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AWS::IoT::ThingGroup

IoT ThingGroup

Resource Type definition for AWS::IoT::ThingGroup

Properties

5 configurable properties. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
ParentGroupName
string
Create-only
QueryString
string
Tags
Array<Tag>
ThingGroupName
string
Create-only
ThingGroupProperties
object

Return Values

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

AttributeTypeDescription
Arnstring-
Idstring-

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::ThingGroup

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::IoT::ThingGroup
    Properties:
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

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

create

iot:DescribeThingGroupiot:ListTagsForResourceiot:CreateThingGroupiot:CreateDynamicThingGroupiot:TagResource

delete

iot:DescribeThingGroupiot:DeleteThingGroupiot:DeleteDynamicThingGroup

list

iot:ListThingGroupsiot:ListTagsForResource

read

iot:DescribeThingGroupiot:ListTagsForResource

update

iot:ListTagsForResourceiot:DescribeThingGroupiot:UpdateThingGroupiot:UpdateDynamicThingGroupiot:TagResourceiot:UntagResource

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Quick Facts

ServiceIoT
Properties7
Required0
TaggingSupported
Primary IDThingGroupName

Supported Operations

CreateDeleteListReadUpdate

Immutable After Creation

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

ThingGroupNameParentGroupName

Related Resources

External Links