# UpdateGlobalSecondaryIndexAction
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Represents the new provisioned throughput settings to be applied to a global secondary index.

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** IndexName **   <a name="DDB-Type-UpdateGlobalSecondaryIndexAction-IndexName"></a>
The name of the global secondary index to be updated.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 255.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** OnDemandThroughput **   <a name="DDB-Type-UpdateGlobalSecondaryIndexAction-OnDemandThroughput"></a>
Updates the maximum number of read and write units for the specified global secondary index. If you use this parameter, you must specify `MaxReadRequestUnits`, `MaxWriteRequestUnits`, or both.  
Type: [OnDemandThroughput](API_OnDemandThroughput.md) object  
Required: No

 ** ProvisionedThroughput **   <a name="DDB-Type-UpdateGlobalSecondaryIndexAction-ProvisionedThroughput"></a>
Represents the provisioned throughput settings for the specified global secondary index.  
For current minimum and maximum provisioned throughput values, see [Service, Account, and Table Quotas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/Limits.html) in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.  
Type: [ProvisionedThroughput](API_ProvisionedThroughput.md) object  
Required: No

 ** WarmThroughput **   <a name="DDB-Type-UpdateGlobalSecondaryIndexAction-WarmThroughput"></a>
Represents the warm throughput value of the new provisioned throughput settings to be applied to a global secondary index.  
Type: [WarmThroughput](API_WarmThroughput.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateGlobalSecondaryIndexAction) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateGlobalSecondaryIndexAction) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateGlobalSecondaryIndexAction)