create_thing_type

IoT.Client.create_thing_type(**kwargs)

Creates a new thing type.

Requires permission to access the CreateThingType action.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_thing_type(
    thingTypeName='string',
    thingTypeProperties={
        'thingTypeDescription': 'string',
        'searchableAttributes': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)

Parameters

• thingTypeName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the thing type.

• thingTypeProperties (dict) --

  The ThingTypeProperties for the thing type to create. It contains information about the new thing type including a description, and a list of searchable thing attribute names.

  • thingTypeDescription (string) --

    The description of the thing type.

  • searchableAttributes (list) --

    A list of searchable thing attribute names.

    • (string) --
• tags (list) --

  Metadata which can be used to manage the thing type.

  • (dict) --

    A set of key/value pairs that are used to manage the resource.

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The tag's key.

    • Value (string) --

      The tag's value.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'thingTypeName': 'string',
    'thingTypeArn': 'string',
    'thingTypeId': 'string'
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  The output of the CreateThingType operation.

  • thingTypeName (string) --

    The name of the thing type.

  • thingTypeArn (string) --

    The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the thing type.

  • thingTypeId (string) --

    The thing type ID.

Exceptions

• IoT.Client.exceptions.InvalidRequestException
• IoT.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException
• IoT.Client.exceptions.UnauthorizedException
• IoT.Client.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException
• IoT.Client.exceptions.InternalFailureException
• IoT.Client.exceptions.ResourceAlreadyExistsException