What is AWS WriteRequestUnits?

Last updated: April 10, 2025

When you create a DynamoDB table in On-Demand capacity mode, you pay only for the reads and writes your application performs. WriteRequestUnits are charges for writes in On-Demand capacity mode with Standard table class.

Available Regions
Line Item	Region
AFS1-WriteRequestUnits	Africa region in Cape Town, South Africa
APE1-WriteRequestUnits	Asia Pacific region in Hong Kong
APN1-WriteRequestUnits	Asia Pacific region in Tokyo, Japan
APN2-WriteRequestUnits	Asia Pacific region in Seoul, South Korea
APN3-WriteRequestUnits	Asia Pacific region in Osaka, Japan
APS1-WriteRequestUnits	Asia Pacific region in Singapore
APS2-WriteRequestUnits	Asia Pacific region in Sydney, Australia
APS3-WriteRequestUnits	Asia Pacific region in Mumbai, India
APS6-WriteRequestUnits	Asia Pacific region in Melbourne, Australia
CAN1-WriteRequestUnits	Canada region in Central Canada
CAN2-WriteRequestUnits	Canada region in Eastern Canada
CNN1-WriteRequestUnits	China region in Beijing
EU-WriteRequestUnits	Europe (Regional Designation)
EUC1-WriteRequestUnits	Europe region in Frankfurt, Germany
EUN1-WriteRequestUnits	Europe region in Stockholm, Sweden
EUS1-WriteRequestUnits	Europe region in Milan, Italy
EUW2-WriteRequestUnits	Europe region in London, United Kingdom
EUW3-WriteRequestUnits	Europe region in Paris, France
MEC1-WriteRequestUnits	Middle East region in UAE
MES1-WriteRequestUnits	Middle East region in Bahrain
SAE1-WriteRequestUnits	South America region in São Paulo, Brazil
UGE1-WriteRequestUnits	AWS GovCloud region in US East
UGW1-WriteRequestUnits	AWS GovCloud region in US West
USE2-WriteRequestUnits	US East region in Ohio
USW1-WriteRequestUnits	US West region in Northern California
USW2-WriteRequestUnits	US West region in Oregon
WriteRequestUnits	US East region in Northern Virginia

WriteRequestUnits also appears on:

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