---
title: "GET /thing-types"
method: GET
path: "/thing-types"
---

# GET /thing-types

`GET /thing-types`

Lists the existing thing types.

Requires permission to access the [ListThingTypes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awsiot.html#awsiot-actions-as-permissions) action.

## Query parameters

- `nextToken` string
- `maxResults` integer
- `thingTypeName` string

## Response `200`

Success

- ListThingTypesResponse — The output for the ListThingTypes operation.
  - `thingTypes` ThingTypeDefinition[] — The thing types.
    - `thingTypeName` string — The name of the thing type.
    - `thingTypeArn` string — The thing type ARN.
    - `thingTypeProperties` object — The ThingTypeProperties for the thing type.
      - `thingTypeDescription` string — The description of the thing type.
      - `searchableAttributes` AttributeName[] — A list of searchable thing attribute names.
    - `thingTypeMetadata` object — The ThingTypeMetadata contains additional information about the thing type including: creation date and time, a value indicating whether the thing type is deprecated, and a date and time when it was deprecated.
      - `deprecated` boolean — Whether the thing type is deprecated. If <b>true</b>, no new things could be associated with this type.
      - `deprecationDate` string, date-time — The date and time when the thing type was deprecated.
      - `creationDate` string, date-time — The date and time when the thing type was created.
  - `nextToken` string — The token for the next set of results. Will not be returned if operation has returned all results.

## Other responses

- `480` — InvalidRequestException
- `481` — ThrottlingException
- `482` — UnauthorizedException
- `483` — ServiceUnavailableException
- `484` — InternalFailureException

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