iot:CreateThing

Write

iot:CreateThing is a Write access-level action in the iot service. Grants permission to create a thing in the thing registry

Resource types

ARNs that iot:CreateThing can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:iot:${Region}:${Account}:thing/${ThingName}

thing

arn:${Partition}:iot:${Region}:${Account}:billinggroup/${BillingGroupName}

billinggroup

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants iot:CreateThing.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by a tag key component of a tag associated to the IoT resource in the request

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows iot:CreateThing. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowIotCreateThing",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "iot:CreateThing",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in iot

iot:AcceptCertificateTransfer Write iot:AddThingToBillingGroup Write iot:AddThingToThingGroup Write iot:AssociateSbomWithPackageVersion Write iot:AssociateTargetsWithJob Write iot:AttachPolicy Permissions management iot:AttachPrincipalPolicy Permissions management iot:AttachSecurityProfile Write iot:AttachThingPrincipal Write iot:CancelAuditMitigationActionsTask Write iot:CancelAuditTask Write iot:CancelCertificateTransfer Write

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