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az iot hub device-identity

Note

This reference is part of the azure-iot extension for the Azure CLI (version 2.46.0 or higher). The extension will automatically install the first time you run an az iot hub device-identity command. Learn more about extensions.

Manage IoT devices.

Commands

Name Description Type Status
az iot hub device-identity children

Manage children device relationships for IoT edge devices.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity children add

Add devices as children to a target edge device.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity children list

Outputs the collection of assigned child devices.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity children remove

Remove child devices from a target edge device.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity connection-string

Manage IoT device's connection string.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity connection-string show

Show a given IoT Hub device connection string.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity create

Create a device in an IoT Hub.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity delete

Delete an IoT Hub device.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity export

Export all device identities from an IoT Hub to an Azure Storage blob container.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity import

Import device identities to an IoT Hub from a storage container blob.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity list

List devices in an IoT Hub.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity parent

Manage parent device relationships for IoT devices.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity parent set

Set the parent device of a target device.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity parent show

Get the parent device of a target device.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity renew-key

Renew target keys of IoT Hub devices with sas authentication.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity show

Get the details of an IoT Hub device.

Extension GA
az iot hub device-identity update

Update an IoT Hub device.

Extension GA

az iot hub device-identity create

Create a device in an IoT Hub.

When using the auth method of shared_private_key (also known as symmetric keys), if no custom keys are provided the service will generate them for the device.

If a device scope is provided for an edge device, the value will automatically be converted to a parent scope.

az iot hub device-identity create --device-id
                                  [--am {shared_private_key, x509_ca, x509_thumbprint}]
                                  [--auth-type {key, login}]
                                  [--device-scope]
                                  [--edge-enabled {false, true}]
                                  [--hub-name]
                                  [--login]
                                  [--od]
                                  [--pk]
                                  [--primary-thumbprint]
                                  [--resource-group]
                                  [--secondary-key]
                                  [--secondary-thumbprint]
                                  [--sta {disabled, enabled}]
                                  [--star]
                                  [--valid-days]

Examples

Create an edge enabled IoT device with default authorization (shared private key).

az iot hub device-identity create -n {iothub_name} -d {device_id} --ee

Create an IoT device with self-signed certificate authorization, generate a cert valid for 10 days then use its thumbprint.

az iot hub device-identity create -n {iothub_name} -d {device_id} --am x509_thumbprint --valid-days 10

Create an IoT device with self-signed certificate authorization, generate a cert of default expiration (365 days) and output to target directory.

az iot hub device-identity create -n {iothub_name} -d {device_id} --am x509_thumbprint --output-dir /path/to/output

Create an IoT device with self-signed certificate authorization and explicitly provide primary and secondary thumbprints.

az iot hub device-identity create -n {iothub_name} -d {device_id} --am x509_thumbprint --ptp {thumbprint_1} --stp {thumbprint_2}

Create an IoT device with root CA authorization with disabled status and reason.

az iot hub device-identity create -n {iothub_name} -d {device_id} --am x509_ca --status disabled --status-reason 'for reasons'

Create an IoT device with a device scope.

az iot hub device-identity create -n {iothub_name} -d {device_id} --device-scope 'ms-azure-iot-edge://edge0-123456789123456789'

Required Parameters

--device-id -d

Target Device Id.

Optional Parameters

--am --auth-method

The authorization method an entity is to be created with.

Accepted values: shared_private_key, x509_ca, x509_thumbprint
Default value: shared_private_key
--auth-type

Indicates whether the operation should auto-derive a policy key or use the current Azure AD session. If the authentication type is login and the resource hostname is provided, resource lookup will be skipped unless needed.You can configure the default using az configure --defaults iothub-data-auth-type={auth-type-value}.

Accepted values: key, login
Default value: key
--device-scope

The scope of the device. For edge devices, this is auto-generated and immutable. For leaf devices, set this to create child/parent relationship.

--edge-enabled --ee

Flag indicating edge enablement.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--hub-name -n

IoT Hub name or hostname. Required if --login is not provided.

--login -l

This command supports an entity connection string with rights to perform action. Use to avoid session login via "az login". If both an entity connection string and name are provided the connection string takes priority. Required if --hub-name is not provided.

--od --output-dir

Generate self-signed cert and use its thumbprint. Output to specified target directory.

--pk --primary-key

The primary symmetric shared access key stored in base64 format.

--primary-thumbprint --ptp

Self-signed certificate thumbprint to use for the primary thumbprint.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--secondary-key --sk

The secondary symmetric shared access key stored in base64 format.

