Live test: send data to a variable in a device

post

https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v1.6/devices/{device_label}/{variable_label}/values

This endpoint allows you to send data to an existing variable within a device or create a new one within the device of your choice.

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Path Params

device_label

string

required

The API label of the device to which data will be sent. Can be found in the device's left-side panel, below "icon".

variable_label

string

required

The API label of the variable to which data will be sent. Can be found in the variable's left-side panel, below "icon".

Query Params

timestamp

integer

Timestamp (in milliseconds POSIX format). When present, this timestamp will be applied to all dots in the body unless a local timestamp is sent.

token

string

The token to authenticate the request. Supported but not recommended. It's recommended to use the X-Auth-Token header instead.

type

string

Device Type label to be applied to the device if it doesn't exist yet.

status

boolean

When set to "true", an additional "_status" object will appear in the response, containing the IDs of the device and variables, as well as a "new" field indicating whether they were just created or not. Example:

{
"_status": {
"_datasource": {
"id": "61d8a6731d84726e96dba805",
"new": false
},
"temperature": {
"id": "61d8a6751d84726d00e5b7b8",
"new": true
}
},
... }

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200

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