POST

/streams/{streamId}

http://iot.{region}.amazonaws.com/streams/{streamId}

<p>Creates a stream for delivering one or more large files in chunks over MQTT. A stream transports data bytes in chunks or blocks packaged as MQTT messages from a source like S3. You can have one or more files associated with a stream.</p> <p>Requires permission to access the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awsiot.html#awsiot-actions-as-permissions">CreateStream</a> action.</p>

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

streamIdstringrequired

The stream ID.

Body Params

tagsarray

Metadata which can be used to manage streams.

filesarrayrequired

The files to stream.

roleArnstringrequired

An IAM role that allows the IoT service principal to access your S3 files.

descriptionstring

A description of the stream.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'http://iot.{region}.amazonaws.com/streams/{streamId}' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}