Request

To copy one or more Variable values, make a POST request to the following URL:

HTTP Method	URL
POST	`https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/variables/_/migrate_values/`

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Use	Description
token	String	Authentication	The authentication token can optionally be sent as a query parameter.

Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required?	Default Value	Description
variables	Array	Yes	N/A (required)	Array of objects containing `to` and `from` arrays. See the example below.
startDate	Number	No		Start date from which Values are copied. If not provided, Values are copied from the first Value.
endDate	Number	No		End date to which Values are copied. If not provided, Values are copied until the last Value.

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Attention
Please note that both Variables have to exist and that the authentication token has to have permissions to view and edit Variables.

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variables Array of Body
Please see a valid example of the variables array in the body below:

Header

Parameter	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	String	Authentication Token of account
Content-Type	String (application/json)	Content type of the request body

//variables body attribute

//Please note that "device" key is optional if Variable is an Id, otherwise it's required

"variables": [
    { 
      "from": { "variable": originVariable1ID },  
      "to": { "device": "~targetDevice1", "variable": "~targetVariable1" }
    },
  	{ 
      "from": { "variable": originVariable2ID },  
      "to": { "device": "~targetDevice2", "variable": "~targetVariable2" }
    },
  	{ 
      "from": { "variable": originVariableNID },  
      "to": { "device": "~targetDeviceN", "variable": "~targetVariableN" }
    }
  
  ]

curl -X POST 'https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/variables/_/migrate_values/' \
 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 -H 'X-Auth-Token: oaXBo6ODhIjPsusNRPUGIK4d72bc73' \
 -d '{
  "variables": [
    { 
        "from": { "variable": "5f073bfb4763e7780a77bba2" },
        "to": { "device": "~device1", "variable": "~variable1" }
    }
  ],
  "startDate": None,
  "endDate": None
}}'

{
    "task": {
        "id": "5ebda96e73efc323d89a628c"
    }
}

{
    "code": 400001,
    "message": "Validation Error.",
    "detail": {
        ....
    }
}

{
    "code": 401001,
    "message": "Authentication credentials were not provided.",
    "detail": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}

Response

Returns a task ID for the asynchronous process.