IoT / Client / describe_thing_type

describe_thing_type#

IoT.Client.describe_thing_type(**kwargs)#

Gets information about the specified thing type.

Requires permission to access the DescribeThingType action.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_thing_type(
    thingTypeName='string'
)
Parameters:

thingTypeName (string) –

[REQUIRED]

The name of the thing type.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'thingTypeName': 'string',
    'thingTypeId': 'string',
    'thingTypeArn': 'string',
    'thingTypeProperties': {
        'thingTypeDescription': 'string',
        'searchableAttributes': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    'thingTypeMetadata': {
        'deprecated': True|False,
        'deprecationDate': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'creationDate': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    The output for the DescribeThingType operation.

    • thingTypeName (string) –

      The name of the thing type.

    • thingTypeId (string) –

      The thing type ID.

    • thingTypeArn (string) –

      The thing type ARN.

    • thingTypeProperties (dict) –

      The ThingTypeProperties contains information about the thing type including description, and a list of searchable thing attribute names.

      • thingTypeDescription (string) –

        The description of the thing type.

      • searchableAttributes (list) –

        A list of searchable thing attribute names.

        • (string) –

    • thingTypeMetadata (dict) –

      The ThingTypeMetadata contains additional information about the thing type including: creation date and time, a value indicating whether the thing type is deprecated, and a date and time when it was deprecated.

      • deprecated (boolean) –

        Whether the thing type is deprecated. If true, no new things could be associated with this type.

      • deprecationDate (datetime) –

        The date and time when the thing type was deprecated.

      • creationDate (datetime) –

        The date and time when the thing type was created.

Exceptions