**To read an item in a table** The following ``get-item`` example retrieves an item from the ``MusicCollection`` table. The table has a hash-and-range primary key (``Artist`` and ``SongTitle``), so you must specify both of these attributes. :: aws dynamodb get-item \ --table-name MusicCollection \ --key file://key.json Contents of ``key.json``:: { "Artist": {"S": "Acme Band"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Happy Day"} } Output:: { "Item": { "AlbumTitle": { "S": "Songs About Life" }, "SongTitle": { "S": "Happy Day" }, "Artist": { "S": "Acme Band" } } } For more information, see `Reading an Item <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithItems.html#WorkingWithItems.ReadingData>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.