AWS IoT Device Management commands
Important
This documentation describes how you can use the commands feature in AWS IoT Device Management. For information about using this feature for AWS IoT FleetWise, see Remote commands.
You are solely responsible for deploying commands in a manner that is safe and
compliant with applicable laws. For more information on your responsibilities, please
see the AWS Service Terms for AWS IoT
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Use AWS IoT Device Management commands to send an instruction from the cloud to a device that's connected to AWS IoT. Commands target one device at a time, and can be used for low-latency, high-throughput applications, such as to retrieve the device-side logs, or to initiate a device state change.
The command is a reusable resource that's managed by AWS IoT Device Management. It contains configurations that are applied before they are published onto the device. You can pre-define a set of commands for specific use cases, such as turning on a light bulb or unlocking a vehicle door.
By using the AWS IoT commands feature, you can:
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Create a command resource and reuse its configuration to send a command multiple times to your target device.
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Target a device that has been registered as an AWS IoT thing, or an MQTT client that has not been registered in AWS IoT.
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Run multiple commands concurrently on the target device without overloading the device.
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Enable notifications for commands events, and retrieve and track the status from the device as it runs the command to completion.
The following topics show you how to create commands, send them to your device, and retrieve the status reported by the device.
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