name : create-thing.rst **Example 1: To create a thing record in the registry** The following ``create-thing`` example creates an entry for a device in the AWS IoT thing registry. :: aws iot create-thing \ --thing-name SampleIoTThing Output:: { "thingName": "SampleIoTThing", "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2: 123456789012:thing/SampleIoTThing", "thingId": " EXAMPLE1-90ab-cdef-fedc-ba987EXAMPLE " } **Example 2: To define a thing that is associated with a thing type** The following ``create-thing`` example create a thing that has the specified thing type and its attributes. :: aws iot create-thing \ --thing-name "MyLightBulb" \ --thing-type-name "LightBulb" \ --attribute-payload "{"attributes": {"wattage":"75", "model":"123"}}" Output:: { "thingName": "MyLightBulb", "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/MyLightBulb", "thingId": "40da2e73-c6af-406e-b415-15acae538797" } For more information, see `How to Manage Things with the Registry <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/thing-registry.html>`__ and `Thing Types <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/thing-types.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Developers Guide*.