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**To restore a DynamoDB table to a point in time**
The following ``restore-table-to-point-in-time`` example restores the ``MusicCollection`` table to the specified point in time. ::
aws dynamodb restore-table-to-point-in-time \
--source-table-name MusicCollection \
--target-table-name MusicCollectionRestore \
--restore-date-time 1576622404.0
Output::
{
"TableDescription": {
"AttributeDefinitions": [
{
"AttributeName": "Artist",
"AttributeType": "S"
},
{
"AttributeName": "SongTitle",
"AttributeType": "S"
}
],
"TableName": "MusicCollectionRestore",
"KeySchema": [
{
"AttributeName": "Artist",
"KeyType": "HASH"
},
{
"AttributeName": "SongTitle",
"KeyType": "RANGE"
}
],
"TableStatus": "CREATING",
"CreationDateTime": 1576623311.86,
"ProvisionedThroughput": {
"NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0,
"ReadCapacityUnits": 5,
"WriteCapacityUnits": 5
},
"TableSizeBytes": 0,
"ItemCount": 0,
"TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollectionRestore",
"TableId": "befd9e0e-1843-4dc6-a147-d6d00e85cb1f",
"BillingModeSummary": {
"BillingMode": "PROVISIONED"
},
"RestoreSummary": {
"SourceTableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/MusicCollection",
"RestoreDateTime": 1576622404.0,
"RestoreInProgress": true
}
}
}
For more information, see `Point-in-Time Recovery for DynamoDB <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/PointInTimeRecovery.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.