AWS::IoT::ThingType

IoT ThingType

Resource Type definition for AWS::IoT::ThingType

Properties

4 configurable properties. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`DeprecateThingType`	`boolean`
`Tags`	`Array<Tag>`
`ThingTypeName`	`string`	Create-only
`ThingTypeProperties`	`object`

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::ThingType

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

Required IAM Permissions

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

create

iot:DescribeThingTypeiot:ListTagsForResourceiot:CreateThingTypeiot:DeprecateThingTypeiot:TagResource

delete

iot:DescribeThingTypeiot:DeleteThingTypeiot:DeprecateThingType

list

iot:ListThingTypesiot:ListTagsForResource

read

iot:DescribeThingTypeiot:ListTagsForResource

update

iot:DescribeThingTypeiot:UpdateThingTypeiot:ListTagsForResourceiot:TagResourceiot:UntagResourceiot:DeprecateThingType

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Quick Facts

ServiceIoT

Properties6

Required0

TaggingSupported

Primary IDThingTypeName

Supported Operations

CreateDeleteListReadUpdate

Immutable After Creation

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

ThingTypeName

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation