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# AWS::IoT::ThingType
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Creates a new thing type.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::IoT::ThingType",
  "Properties" : {
      "[DeprecateThingType](#cfn-iot-thingtype-deprecatethingtype)" : Boolean,
      "[Tags](#cfn-iot-thingtype-tags)" : [ Tag, ... ],
      "[ThingTypeName](#cfn-iot-thingtype-thingtypename)" : String,
      "[ThingTypeProperties](#cfn-iot-thingtype-thingtypeproperties)" : ThingTypeProperties
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::IoT::ThingType
Properties:
  [DeprecateThingType](#cfn-iot-thingtype-deprecatethingtype): Boolean
  [Tags](#cfn-iot-thingtype-tags): 
    - Tag
  [ThingTypeName](#cfn-iot-thingtype-thingtypename): String
  [ThingTypeProperties](#cfn-iot-thingtype-thingtypeproperties): 
    ThingTypeProperties
```

## Properties
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`DeprecateThingType`  <a name="cfn-iot-thingtype-deprecatethingtype"></a>
Deprecates a thing type. You can not associate new things with deprecated thing type.  
Requires permission to access the [DeprecateThingType](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awsiot.html#awsiot-actions-as-permissions) action.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Boolean  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Tags`  <a name="cfn-iot-thingtype-tags"></a>
Metadata which can be used to manage the thing type.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of [Tag](aws-properties-iot-thingtype-tag.md)  
*Maximum*: `50`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`ThingTypeName`  <a name="cfn-iot-thingtype-thingtypename"></a>
The name of the thing type.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[a-zA-Z0-9:_-]+`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `128`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`ThingTypeProperties`  <a name="cfn-iot-thingtype-thingtypeproperties"></a>
The thing type properties for the thing type to create. It contains information about the new thing type including a description, a list of searchable thing attribute names, and a list of propagating attributes. After a thing type is created, you can only update `Mqtt5Configuration`.   
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [ThingTypeProperties](aws-properties-iot-thingtype-thingtypeproperties.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Return values
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### Ref
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When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic `Ref` function, `Ref` returns the thing type id.

For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html).

### Fn::GetAtt
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The `Fn::GetAtt` intrinsic function returns a value for a specified attribute of this type. The following are the available attributes and sample return values.

For more information about using the `Fn::GetAtt` intrinsic function, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-getatt.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-getatt.html).

#### 
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`Arn`  <a name="Arn-fn::getatt"></a>
The thing type arn.

`Id`  <a name="Id-fn::getatt"></a>
The thing type id.