--secondary-thumbprint --stp

Self-signed certificate thumbprint to use for the secondary thumbprint.

--sta --status

Set device status upon creation.

Accepted values: disabled, enabled
Default value: enabled
--star --status-reason

Description for device status.

--valid-days --vd

Generate self-signed cert and use its thumbprint. Valid for specified number of days. Default: 365.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az iot hub device-identity delete

Delete an IoT Hub device.

az iot hub device-identity delete --device-id
                                  [--auth-type {key, login}]
                                  [--etag]
                                  [--hub-name]
                                  [--login]
                                  [--resource-group]

Required Parameters

--device-id -d

Target Device Id.

Optional Parameters

--auth-type

Indicates whether the operation should auto-derive a policy key or use the current Azure AD session. If the authentication type is login and the resource hostname is provided, resource lookup will be skipped unless needed.You can configure the default using az configure --defaults iothub-data-auth-type={auth-type-value}.

Accepted values: key, login
Default value: key
--etag -e

Etag or entity tag corresponding to the last state of the resource. If no etag is provided the value '*' is used.

--hub-name -n

IoT Hub name or hostname. Required if --login is not provided.

--login -l

This command supports an entity connection string with rights to perform action. Use to avoid session login via "az login". If both an entity connection string and name are provided the connection string takes priority. Required if --hub-name is not provided.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az iot hub device-identity export

Export all device identities from an IoT Hub to an Azure Storage blob container.

The output blob containing device identities is a text file named 'devices.txt'.

Permissions required - Either IoT Hub shared access policy supporting 'Registry Read & Registry Write' OR a principal with 'IoT Hub Data Contributor' role on the IoT Hub.

Storage account name and blob container name parameters can only be used when the storage account is in the same subscription as the input IoT Hub. For inline blob container SAS uri input, please review the input rules of your environment.

For more information, see https://aka.ms/iothub-device-exportimport.

az iot hub device-identity export [--auth-type {key, login}]
                                  [--bc]
                                  [--bcu]
                                  [--hub-name]
                                  [--identity]
                                  [--ik {false, true}]
                                  [--login]
                                  [--resource-group]
                                  [--sa]

Examples

Export all device identities to a configured blob container and include device keys. The blob container name and storage account name are provided as parameters to the command.

az iot hub device-identity export -n {iothub_name} --ik --bc {blob_container_name} --sa {storage_account_name}

Export all device identities to a configured blob container and include device keys. Uses an inline SAS uri example.

az iot hub device-identity export -n {iothub_name} --ik --bcu 'https://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/devices?sv=2019-02-02&st=2020-08-23T22%3A35%3A00Z&se=2020-08-24T22%3A35%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=rwd&sig=VrmJ5sQtW3kLzYg10VqmALGCp4vtYKSLNjZDDJBSh9s%3D'

Export all device identities to a configured blob container using a file path which contains the SAS uri.

az iot hub device-identity export -n {iothub_name} --bcu {sas_uri_filepath}

Export all device identities to a configured blob container and include device keys. Uses system assigned identity that has Storage Blob Data Contributor roles for the storage account. The blob container name and storage account name are provided as parameters to the command.

az iot hub device-identity export -n {iothub_name} --ik --bc {blob_container_name} --sa {storage_account_name} --identity [system]

Export all device identities to a configured blob container and include device keys. Uses system assigned identity that has Storage Blob Data Contributor roles for the storage account. The blob container uri does not need the blob SAS token.

az iot hub device-identity export -n {iothub_name} --ik --bcu 'https://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/devices' --identity [system]

Export all device identities to a configured blob container and include device keys. Uses user assigned managed identity that has Storage Blob Data Contributor role for the storage account. The blob container name and storage account name are provided as parameters to the command.

az iot hub device-identity export -n {iothub_name} --ik --bc {blob_container_name} --sa {storage_account_name} --identity {managed_identity_resource_id}

Export all device identities to a configured blob container and include device keys. Uses user assigned managed identity that has Storage Blob Data Contributor role for the storage account. The blob container uri does not need the blob SAS token.

az iot hub device-identity export -n {iothub_name} --ik --bcu 'https://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/devices' --identity {managed_identity_resource_id}

Optional Parameters

--auth-type

Indicates whether the operation should auto-derive a policy key or use the current Azure AD session. If the authentication type is login and the resource hostname is provided, resource lookup will be skipped unless needed.You can configure the default using az configure --defaults iothub-data-auth-type={auth-type-value}.

