**To delete an item** This example deletes an item from the *MusicCollection* table. Command:: aws dynamodb delete-item --table-name MusicCollection --key file://key.json The arguments for ``--key`` are stored in a JSON file, ``key.json``. Here are the contents of that file:: { "Artist": {"S": "No One You Know"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Scared of My Shadow"} } Output:: { "ConsumedCapacity": { "CapacityUnits": 1.0, "TableName": "MusicCollection" } }