Use ListThings with an AWS SDK or CLI

    /// <summary>
    /// Lists IoT Things with pagination support.
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>List of Things, or empty list if listing failed.</returns>
    public async Task<List<ThingAttribute>> ListThingsAsync()
    {
        try
        {
            // Use pages of 10.
            var request = new ListThingsRequest()
            {
                MaxResults = 10
            };
            var response = await _amazonIoT.ListThingsAsync(request);

            // Since there is not a built-in paginator, use the NextMarker to paginate.
            bool hasMoreResults = true;

            var things = new List<ThingAttribute>();
            while (hasMoreResults)
            {
                things.AddRange(response.Things);

                // If NextMarker is not null, there are more results. Get the next page of results.
                if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(response.NextMarker))
                {
                    request.Marker = response.NextMarker;
                    response = await _amazonIoT.ListThingsAsync(request);
                }
                else
                    hasMoreResults = false;
            }

            _logger.LogInformation($"Retrieved {things.Count} Things");
            return things;
        }
        catch (Amazon.IoT.Model.ThrottlingException ex)
        {
            _logger.LogWarning($"Request throttled, please try again later: {ex.Message}");
            return new List<ThingAttribute>();
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            _logger.LogError($"Couldn't list Things. Here's why: {ex.Message}");
            return new List<ThingAttribute>();
        }
    }

Example 1: To list all things in the registry

The following list-things example lists the things (devices) that are defined in the AWS IoT registry for your AWS account.

aws iot list-things

Output:

{
    "things": [
        {
            "thingName": "ThirdBulb",
            "thingTypeName": "LightBulb",
            "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/ThirdBulb",
            "attributes": {
                "model": "123",
                "wattage": "75"
            },
            "version": 2
        },
        {
            "thingName": "MyOtherLightBulb",
            "thingTypeName": "LightBulb",
            "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/MyOtherLightBulb",
            "attributes": {
                "model": "123",
                "wattage": "75"
            },
            "version": 3
        },
        {
            "thingName": "MyLightBulb",
            "thingTypeName": "LightBulb",
            "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/MyLightBulb",
            "attributes": {
                "model": "123",
                "wattage": "75"
            },
            "version": 1
        },
        {
        "thingName": "SampleIoTThing",
        "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/SampleIoTThing",
        "attributes": {},
        "version": 1
        }
    ]
}

Example 2: To list the defined things that have a specific attribute

The following list-things example displays a list of things that have an attribute named wattage.

aws iot list-things \
    --attribute-name wattage

Output:

{
    "things": [
        {
            "thingName": "MyLightBulb",
            "thingTypeName": "LightBulb",
            "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/MyLightBulb",
            "attributes": {
                "model": "123",
                "wattage": "75"
            },
            "version": 1
        },
        {
            "thingName": "MyOtherLightBulb",
            "thingTypeName": "LightBulb",
            "thingArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thing/MyOtherLightBulb",
            "attributes": {
                "model": "123",
                "wattage": "75"
            },
            "version": 3
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see How to Manage Things with the Registry in the AWS IoT Developers Guide.

async fn show_things(client: &Client) -> Result<(), Error> {
    let resp = client.list_things().send().await?;

    println!("Things:");

    for thing in resp.things.unwrap() {
        println!(
            "  Name:  {}",
            thing.thing_name.as_deref().unwrap_or_default()
        );
        println!(
            "  Type:  {}",
            thing.thing_type_name.as_deref().unwrap_or_default()
        );
        println!(
            "  ARN:   {}",
            thing.thing_arn.as_deref().unwrap_or_default()
        );
        println!();
    }

    println!();

    Ok(())
}