To update all attributes of a specific Device Type please make a PATCH request to the following URL:
| HTTP Method | URL |
|---|
| PATCH | https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/device_types/<device_type_key>/ |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|
| device_type_key | String | The id or label of the Device Type, label should use the prefix ~ |
| Parameter | Type | Use | Description |
|---|
| token | String | Authentication | Authentication Token can optionally be sent as a query parameter. |
| update_devices | Boolean | Update | Apply changes to all devices under thee Device type |
| apply_tasks | Boolean | Run tasks | Run tasks for all devices under the Device type |
| Parameter | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|
| name | String | No | Name of Device Type |
| label | String | No | Label of Device Type |
| description | String | No | Description of Device Type |
| deviceColor | String | No | HTML Color of Device related to Device Type |
| deviceIcon | String | No | Icon of Device related to Device Type |
| variableColor | String | No | Color of Variable related to Device Type |
| syntheticVariableColor | String | No | Color of Synthetic Variable related to Device Type |
| variables | Object | No | Variables related to Device Type |
| properties | Object | No | Properties of Device Type |
| tasks | Object | No | Tasks of Device Type |
$ curl -X PATCH
'https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/device_types/<device_type_key>/' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Auth-Token: oaXBo6ODhIjPsusNRPUGIK4d72bc73'
-d ' {
"name": "el type aquel",
"label": "el-type-quel",
"description": "La description aquella",
"deviceColor": "#3BA9F5",
"deviceIcon": "pencil",
"variableColor": "#FFAE58",
"syntheticVariableColor": "#",
"variables": [],
"properties": [],
"tasks": []
}'
{
"url": "https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/device_types/5e1f7e5789f9bd7c4e7f1e2c",
"id": "5e1f7e5789f9bd7c4e7f1e2c",
"name": "el type aquel",
"label": "el-type-quel",
"description": "La description aquella",
"deviceColor": "#3BA9F5",
"deviceIcon": "pencil",
"variableColor": "#FFAE58",
"syntheticVariableColor": "#",
"variables": [],
"properties": [],
"tasks": [],
"createdAt": "2020-01-15T21:04:23.602975Z"
}
{
"code": 400001,
"message": "Validation Error.",
"detail": {
....
}
}
{
"code": 401001,
"message": "Authentication credentials were not provided.",
"detail": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}
Returns a Device Type object with the updated Device Type.
