CreateThing
Creates a thing record in the registry. If this call is made multiple times using
the same thing name and configuration, the call will succeed. If this call is made with
the same thing name but different configuration a
ResourceAlreadyExistsException
is thrown.
Note
This is a control plane operation. See Authorization for information about authorizing control plane actions.
Requires permission to access the CreateThing action.
Request Syntax
POST /things/thingName
HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json
{
"attributePayload": {
"attributes": {
"string
" : "string
"
},
"merge": boolean
},
"billingGroupName": "string
",
"thingTypeName": "string
"
}
URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
- thingName
-
The name of the thing to create.
You can't change a thing's name after you create it. To change a thing's name, you must create a new thing, give it the new name, and then delete the old thing.
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[a-zA-Z0-9:_-]+
Required: Yes
Request Body
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- attributePayload
-
The attribute payload, which consists of up to three name/value pairs in a JSON document. For example:
{\"attributes\":{\"string1\":\"string2\"}}
Type: AttributePayload object
Required: No
- billingGroupName
-
The name of the billing group the thing will be added to.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[a-zA-Z0-9:_-]+
Required: No
- thingTypeName
-
The name of the thing type associated with the new thing.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[a-zA-Z0-9:_-]+
Required: No
Response Syntax
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
"thingArn": "string",
"thingId": "string",
"thingName": "string"
}
Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
Errors
- InternalFailureException
-
An unexpected error has occurred.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- InvalidRequestException
-
The request is not valid.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ResourceAlreadyExistsException
-
The resource already exists.
HTTP Status Code: 409
- ResourceNotFoundException
-
The specified resource does not exist.
HTTP Status Code: 404
- ServiceUnavailableException
-
The service is temporarily unavailable.
HTTP Status Code: 503
- ThrottlingException
-
The rate exceeds the limit.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- UnauthorizedException
-
You are not authorized to perform this operation.
HTTP Status Code: 401
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: