Use this Topic to Subscribe to a Variable's last value

Replace the <device_label> and <variable_label> with the unique label of the device and the variable to subscribe for retrieving values update. If the specified Device or Variable do not exist, you will not able to establish the subscription with it.

Topic

/v1.6/devices/<device_label>/<variable_label>/lv
FieldValueRequired
Hostindustrial.api.ubidots.comYes
Port1883/8883 (Non-TLS/TLS)Yes
UsernameYour Ubidots TokenYes
PasswordAny character or leave blankNo
Quality of Service0 or 1No

Example

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Note

The bash example from this section makes use of the Eclipse Mosquitto library, if you wish to test it please install it using the official instructions.

Subscribe to a Variable's Last Value
Constantly obtain a Variable's Last Value:

$ mosquitto_sub \
-h "industrial.api.ubidots.com" \
-t "/v1.6/devices/weather-station/temperature/lv" \
-u "BBFF-Rfcgaxns6HlVb155WA0RhSY85xNDmB" \
-p 1883 \
-q 1
24.0