Accepted values: key, login
Default value: key
--bc --blob-container

This blob container is used to output the status of the device identity import job and the results. Parameter is ignored when blob_container_uri is provided. Write, read and delete access is required for this blob container.

--bcu --blob-container-uri

Blob Shared Access Signature URI with write, read, and delete access to a blob container. This is used to output the status of the job and the results. Note: when using Identity-based authentication an https:// URI is still required - but no SAS token is necessary. Input for this argument can be inline or from a file path.

--hub-name -n

IoT Hub name or hostname. Required if --login is not provided.

--identity

Managed identity type to determine if system assigned managed identity or user assigned managed identity is used. For system assigned managed identity, use [system]. For user assigned managed identity, provide the user assigned managed identity resource id. This identity requires a Storage Blob Data Contributor roles for the Storage Account.

--ik --include-keys

If set, keys are exported normally. Otherwise, keys are set to null in export output.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--login -l

This command supports an entity connection string with rights to perform action. Use to avoid session login via "az login". If both an entity connection string and name are provided the connection string takes priority. Required if --hub-name is not provided.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--sa --storage-account

Name of Azure Storage account containing the output blob container.Parameter is ignored when blob_container_uri is provided. Write, read and delete access is required.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az iot hub device-identity import

Import device identities to an IoT Hub from a storage container blob.

The expected input file containing device identities should be named 'devices.txt'. The output log file 'importErrors.log' is empty when import is successful and contains error logs in case of import failure.

Permissions required - Either IoT Hub shared access policy supporting 'Registry Read & Registry Write' OR a principal with 'IoT Hub Data Contributor' role on the IoT Hub.

Storage account name and blob container name parameters can only be used when the storage account is in the same subscription as the input IoT Hub. For inline blob container SAS uri input, please review the input rules of your environment.

For more information, see https://aka.ms/iothub-device-exportimport.

az iot hub device-identity import [--auth-type {key, login}]
                                  [--hub-name]
                                  [--ibc]
                                  [--ibcu]
                                  [--identity]
                                  [--input-storage-account]
                                  [--login]
                                  [--obc]
                                  [--obcu]
                                  [--osa]
                                  [--resource-group]

Examples

Import all device identities from a blob by providing command parameters for input blob container and storage account as well as output blob container and storage account.

az iot hub device-identity import -n {iothub_name} --ibc {input_blob_container_name} --isa {input_storage_account_name} --obc {output_blob_container_name} --osa {output_storage_account_name}

Import all device identities from a blob using an inline SAS uri.

az iot hub device-identity import -n {iothub_name} --ibcu {input_sas_uri} --obcu {output_sas_uri}

Import all device identities from a blob using a file path which contains SAS uri.

az iot hub device-identity import -n {iothub_name} --ibcu {input_sas_uri_filepath} --obcu {output_sas_uri_filepath}

Import all device identities from a blob using system assigned identity that has Storage Blob Data Contributor roles for both storage accounts. The input blob container and storage account as well as output blob container and storage account are provided as parameters to the command

az iot hub device-identity import -n {iothub_name} --ibc {input_blob_container_name} --isa {input_storage_account_name} --obc {output_blob_container_name} --osa {output_storage_account_name} --identity [system]

Import all device identities from a blob using system assigned identity that has Storage Blob Data Contributor roles for both storage accounts. The blob container uri does not need the blob SAS token.

az iot hub device-identity import -n {iothub_name} --ibcu {input_sas_uri} --obcu {output_sas_uri} --identity [system]

Import all device identities from a blob using user assigned managed identity that has Storage Blob Data Contributor roles for both storage accounts. The input blob container and storage account as well as output blob container and storage account are provided as parameters to the command

az iot hub device-identity import -n {iothub_name} --ibc {input_blob_container_name} --isa {input_storage_account_name} --obc {output_blob_container_name} --osa {output_storage_account_name} --identity {managed_identity_resource_id}

Import all device identities from a blob using user assigned managed identity that has Storage Blob Data Contributor roles for both storage accounts. The blob container uri does not need the blob SAS token.

az iot hub device-identity import -n {iothub_name} --ibcu {input_sas_uri} --obcu {output_sas_uri} --identity {managed_identity_resource_id}

Optional Parameters

--auth-type

Indicates whether the operation should auto-derive a policy key or use the current Azure AD session. If the authentication type is login and the resource hostname is provided, resource lookup will be skipped unless needed.You can configure the default using az configure --defaults iothub-data-auth-type={auth-type-value}.

