name : create-dimension.rst **To create a dimension** The following ``create-dimension`` creates a dimension with a single topic filter called ``TopicFilterForAuthMessages``. :: aws iot create-dimension \ --name TopicFilterForAuthMessages \ --type TOPIC_FILTER \ --string-values device/+/auth Output:: { "name": "TopicFilterForAuthMessages", "arn": "arn:aws:iot:eu-west-2:123456789012:dimension/TopicFilterForAuthMessages" } For more information, see `Detect Commands <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/DetectCommands.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Developer Guide*.