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### [Read this on the main serverless docs site](https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/events/iot)

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# IoT

## Simple event definition

This will enable your Lambda function to be called by an AWS IoT rule.

```yml
functions:
  myIoT:
    handler: myIoT.handler
    events:
      - iot:
          sql: "SELECT * FROM 'some_topic'"
```

## Enabling / Disabling

**Note:** `iot` events are enabled by default.

This will create and attach a disabled `iot` event for the `myIoT` function.

```yml
functions:
  myIoT:
    handler: myIoT.handler
    events:
      - iot:
          sql: "SELECT * FROM 'some_topic'"
          enabled: false
```

## Specify Name and Description

Name and Description can be specified with the help of the `name` and `description` properties.

```yml
functions:
  myIoT:
    handler: myIoT.handler
    events:
      - iot:
          name: 'myIotEvent'
          sql: "SELECT * FROM 'some_topic'"
          description: 'My IoT Event Description'
```

## Specify SQL Versions

[SQL Versions](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/iot-rule-sql-version.html) can be specified for an `iot` event. However the `sqlVersion` is not a required property.

```yml
functions:
  myIoT:
    handler: myIoT.handler
    events:
      - iot:
          sql: "SELECT * FROM 'some_topic'"
          sqlVersion: 'beta'
```