This endpoint exports Variable data in the selected format and sends it to the specified email.
Request
To export data of a Variable please make a POST request to the following URL:
| HTTP Method | URL |
|---|---|
| POST | https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/variables/<variable_id>/_/values/export/ |
To export data of a Variable in a Device please make a POST request to the following URL:
| HTTP Method | URL |
|---|---|
| POST | https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/devices/<device_key>/variables/<variable_key>/_/values/export/ |
Path Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| variable_id | String | The id of the Variable |
Query Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| token | String | Authentication | Authentication Token can optionally be sent as a query parameter. |
| String | Required Parameter | Email to which exported data is sent to | |
| startDate | Long | Required Parameter | In milliseconds |
| endDate | Long | Required Parameter | In milliseconds |
| timezone | String | Default is "UTC" Allowed values are all times zones included in the pytz.all_timezones | |
| format | String | Allowed values: csv | txt | json | xlsx Default is csv. |
Header
| Parameter | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| X-Auth-Token | Yes | [Authentication Token] (/reference/authentication) of account |
$ curl -X POST 'https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/variables/<variable_id>/_/values/export/[email protected]&startDate=0&endDate=9999999' \
-H 'X-Auth-Token: oaXBo6ODhIjPsusNRPUGIK4d72bc73' \
-d '{"email": "[email protected]"}'
{
"task": {
"id": "a26aee8b4d186455"
}
}
{
"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 of the asynchronous process.