Accepted values: key, login
Default value: key
--hub-name -n

IoT Hub name or hostname. Required if --login is not provided.

--ibc --input-blob-container

This blob container stores the file which defines operations to be performed on the identity registry. Parameter is ignored when input_blob_container_uri is provided. Read access is required for this blob container.

--ibcu --input-blob-container-uri

Blob Shared Access Signature URI with read access to a blob container. This blob contains the operations to be performed on the identity registry. Note: when using Identity-based authentication an https:// URI is still required - but no SAS token is necessary. Input for this argument can be inline or from a file path.

--identity

Managed identity type to determine if system assigned managed identity or user assigned managed identity is used. For system assigned managed identity, use [system]. For user assigned managed identity, provide the user assigned managed identity resource id. This identity requires a Storage Blob Data Contributor role for the target Storage Account and Contributor role for the IoT Hub.

--input-storage-account --isa

Name of Azure Storage account containing the input blob container.Only required when input_blob_container_uri is not provided. Read access is required.

--login -l

This command supports an entity connection string with rights to perform action. Use to avoid session login via "az login". If both an entity connection string and name are provided the connection string takes priority. Required if --hub-name is not provided.

--obc --output-blob-container

This blob container is used to output the status of the device identity import job and the results. Only required when input_blob_container_uri is not provided. Write access is required for this blob container.

--obcu --output-blob-container-uri

Blob Shared Access Signature URI with write access to a blob container. This is used to output the status of the job and the results. Note: when using Identity-based authentication an https:// URI without the SAS token is still required. Input for this argument can be inline or from a file path.

--osa --output-storage-account

Name of Azure Storage account containing the output blob container.Parameter is ignored when output_blob_container_uri is provided. Write access is required.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az iot hub device-identity list

List devices in an IoT Hub.

This command is an alias for az iot hub device-twin list, which is highly recommended over this command. In the future, this az iot hub device-identity list command may be altered or deprecated.

az iot hub device-identity list [--auth-type {key, login}]
                                [--edge-enabled {false, true}]
                                [--hub-name]
                                [--login]
                                [--resource-group]
                                [--top]

Optional Parameters

--auth-type

Indicates whether the operation should auto-derive a policy key or use the current Azure AD session. If the authentication type is login and the resource hostname is provided, resource lookup will be skipped unless needed.You can configure the default using az configure --defaults iothub-data-auth-type={auth-type-value}.

Accepted values: key, login
Default value: key
--edge-enabled --ee

Flag indicating edge enablement.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--hub-name -n

IoT Hub name or hostname. Required if --login is not provided.

--login -l

This command supports an entity connection string with rights to perform action. Use to avoid session login via "az login". If both an entity connection string and name are provided the connection string takes priority. Required if --hub-name is not provided.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--top

Maximum number of elements to return. Use -1 for unlimited.

Default value: 1000
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az iot hub device-identity renew-key

Renew target keys of IoT Hub devices with sas authentication.

Currently etags and key type swap are not supported for bulk key regeneration. Bulk Key regeneration will yeild a different output format from single device key regeneration.

az iot hub device-identity renew-key --device-id
                                     --hub-name
                                     --key-type {both, primary, secondary, swap}
                                     [--auth-type {key, login}]
                                     [--etag]
                                     [--im {false, true}]
                                     [--login]
                                     [--no-progress {false, true}]
                                     [--resource-group]

Examples

Renew the primary key.

az iot hub device-identity renew-key -d {device_id} -n {iothub_name} --kt primary

Swap the primary and secondary keys.

az iot hub device-identity renew-key -d {device_id} -n {iothub_name} --kt swap

Renew the secondary key for two devices and their modules.

az iot hub device-identity renew-key -d {device_id} {device_id} -n {iothub_name} --kt secondary --include-modules

Renew the both keys for all devices within the hub.

az iot hub device-identity renew-key -d * -n {iothub_name} --kt both

Required Parameters

--device-id -d

Space seperated list of target Device Ids. Use * for all devices.

--hub-name -n

IoT Hub name or hostname. Required if --login is not provided.

--key-type --kt

Target key type to regenerate.

Accepted values: both, primary, secondary, swap

Optional Parameters

--auth-type

Indicates whether the operation should auto-derive a policy key or use the current Azure AD session. If the authentication type is login and the resource hostname is provided, resource lookup will be skipped unless needed.You can configure the default using az configure --defaults iothub-data-auth-type={auth-type-value}.

Accepted values: key, login
Default value: key
--etag -e

Etag or entity tag corresponding to the last state of the resource. If no etag is provided the value '*' is used. This arguement only applies to swap.

