This endpoint updates all Device fields for multiple Devices.
Updating a Single Field
To update only a single field of a Device, please use the PATCH method with the parameters that need to be changed.
Request
To update all attributes of a Device please make a POST request to the following URL:
| HTTP Method | URL |
|---|---|
| POST | https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/devices/_/bulk/update/ |
It's a POST
Please note that it's a POST request and not a PUT request.
Query Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| token | String | Authentication | Authentication Token can optionally be sent as a query parameter. |
Body Parameters
The body is an Array containing Device JSON objects. Each Device object can contain the following any of the following body parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| label | String | Yes | The API label of Device |
| name | String | No | Name of the Device |
| description | String | No | Description of Device |
| tags | String Array | No | Device tags |
| properties | Object | No | Device properties |
| organization | <organization_key> | No | Key of Organization (id or label) |
Header
| Parameter | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| X-Auth-Token | Yes | Authentication Token of account |
| X-Bulk-Operation | Yes | Need to be set to True for the bulk operation to work |
| Content-Type | Yes | Content type of body |
$ curl -X POST 'https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/devices/_/bulk/update/' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Auth-Token: oaXBo6ODhIjPsusNRPUGIK4d72bc73' \
-H 'X-Bulk-Operation: True' \
-d '[
{
"id": "5fe3a56573efc32098765432",
"label": "device0",
"name": "Devive 0",
"description": "My Device Zero",
"organization": "~my_organization",
"properties": {
"_color": "#3BA9F5",
"_config": {
"number": {
"text": "number1",
"type": "text"
}
},
"_device_type": "assign-group-0",
"_icon": null,
"me_prop": "",
"number": "3891234567"
},
"tags": ["black"],
},
...
{
"id": "5fe3a56573efc32abcd12345",
"label": "device1",
"name": "Devive 1",
"description": "My Device One",
"organization": "~my_organization",
"properties": {
"_color": "#3BA9F5",
"_config": {
"number": {
"text": "number1",
"type": "text"
}
},
"_device_type": "assign-group-0",
"_icon": null,
"me_prop": "",
"number": "3897654321"
},
"tags": ["white"],
}
]'
{
"task": {
"id": "tyg54645501a9ca5714e7b098721"
}
}
{
"code": 400001,
"message": "Validation Error.",
"detail": {
....
}
}
{
"code": 401001,
"message": "Authentication credentials were not provided.",
"detail": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}
{
"detail": "Header `X-BULK-OPERATION` should be provided for bulk operation."
}
Response
Returns a Task Id of the asynchronous process.