**To delete an item** The following ``delete-item`` example deletes an item from the ``MusicCollection`` table. :: aws dynamodb delete-item \ --table-name MusicCollection \ --key file://key.json Contents of ``key.json``:: { "Artist": {"S": "No One You Know"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Scared of My Shadow"} } Output:: { "ConsumedCapacity": { "CapacityUnits": 1.0, "TableName": "MusicCollection" } } For more information, see `Writing an Item <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithItems.html#WorkingWithItems.WritingData>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.