AWS IoT Core adds direct messaging for point-to-point device communication
AWS IoT Core now supports sending direct, point-to-point messages to connected devices, improving visibility into delivery and reducing costs. This new feature enables sending messages to individual devices and receiving delivery acknowledgments. The functionality is available in all AWS IoT Core regions, including China and GovCloud.
- →Direct point-to-point messaging to connected devices
- →Enhanced message delivery visibility and debugging
- →Availability across all AWS IoT Core regions
Features (1) ›
- Direct point-to-point messaging to connected devices
AWS IoT Core now supports sending direct messages to any connected device, allowing for improved delivery visibility and lower costs compared to topic-based publishing. The SendDirectMessage API facilitates this, with optional delivery acknowledgments.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Enhanced message delivery visibility and debugging
AWS IoT Core leverages delivery acknowledgments for direct messages to provide detailed API response codes and emit Amazon CloudWatch Logs, offering insight into message delivery status and failure causes.
Notes (1) ›
- Availability across all AWS IoT Core regions
Direct messaging is now available in all regions where AWS IoT Core is offered, including AWS China and AWS GovCloud (US).
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/aws-iot-core-direct-messaging/
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