aws iot update-thing

Updates the data for a thing. AWS CLI reference

1 example 5 options Its page in the AWS CLI reference

Examples

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To associate a thing with a thing type

The following update-thing example associates a thing in the AWS IoT registry with a thing type. When you make the association, you provide values for the attributes defined by the thing type.

aws iot update-thing --thing-name "MyOtherLightBulb" --thing-type-name "LightBulb" --attribute-payload '{"attributes": {"wattage":"75", "model":"123"}}'

Identify

--thing-nameThe name of the thing to update.

--thing-type-nameThe name of the thing type.

--attribute-payloadA list of thing attributes, a JSON string containing name-value pairs.

This command produces no output. Use the describe-thing command to see the result.

For more information, see Thing Types in the AWS IoT Developers Guide.

Options

5 in the AWS CLI reference

--attribute-payloadA list of thing attributes, a JSON string containing name-value pairs.

--expected-versionThe expected version of the thing record in the registry.

--remove-thing-typeRemove a thing type association.

--thing-nameThe name of the thing to update.

--thing-type-nameThe name of the thing type.