AWS IoT Device Management adds MQTT session data to connectivity status API

Amazon Web Services has enhanced its IoT Device Management service by adding MQTT session data to its connectivity status API, giving organizations deeper visibility into their Internet of Things device fleet connections. The updated API now provides detailed connection and MQTT session information including session timeout values, session expiry settings, and optional socket-level details such as source and destination IP addresses, ports, and client VPC endpoint IDs. Access to sensitive socket information is controlled through granular IAM policies, allowing administrators to restrict access to authorized teams. The enhancement brings AWS IoT Device Management's connectivity status API to feature parity with AWS IoT Core's GetConnection API while offering a significant advantage in data retention. While the GetConnection API only retains connection and session details for 30 minutes after device disconnection, the connectivity status API stores this information indefinitely. This extended retention enables IT teams to investigate disconnect reasons, review session metadata, and troubleshoot connectivity issues long after devices go offline, providing crucial capabilities for maintaining large-scale IoT deployments. The feature is now available across all AWS regions where IoT Device Management is supported, with the requirement that devices must be registered in AWS IoT Core's Thing Registry to access the enhanced connectivity data.