CreateEntity
Creates an entity.
Request Syntax
POST /workspaces/workspaceId/entities HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json
{
   "components": { 
      "string" : { 
         "componentTypeId": "string",
         "description": "string",
         "properties": { 
            "string" : { 
               "definition": { 
                  "configuration": { 
                     "string" : "string" 
                  },
                  "dataType": { 
                     "allowedValues": [ 
                        { 
                           "booleanValue": boolean,
                           "doubleValue": number,
                           "expression": "string",
                           "integerValue": number,
                           "listValue": [ 
                              "DataValue"
                           ],
                           "longValue": number,
                           "mapValue": { 
                              "string" : "DataValue"
                           },
                           "relationshipValue": { 
                              "targetComponentName": "string",
                              "targetEntityId": "string"
                           },
                           "stringValue": "string"
                        }
                     ],
                     "nestedType": "DataType",
                     "relationship": { 
                        "relationshipType": "string",
                        "targetComponentTypeId": "string"
                     },
                     "type": "string",
                     "unitOfMeasure": "string"
                  },
                  "defaultValue": { 
                     "booleanValue": boolean,
                     "doubleValue": number,
                     "expression": "string",
                     "integerValue": number,
                     "listValue": [ 
                        "DataValue"
                     ],
                     "longValue": number,
                     "mapValue": { 
                        "string" : "DataValue"
                     },
                     "relationshipValue": { 
                        "targetComponentName": "string",
                        "targetEntityId": "string"
                     },
                     "stringValue": "string"
                  },
                  "displayName": "string",
                  "isExternalId": boolean,
                  "isRequiredInEntity": boolean,
                  "isStoredExternally": boolean,
                  "isTimeSeries": boolean
               },
               "updateType": "string",
               "value": { 
                  "booleanValue": boolean,
                  "doubleValue": number,
                  "expression": "string",
                  "integerValue": number,
                  "listValue": [ 
                     "DataValue"
                  ],
                  "longValue": number,
                  "mapValue": { 
                     "string" : "DataValue"
                  },
                  "relationshipValue": { 
                     "targetComponentName": "string",
                     "targetEntityId": "string"
                  },
                  "stringValue": "string"
               }
            }
         },
         "propertyGroups": { 
            "string" : { 
               "groupType": "string",
               "propertyNames": [ "string" ],
               "updateType": "string"
            }
         }
      }
   },
   "compositeComponents": { 
      "string" : { 
         "description": "string",
         "properties": { 
            "string" : { 
               "definition": { 
                  "configuration": { 
                     "string" : "string" 
                  },
                  "dataType": { 
                     "allowedValues": [ 
                        { 
                           "booleanValue": boolean,
                           "doubleValue": number,
                           "expression": "string",
                           "integerValue": number,
                           "listValue": [ 
                              "DataValue"
                           ],
                           "longValue": number,
                           "mapValue": { 
                              "string" : "DataValue"
                           },
                           "relationshipValue": { 
                              "targetComponentName": "string",
                              "targetEntityId": "string"
                           },
                           "stringValue": "string"
                        }
                     ],
                     "nestedType": "DataType",
                     "relationship": { 
                        "relationshipType": "string",
                        "targetComponentTypeId": "string"
                     },
                     "type": "string",
                     "unitOfMeasure": "string"
                  },
                  "defaultValue": { 
                     "booleanValue": boolean,
                     "doubleValue": number,
                     "expression": "string",
                     "integerValue": number,
                     "listValue": [ 
                        "DataValue"
                     ],
                     "longValue": number,
                     "mapValue": { 
                        "string" : "DataValue"
                     },
                     "relationshipValue": { 
                        "targetComponentName": "string",
                        "targetEntityId": "string"
                     },
                     "stringValue": "string"
                  },
                  "displayName": "string",
                  "isExternalId": boolean,
                  "isRequiredInEntity": boolean,
                  "isStoredExternally": boolean,
                  "isTimeSeries": boolean
               },
               "updateType": "string",
               "value": { 
                  "booleanValue": boolean,
                  "doubleValue": number,
                  "expression": "string",
                  "integerValue": number,
                  "listValue": [ 
                     "DataValue"
                  ],
                  "longValue": number,
                  "mapValue": { 
                     "string" : "DataValue"
                  },
                  "relationshipValue": { 
                     "targetComponentName": "string",
                     "targetEntityId": "string"
                  },
                  "stringValue": "string"
               }
            }
         },
         "propertyGroups": { 
            "string" : { 
               "groupType": "string",
               "propertyNames": [ "string" ],
               "updateType": "string"
            }
         }
      }
   },
   "description": "string",
   "entityId": "string",
   "entityName": "string",
   "parentEntityId": "string",
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
    
      URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
- workspaceId
 - 
               
The ID of the workspace that contains the entity.
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[a-zA-Z_0-9][a-zA-Z_\-0-9]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+Required: Yes
 
Request Body
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- components
 - 
               
An object that maps strings to the components in the entity. Each string in the mapping must be unique to this object.
Type: String to ComponentRequest object map
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.
Key Pattern:
[a-zA-Z_\-0-9]+Required: No
 - compositeComponents
 - 
               
This is an object that maps strings to
compositeComponentupdates in the request. Each key of the map represents thecomponentPathof thecompositeComponent.Type: String to CompositeComponentRequest object map
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.
Key Pattern:
[a-zA-Z_\-0-9/]+Required: No
 - description
 - 
               
The description of the entity.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 2048.
Pattern:
.*Required: No
 - entityId
 - 
               
The ID of the entity.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}|^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z_\-0-9.:]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+Required: No
 - entityName
 - 
               
The name of the entity.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.
Pattern:
[^\u0000-\u001F\u007F]+Required: Yes
 - parentEntityId
 - 
               
The ID of the entity's parent entity.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
\$ROOT|^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}|^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z_\-0-9.:]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+Required: No
 - 
               
Metadata that you can use to manage the entity.
Type: String to string map
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Key Pattern:
([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.
Value Pattern:
.*Required: No
 
Response Syntax
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
   "arn": "string",
   "creationDateTime": number,
   "entityId": "string",
   "state": "string"
}
    
      Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
- arn
 - 
               
The ARN of the entity.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 20. Maximum length of 2048.
Pattern:
arn:((aws)|(aws-cn)|(aws-us-gov)):iottwinmaker:[a-z0-9-]+:[0-9]{12}:[\/a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.:]+ - creationDateTime
 - 
               
The date and time when the entity was created.
Type: Timestamp
 - entityId
 - 
               
The ID of the entity.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}|^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z_\-0-9.:]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+ - state
 - 
               
The current state of the entity.
Type: String
Valid Values:
CREATING | UPDATING | DELETING | ACTIVE | ERROR 
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- AccessDeniedException
 - 
               
Access is denied.
HTTP Status Code: 403
 - ConflictException
 - 
               
A conflict occurred.
HTTP Status Code: 409
 - InternalServerException
 - 
               
An unexpected error has occurred.
HTTP Status Code: 500
 - ServiceQuotaExceededException
 - 
               
The service quota was exceeded.
HTTP Status Code: 402
 - ThrottlingException
 - 
               
The rate exceeds the limit.
HTTP Status Code: 429
 - ValidationException
 - 
               
Failed
HTTP Status Code: 400
 
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: