**To retrieve multiple items from a table** This example reads multiple items from the *MusicCollection* table using a batch of three GetItem requests. Only the *AlbumTitle* attribute is returned. Command:: aws dynamodb batch-get-item --request-items file://request-items.json The arguments for ``--request-items`` are stored in a JSON file, ``request-items.json``. Here are the contents of that file:: { "MusicCollection": { "Keys": [ { "Artist": {"S": "No One You Know"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Call Me Today"} }, { "Artist": {"S": "Acme Band"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Happy Day"} }, { "Artist": {"S": "No One You Know"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Scared of My Shadow"} } ], "ProjectionExpression":"AlbumTitle" } } Output:: { "UnprocessedKeys": {}, "Responses": { "MusicCollection": [ { "AlbumTitle": { "S": "Somewhat Famous" } }, { "AlbumTitle": { "S": "Blue Sky Blues" } }, { "AlbumTitle": { "S": "Louder Than Ever" } } ] } }