New(getSession()) response, err := dynamoDBClient.DescribeTable(&dynamodb.DescribeTableInput{ TableName: aws.String(tableName), }) if err != nil { return err } fmt.Println(response) return nil } func main() { fmt.Println("Describing Table ...") describeTable(tableName) fmt.Println("Finished ...") }