CreateThingType
Creates a new thing type.
Requires permission to access the CreateThingType action.
Request Syntax
POST /thing-types/thingTypeName HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json
{
"tags": [
{
"Key": "string",
"Value": "string"
}
],
"thingTypeProperties": {
"searchableAttributes": [ "string" ],
"thingTypeDescription": "string"
}
}URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
- thingTypeName
-
The name of the thing type.
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.
- tags
-
Metadata which can be used to manage the thing type.
Type: Array of Tag objects
Required: No
- thingTypeProperties
-
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.
Type: ThingTypeProperties object
Required: No
Response Syntax
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
"thingTypeArn": "string",
"thingTypeId": "string",
"thingTypeName": "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.
- thingTypeArn
-
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the thing type.
Type: String
- thingTypeId
-
The thing type ID.
Type: String
- thingTypeName
-
The name of the thing type.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[a-zA-Z0-9:_-]+
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
- 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 AWS SDKs, see the following:
