CreateDeviceDefinitionVersion - Amazon IoT Greengrass
CLI: Parameters: Responses:
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CreateDeviceDefinitionVersion

Creates a version of a client device definition that has already been defined.

URI: POST /greengrass/definition/devices/DeviceDefinitionId/versions

Produces: application/json

CLI:

aws greengrass create-device-definition-version \
  --device-definition-id <value> \
  [--devices <value>] \
  [--amzn-client-token <value>]  \
  [--cli-input-json <value>] \
  [--generate-cli-skeleton]

cli-input-json format:

{
"DeviceDefinitionId": "string",
"Devices": [
  {
    "Id": "string",
    "ThingArn": "string",
    "CertificateArn": "string",
    "SyncShadow": "boolean"
  }
],
"AmznClientToken": "string"
}

Parameters:

DeviceDefinitionId

The ID of the device definition.

where used: path; required: true

type: string

CreateDeviceDefinitionVersionRequestBody

where used: body; required: true

{
"Devices": [
  {
    "Id": "string",
    "ThingArn": "string",
    "CertificateArn": "string",
    "SyncShadow": true
  }
]
}

schema:

DeviceDefinitionVersion

Information about a device definition version.

type: object

Devices

A list of client devices in the definition version.

type: array

items: Device

Device

Information about a client device.

type: object

required: ["Id", "ThingArn", "CertificateArn"]

Id

A descriptive or arbitrary ID for the client device. This value must be unique within the device definition version. Maximum length is 128 characters with the pattern [a‑zA‑Z0‑9:_‑]+.

type: string

ThingArn

The thing ARN of the client device.

type: string

CertificateArn

The ARN of the certificate associated with the client device.

type: string

SyncShadow

If true, the client device's local shadow is synced with the cloud automatically.

type: boolean

X-Amzn-Client-Token

A client token used to correlate requests and responses.

where used: header; required: false

type: string

Responses:

200 (CreateDeviceDefinitionVersionResponse)

VersionInformation 

{
"Arn": "string",
"Id": "string",
"Version": "string",
"CreationTimestamp": "string"
}
VersionInformation

Information about a version.

type: object

Arn

The ARN of the version.

type: string

Id

The ID of the parent definition that the version is associated with.

type: string

Version

The ID of the version.

type: string

CreationTimestamp

The time, in milliseconds since the epoch, when the version was created.

type: string

400

Invalid request.

GeneralError 

{
"Message": "string",
"ErrorDetails": [
  {
    "DetailedErrorCode": "string",
    "DetailedErrorMessage": "string"
  }
]
}
GeneralError

General error information.

type: object

required: ["Message"]

Message

A message that contains information about the error.

type: string

ErrorDetails

A list of error details.

type: array

items: ErrorDetail

ErrorDetail

Details about the error.

type: object

DetailedErrorCode

A detailed error code.

type: string

DetailedErrorMessage

A detailed error message.

type: string