Updating a device

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Updated at August 10, 2026

Updating device names
Updating device descriptions

Warning

Yandex IoT Core is no longer available to new users.

Current users can create resources until November 1, 2026. Afterwards, the service will go read-only and cease to operate on December 1, 2026. For more information on the timing and procedure, see Service shutdown.

You can update a device name or description.

To access a device, use its unique ID or name. For information about how to get its unique ID or name, see Getting information about a device.

Updating device names

Management console

CLI

Terraform

API

To update the name of a device:

In the management console, select the folder to update the device name in.
Navigate to IoT Core.
Select the required registry from the list.
Select Devices in the left pane of the window.
To the right of the device name, click and select Edit from the drop-down list.
Edit the Name field.
Click Save.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

Update a device description:

yc iot device update my-device --new-name test-device

Result:

id: b9135goeh1uc********
registry_id: b91ki3851hab********
created_at: "2019-05-28T16:08:30.938Z"
name: test-device

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the Terraform website or its mirror.

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), authenticate using the appropriate method.

To update the name of a device created using Terraform:

Open the Terraform configuration file and edit the name parameter value in the device description fragment:

Here is an example of a device description in the Terraform configuration:
```
resource "yandex_iot_core_device" "my_device" {
  registry_id = "<registry_ID>"
  name        = "test-device"
  description = "test device for terraform provider documentation"
...
}
```
For more on the properties of the yandex_iot_core_device resource, see this provider guide.
In the terminal, navigate to the directory where you edited the configuration file.
Make sure the configuration file is correct using this command:
```
terraform validate
```
If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
```
Success! The configuration is valid.
```
Run this command:
```
terraform plan
```
You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
Apply the configuration changes:
```
terraform apply
```
Confirm the changes: type yes into the terminal and press Enter.

You can check the updated device name using the management console or this CLI command:
```
yc iot device list --registry-id <registry_ID>
```

To rename a device, use the update REST API method for the Device resource or the DeviceService/Update gRPC API call.

Updating device descriptions