Create a thing - Amazon IoT Core
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Create a thing

The following command shows how to use the Amazon IoT CreateThing command from the CLI to create a thing. You can't change a thing's name after you create it. To change a thing's name, create a new thing, give it the new name, and then delete the old thing. 

$ aws iot create-thing \
    --thing-type-name "MyLightBulb" \ 
    --attribute-payload "{\"attributes\": {\"wattage\":\"75\", \"model\":\"123\"}}"

The CreateThing command displays the name and Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of your new thing:

{
    "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-east-1:123456789012:thing/MyLightBulb",
    "thingName": "MyLightBulb",
    "thingId": "12345678abcdefgh12345678ijklmnop12345678"
}
Note

We don't recommend using personally identifiable information in your thing names.

For more information, see create-thing from the Amazon CLI Command Reference.