DynamoDB | BatchGet | Get results in same order as provided Keys

I'm using AWS DynamoDB to store users.

Consider the following code:

let params = {
  RequestItems: {
    'users': {
       Keys: [
        {id: '1111'},
        {id: '2222'},
        {id: '3333'},
        {id: '4444'},
        ]
        }
      }
    };

Using the above params in a BatchGet will return the reqeusted users but in a random order!

Question: Is it possible to BatchGet users without losing the order defined in Keys?

You'd have to sort the items once they are retrieved. As documented here, When designing your application, keep in mind that DynamoDB does not return items in any particular order.

I had the same issue in the recent past & had to write some extra code to sort the items the way I wanted.

Update 22-Aug-2019: I wanted to mention that you could switch to using query on a GSI with a sort key and retrieve sorted data if that is feasible in your case.

Use ScanIndexForward: true || false to sort the data in ascending or descending as needed.

More details here