IoT1ClickDevicesService / Client / invoke_device_method

invoke_device_method#

IoT1ClickDevicesService.Client.invoke_device_method(**kwargs)#

Given a device ID, issues a request to invoke a named device method (with possible parameters). See the “Example POST” code snippet below.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.invoke_device_method(
    DeviceId='string',
    DeviceMethod={
        'DeviceType': 'string',
        'MethodName': 'string'
    },
    DeviceMethodParameters='string'
)
Parameters:

  • DeviceId (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The unique identifier of the device.

  • DeviceMethod (dict) –

    The device method to invoke.

    • DeviceType (string) –

      The type of the device, such as “button”.

    • MethodName (string) –

      The name of the method applicable to the deviceType.

  • DeviceMethodParameters (string) – A JSON encoded string containing the device method request parameters.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'DeviceMethodResponse': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    200 response

    • DeviceMethodResponse (string) –

      A JSON encoded string containing the device method response.

Exceptions