AWS::IoT::Thing

IoT Thing

Resource Type definition for AWS::IoT::Thing

Properties

2 configurable properties. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`AttributePayload`	`AttributePayload`
`ThingName`	`string`	Create-only

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

Attribute	Type	Description
`Arn`	`string`	-
`Id`	`string`	-

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::IoT::Thing

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::IoT::Thing
    Properties:

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

iot:CreateThingiot:DescribeThing

delete

iot:DeleteThingiot:DescribeThing

list

iot:ListThings

read

iot:DescribeThing

update

iot:UpdateThingiot:DescribeThing

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Quick Facts

ServiceIoT

Properties4

Required0

TaggingNot supported

Primary IDThingName

Supported Operations

CreateDeleteListReadUpdate

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

ThingName

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation