Because apparently it’s too difficult for AWS to provide an easy way to find this information.

Atomic Types

Type JSON Value
Binary B String value containing the Base64-encoded binary data.
Boolean BOOL Either true or false
String S String value
Number N String with the numerical value
Null NULL Should always be true

Collection Types

Type JSON Value
List L A JSON array, with each element being an attribute with a type.
Map M A JSON object, with the keys being the map keys, and the values being an attribute with a type.

Set Types

Type JSON Value
Binary Set BS A JSON array of Base-64-encoded binary data.
Number Set NS A JSON array of string with the numerical values.
String Set SS A JSON array of strings.

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