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# Throttled Requests Spike (any table), Amazon DynamoDB KPI card, Vortex IQ Nerve Centre

> DynamoDB-distinctive - throttling means requests rejected; surface the offending table / GSI immediately.

**[Nerve Centre KPIs](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/dynamodb) · [Audit Profile](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/dynamodb/audit) · [Sentiment Settings](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/dynamodb/sentiment)**

## At a glance

* **Category:** Nerve Centre
* **Type:** Key Metrics
* **Chart:** alert\_list
* **Format:** number
* **Time window:** 5m
* **Alert trigger:** ThrottledRequests >0 sustained 5m on any table

## Calculation

DynamoDB-distinctive - throttling means requests rejected; surface the offending table / GSI immediately.

## Known limitations

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