name : transact-get-items.rst **To retrieve multiple items atomically from one or more tables** The following ``transact-get-items`` example retrieves multiple items atomically. :: aws dynamodb transact-get-items \ --transact-items file://transact-items.json \ --return-consumed-capacity TOTAL Contents of ``transact-items.json``:: [ { "Get": { "Key": { "Artist": {"S": "Acme Band"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Happy Day"} }, "TableName": "MusicCollection" } }, { "Get": { "Key": { "Artist": {"S": "No One You Know"}, "SongTitle": {"S": "Call Me Today"} }, "TableName": "MusicCollection" } } ] Output:: { "ConsumedCapacity": [ { "TableName": "MusicCollection", "CapacityUnits": 4.0, "ReadCapacityUnits": 4.0 } ], "Responses": [ { "Item": { "AlbumTitle": { "S": "Songs About Life" }, "Artist": { "S": "Acme Band" }, "SongTitle": { "S": "Happy Day" } } }, { "Item": { "AlbumTitle": { "S": "Somewhat Famous" }, "Artist": { "S": "No One You Know" }, "SongTitle": { "S": "Call Me Today" } } } ] } For more information, see `Managing Complex Workflows with DynamoDB Transactions <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/transactions.html>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.