things

Creates, updates, deletes or gets a thing resource or lists things in a region

Overview

Name	things
Type	Resource
Description	Resource Type definition for AWS::IoT::Thing
Id	awscc.iot.things

Fields

get (all properties)

Name	Datatype	Description
id	string
arn	string
▶attribute_payload	object
thing_name	string
region	string	AWS region.

list (identifiers only)

Name	Datatype	Description
thing_name	string
region	string	AWS region.

For more information, see AWS::IoT::Thing.

Methods

Name	Resource	Accessible by	Required Params
create_resource	things	INSERT	region
delete_resource	things	DELETE	Identifier, region
update_resource	things	UPDATE	Identifier, PatchDocument, region
list_resources	things_list_only	SELECT	region
get_resource	things	SELECT	Identifier, region

SELECT examples

get (all properties)

Gets all properties from an individual thing.

SELECT
  region,
  id,
  arn,
  attribute_payload,
  thing_name
FROM awscc.iot.things
WHERE
  region = '{{ region }}' AND
  Identifier = '{{ thing_name }}';

list (identifiers only)

Lists all things in a region.

SELECT
  region,
  thing_name
FROM awscc.iot.things_list_only
WHERE
  region = '{{ region }}';

INSERT example

Use the following StackQL query and manifest file to create a new thing resource, using stack-deploy.

Required Properties

/*+ create */
INSERT INTO awscc.iot.things (
  AttributePayload,
  ThingName,
  region
)
SELECT
  '{{ attribute_payload }}',
  '{{ thing_name }}',
  '{{ region }}'
RETURNING
  ErrorCode,
  EventTime,
  Identifier,
  Operation,
  OperationStatus,
  RequestToken,
  ResourceModel,
  RetryAfter,
  StatusMessage,
  TypeName
;

All Properties

/*+ create */
INSERT INTO awscc.iot.things (
  AttributePayload,
  ThingName,
  region
)
SELECT
  '{{ attribute_payload }}',
  '{{ thing_name }}',
  '{{ region }}'
RETURNING
  ErrorCode,
  EventTime,
  Identifier,
  Operation,
  OperationStatus,
  RequestToken,
  ResourceModel,
  RetryAfter,
  StatusMessage,
  TypeName
;

Manifest

version: 1
name: stack name
description: stack description
providers:
- aws
globals:
- name: region
  value: '{{ vars.AWS_REGION }}'
resources:
- name: thing
  props:
    - name: attribute_payload
      value:
        attributes: {}
    - name: thing_name
      value: '{{ thing_name }}'

UPDATE example

Use the following StackQL query and manifest file to update a thing resource, using stack-deploy.

/*+ update */
UPDATE awscc.iot.things
SET PatchDocument = string('{{ {
    "AttributePayload": attribute_payload
} | generate_patch_document }}')
WHERE
  region = '{{ region }}' AND
  Identifier = '{{ thing_name }}'
RETURNING
  ErrorCode,
  EventTime,
  Identifier,
  Operation,
  OperationStatus,
  RequestToken,
  ResourceModel,
  RetryAfter,
  StatusMessage,
  TypeName
;

DELETE example

/*+ delete */
DELETE FROM awscc.iot.things
WHERE
  Identifier = '{{ thing_name }}' AND
  region = '{{ region }}'
RETURNING
  ErrorCode,
  EventTime,
  Identifier,
  Operation,
  OperationStatus,
  RequestToken,
  ResourceModel,
  RetryAfter,
  StatusMessage,
  TypeName
;

Additional Parameters

Mutable resources in the Cloud Control provider support additional optional parameters which can be supplied with INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE operations. These include:

Parameter	Description
ClientToken	A unique identifier to ensure the idempotency of the resource request. This allows the provider to accurately distinguish between retries and new requests. A client token is valid for 36 hours once used. After that, a resource request with the same client token is treated as a new request. If you do not specify a client token, one is generated for inclusion in the request.
RoleArn	The ARN of the IAM role used to perform this resource operation. The role specified must have the permissions required for this operation. If you do not specify a role, a temporary session is created using your AWS user credentials.
TypeVersionId	For private resource types, the type version to use in this resource operation. If you do not specify a resource version, the default version is used.

Permissions

To operate on the things resource, the following permissions are required:

Create

iot:CreateThing,
iot:DescribeThing

Delete

iot:DeleteThing,
iot:DescribeThing

List

iot:ListThings

Read

iot:DescribeThing

Update

iot:UpdateThing,
iot:DescribeThing