Edit file File name : describe-thing-type.rst Content :**To get information about a thing type** The following ``describe-thing-type`` example display information about the specified thing type defined in your AWS account. :: aws iot describe-thing-type \ --thing-type-name "LightBulb" Output:: { "thingTypeName": "LightBulb", "thingTypeId": "ce3573b0-0a3c-45a7-ac93-4e0ce14cd190", "thingTypeArn": "arn:aws:iot:us-west-2:123456789012:thingtype/LightBulb", "thingTypeProperties": { "thingTypeDescription": "light bulb type", "searchableAttributes": [ "model", "wattage" ] }, "thingTypeMetadata": { "deprecated": false, "creationDate": 1559772562.498 } } For more information, see `Thing Types <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/thing-types.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Developers Guide*. Save