AWS IoT Device Management adds MQTT session data to connectivity status API
AWS IoT Device Management now includes MQTT session data and socket-level details in its connectivity status API. This enhancement aids in troubleshooting connectivity issues and auditing device connection patterns for IoT fleets. The update brings parity with AWS IoT Core's GetConnection API, but offers indefinite data retention for historical analysis. This feature is available in all supported AWS regions for devices registered in AWS IoT Core.
- →API enhanced with MQTT session and socket details
- →Indefinite data retention for historical analysis
- →Feature availability and prerequisites
Features (1) ›
- API enhanced with MQTT session and socket details
AWS IoT Device Management's connectivity status API now includes MQTT session timeout, session expiry, and optional socket-level details like IP addresses and port information. This allows for more detailed troubleshooting and auditing of IoT device connections.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Indefinite data retention for historical analysis
Unlike AWS IoT Core's GetConnection API, which retains data for 30 minutes, the connectivity status API now stores connection and session information indefinitely. This enables long-term investigation of disconnect reasons and session metadata.
Notes (1) ›
- Feature availability and prerequisites
This enhancement is available in all AWS regions supporting AWS IoT Device Management. It requires devices to be registered within the AWS IoT Core Thing Registry.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/aws-iot-device-management-mqtt/