iot:DescribeThingType

Read

iot:DescribeThingType is a Read access-level action in the iot service. Grants permission to get information about the specified thing type

Resource types

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

arn:${Partition}:iot:${Region}:${Account}:thingtype/${ThingTypeName}
thingtype

Condition keys

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

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:DescribeThingType. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

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

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