--im --include-modules

Flag to include device modules during key regeneration.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--login -l

This command supports an entity connection string with rights to perform action. Use to avoid session login via "az login". If both an entity connection string and name are provided the connection string takes priority. Required if --hub-name is not provided.

--no-progress

Hide the progress bar for bulk key regeneration.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az iot hub device-identity show

Get the details of an IoT Hub device.

az iot hub device-identity show --device-id
                                [--auth-type {key, login}]
                                [--hub-name]
                                [--login]
                                [--resource-group]

Required Parameters

--device-id -d

Target Device Id.

Optional Parameters

--auth-type

Indicates whether the operation should auto-derive a policy key or use the current Azure AD session. If the authentication type is login and the resource hostname is provided, resource lookup will be skipped unless needed.You can configure the default using az configure --defaults iothub-data-auth-type={auth-type-value}.

Accepted values: key, login
Default value: key
--hub-name -n

IoT Hub name or hostname. Required if --login is not provided.

--login -l

This command supports an entity connection string with rights to perform action. Use to avoid session login via "az login". If both an entity connection string and name are provided the connection string takes priority. Required if --hub-name is not provided.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az iot hub device-identity update

Update an IoT Hub device.

Use --set followed by property assignments for updating a device. Leverage parameters returned from 'iot hub device-identity show'.

az iot hub device-identity update --device-id
                                  [--add]
                                  [--am {shared_private_key, x509_ca, x509_thumbprint}]
                                  [--auth-type {key, login}]
                                  [--edge-enabled {false, true}]
                                  [--etag]
                                  [--force-string]
                                  [--hub-name]
                                  [--login]
                                  [--pk]
                                  [--primary-thumbprint]
                                  [--remove]
                                  [--resource-group]
                                  [--secondary-key]
                                  [--secondary-thumbprint]
                                  [--set]
                                  [--sta {disabled, enabled}]
                                  [--star]

Examples

Turn on edge capabilities for device

az iot hub device-identity update -d {device_id} -n {iothub_name} --set capabilities.iotEdge=true

Turn on edge capabilities for device using convenience argument.

az iot hub device-identity update -d {device_id} -n {iothub_name} --ee

Disable device status

az iot hub device-identity update -d {device_id} -n {iothub_name} --set status=disabled

Disable device status using convenience argument.

az iot hub device-identity update -d {device_id} -n {iothub_name} --status disabled

In one command

az iot hub device-identity update -d {device_id} -n {iothub_name} --set status=disabled capabilities.iotEdge=true

Required Parameters

--device-id -d

Target Device Id.

Optional Parameters

--add

Add an object to a list of objects by specifying a path and key value pairs. Example: --add property.listProperty <key=value, string or JSON string>.

Default value: []
--am --auth-method

The authorization method an entity is to be created with.

Accepted values: shared_private_key, x509_ca, x509_thumbprint
--auth-type

Indicates whether the operation should auto-derive a policy key or use the current Azure AD session. If the authentication type is login and the resource hostname is provided, resource lookup will be skipped unless needed.You can configure the default using az configure --defaults iothub-data-auth-type={auth-type-value}.

Accepted values: key, login
Default value: key
--edge-enabled --ee

Flag indicating edge enablement.

Accepted values: false, true
--etag -e

Etag or entity tag corresponding to the last state of the resource. If no etag is provided the value '*' is used.

--force-string

When using 'set' or 'add', preserve string literals instead of attempting to convert to JSON.

Default value: False
--hub-name -n

IoT Hub name or hostname. Required if --login is not provided.

--login -l

This command supports an entity connection string with rights to perform action. Use to avoid session login via "az login". If both an entity connection string and name are provided the connection string takes priority. Required if --hub-name is not provided.

--pk --primary-key

The primary symmetric shared access key stored in base64 format.

--primary-thumbprint --ptp

Self-signed certificate thumbprint to use for the primary thumbprint.

--remove

Remove a property or an element from a list. Example: --remove property.list <indexToRemove> OR --remove propertyToRemove.

Default value: []
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--secondary-key --sk

The secondary symmetric shared access key stored in base64 format.

--secondary-thumbprint --stp

Self-signed certificate thumbprint to use for the secondary thumbprint.

--set

Update an object by specifying a property path and value to set. Example: --set property1.property2=<value>.

Default value: []
--sta --status

Set device status upon creation.

Accepted values: disabled, enabled
--star --status-reason

Description for device status.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.