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AWSIoTThingsRegistration

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Summary

This policy allows users to register things at bulk using AWS IoT StartThingRegistrationTask API

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections pending editorial review.

Identity

ARN
arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSIoTThingsRegistration
Default version
v3
Created
Last edited
Services
iot

Control-plane actions (30)

By access level: 7 List, 4 Permissions management, 6 Read, 13 Write.

Control-plane actions by service
ServiceGrantedAccess levels and limitsGranted by
IoT30 of 2937 List, 4 Permissions management, 6 Read, 13 Write; 0 restricted, 0 conditionaliot:AddThingToBillingGroup, iot:AddThingToThingGroup, iot:AttachPolicy, iot:AttachPrincipalPolicy, iot:AttachThingPrincipal, iot:CreateCertificateFromCsr, iot:CreatePolicy, iot:CreateThing, iot:DescribeBillingGroup, iot:DescribeCertificate, iot:DescribeThing, iot:DescribeThingGroup and 18 more
IoT: 30 actions
  • iot:AddThingToBillingGroup (Write)
  • iot:AddThingToThingGroup (Write)
  • iot:AttachPolicy (Permissions management)
  • iot:AttachPrincipalPolicy (Permissions management)
  • iot:AttachThingPrincipal (Write)
  • iot:CreateCertificateFromCsr (Write)
  • iot:CreatePolicy (Permissions management)
  • iot:CreateThing (Write)
  • iot:DescribeBillingGroup (Read)
  • iot:DescribeCertificate (Read)
  • iot:DescribeThing (Read)
  • iot:DescribeThingGroup (Read)
  • iot:DescribeThingType (Read)
  • iot:DetachPolicy (Permissions management)
  • iot:DetachThingPrincipal (Write)
  • iot:GetPolicy (Read)
  • iot:ListAttachedPolicies (List)
  • iot:ListPolicyPrincipals (List)
  • iot:ListPrincipalPolicies (List)
  • iot:ListPrincipalThings (List)
  • iot:ListTargetsForPolicy (List)
  • iot:ListThingGroupsForThing (List)
  • iot:ListThingPrincipals (List)
  • iot:RegisterCertificate (Write)
  • iot:RegisterThing (Write)
  • iot:RemoveThingFromBillingGroup (Write)
  • iot:RemoveThingFromThingGroup (Write)
  • iot:UpdateCertificate (Write)
  • iot:UpdateThing (Write)
  • iot:UpdateThingGroupsForThing (Write)

Data-plane actions (0)

By access level: none.

This policy grants no actions in this plane.

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: all-resources.

Can be attached: Yes, to users, groups and roles.

Why this tier

  • Grants 17 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.

Guidance

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Related policies

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Frequently asked questions

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iot:AddThingToThingGroup",
        "iot:AttachPolicy",
        "iot:AttachPrincipalPolicy",
        "iot:AttachThingPrincipal",
        "iot:CreateCertificateFromCsr",
        "iot:CreatePolicy",
        "iot:CreateThing",
        "iot:DescribeCertificate",
        "iot:DescribeThing",
        "iot:DescribeThingGroup",
        "iot:DescribeThingType",
        "iot:DetachPolicy",
        "iot:DetachThingPrincipal",
        "iot:GetPolicy",
        "iot:ListAttachedPolicies",
        "iot:ListPolicyPrincipals",
        "iot:ListPrincipalPolicies",
        "iot:ListPrincipalThings",
        "iot:ListTargetsForPolicy",
        "iot:ListThingGroupsForThing",
        "iot:ListThingPrincipals",
        "iot:RegisterCertificate",
        "iot:RegisterThing",
        "iot:RemoveThingFromThingGroup",
        "iot:UpdateCertificate",
        "iot:UpdateThing",
        "iot:UpdateThingGroupsForThing",
        "iot:AddThingToBillingGroup",
        "iot:DescribeBillingGroup",
        "iot:RemoveThingFromBillingGroup"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v3, edited by AWS on 2020-10-05. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

AWS CLI

aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name ROLE_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSIoTThingsRegistration
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSIoTThingsRegistration
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSIoTThingsRegistration

CloudFormation

Resources:
  ExampleRole:
    Type: AWS::IAM::Role
    Properties:
      AssumeRolePolicyDocument: {}  # replace with your trust policy
      ManagedPolicyArns:
        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSIoTThingsRegistration

Terraform

resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "service_role_awsiotthingsregistration" {
  role       = aws_iam_role.example.name
  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSIoTThingsRegistration"
}

CDK (TypeScript)

role.addManagedPolicy(
  iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName("service-role/AWSIoTThingsRegistration"),
);

Sources

Pending editorial review. No editorial sources are listed yet.