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  • /Devices/
  • /Devices/{id}/
    • Id will be an integer (int)
  • /Devices/{serial}
    • Serial will be a string

/Devices/

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Count/

GET

Retrieves the number of devices on the network matching the specified filter criteria. If no filter is included, this call returns the total number of devices on the network. 

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  • [string] uid: A unique identifier for the Operation instance.
  • [string] singularName: The name of the operation in singular form. This value is useful for displaying in entity properties dialogs.
  • [string] pluralName: The name of the operation in plural form. This value is useful for displaying in User and Role properties dialogs.
  • [string] fullName: The name of the current operation along with its parent operations (if any). Since many operation names aren't unique, this value is useful for differentiating similar business operations.
  • [string] targetEntity: The object type affected by the operation (in this case, "Device")
  • [Operation{}] parent: An Operation instance indicating the operation from which permissions are inherited. This value will be Null if there is no parent operation.
  • [Operations[]]descendants: An array of Operation instances that inherit permissions from this operation. This value is Null if there are no descendant operations.
  • [Permissions[] permissions: An array of Permission instances indicating permissions associated with this operation



/Devices/{device_

id

Id||serial}/

beacons

Beacons/

GET

Returns a list of persistent BLE beacons associated with the device.

Response Body


POST

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/Devices/{device_

id

Id||serial}/

beacons

Beacons/{beacon_id}/

GET

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DELETE

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/Devices/{device_id||serial}/

errors

Errors/

GET

Returns a list of errors associated with the specified device.

URL Parameters

  • marker: A value specifying which page to retrieve. This value is useful if the isTruncated entry in the response body of the previous GET call indicates that the number of Error instances exceeds the pageSize.
  • pageSize: The maximum number of Error instances that can be contained in the response body
  • filter:  An expression for filtering search results.
  • sort: An expression for sorting the search results. The sort expression specifies the entry used for sorting and the ascending/descending (ASC/DESC) sorting order (e.g. "[error].[timestamp] ASC")

Response Body

  • [int] totalItemCount: The total number of errors
  • [int] matchingItemCount: The total number of errors that match the filter criteria specified in the request
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of errors that can be returned in a single response
  • [bool] isTruncated: A flag indicating whether the totalItemCount exceeds the pageSize
  • [string] nextMarker: A value that can be included with a subsequent GET call to return additional results that have been truncated
  • [string] sortExpression: The sort expression specified in the URL
  • [string] filterExpression: The filter expression specified in the URL
  • [Device[]]items: An array of Error object instances describing errors associated with the device

/Devices/{device_id||serial}/

downloads

Downloads/

GET

Returns a list of file downloads carried out by the specified device.

URL Parameters

  • marker: A value specifying which page to retrieve. This value is useful if the isTruncated entry in the response body of the previous GET call indicates that the number of Download instances exceeds the pageSize.
  • pageSize: The maximum number of Download instances that can be contained in the response body
  • filter:  An expression for filtering search results.
  • sort: An expression for sorting the search results. The sort expression specifies the entry used for sorting and the ascending/descending (ASC/DESC) sorting order (e.g. "[download].[filename] ASC")

Response Body

  • [int] totalItemCount: The total number of downloads
  • [int] matchingItemCount: The total number of downloads that match the filter criteria specified in the request
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of downloads that can be returned in a single response
  • [bool] isTruncated: A flag indicating whether the totalItemCount exceeds the pageSize
  • [string] nextMarker: A value that can be included with a subsequent GET call to return additional results that have been truncated
  • [string] sortExpression: The sort expression specified in the URL
  • [string] filterExpression: The filter expression specified in the URL
  • [Device[]]items: An array of Download object instances describing downloads associated with the device

/Devices/{device_id||serial}/

screenshots

ScreenShots/

GET

Returns a list of screenshots uploaded by the specified device

URL Parameters

  • marker: A value specifying which page to retrieve. This value is useful if the isTruncated entry in the response body of the previous GET call indicates that the number of Screenshot instances exceeds the pageSize.
  • pageSize: The maximum number of Screenshot instances that can be contained in the response body
  • filter:  An expression for filtering search results.
  • sort: An expression for sorting the search results. The sort expression specifies the entry used for sorting and the ascending/descending (ASC/DESC) sorting order (e.g. "[screenshot].[timestamp] ASC")

Response Body

  • [int] totalItemCount: The total number of screenshots
  • [int] matchingItemCount: The total number of screenshots that match the filter criteria specified in the request
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of screenshots that can be returned in a single response
  • [bool] isTruncated: A flag indicating whether the totalItemCount exceeds the pageSize
  • [string] nextMarker: A value that can be included with a subsequent GET call to return additional results that have been truncated
  • [string] sortExpression: The sort expression specified in the URL
  • [string] filterExpression: The filter expression specified in the URL
  • [Device[]]items: An array of Screenshot object instances describing downloads associated with the device
    • [int] id: A unique identifier for the Screenshot instance
    • [string] groupName: The name of the BSN group to which the player producing the screenshot belongs
    • [string] utcTimestamp: A UTC timestamp indicating when the screenshot was taken on the player. The date/time is formatted as yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sssZ.
    • [string] localTimestamp: A timestamp indicating the local time (as it is specified in the player settings) when the screenshot was taken on the player. The date/time is formatted as yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sss.
    • [int] width: The width (in pixels) of the screenshot image
    • [int] height: The height (in pixels) of the screenshot image
    • [string] filePath: The location of the image file in the server directory
    • [string] thumbPath: The location of the image thumbnail in the server directory


/Devices/{device_id||serial}/

tags

Tags/

GET

Returns an object that represents tags assigned to the specified device.

Response Body

Each tag is formatted as follows: "<value_type>::<tag_type>.<tag_key>":"<value>".

  • value_type: "string" or "number"
  • tag_type: "[Device]" (a user-defined key/value) or "[sys].[Device]" (a system-defined key/value)
  • tag_key: The tag key
  • value: The tag value

POST

Adds one or more tags to the specified device.

Request Body

The request body is an object conatining tag key/value pairs. Each tag must be formatted as follows: "<value_type>::<tag_type>.<tag_key>":"<value>".

  • value_type: "string" or "number"
  • tag_type: "[Device]" (a user-defined key/value) or "[sys].[Device]" (a system-defined key/value)
  • tag_key: The tag key
  • value: The tag value

Response Body

The server returns code 204 upon success.

DELETE

Removes one or more tags from the specified device.

Request Body

The request body is an array of tag keys. Each tag key must be formatted as follows: "<value_type>::<tag_type>.<tag_key>".

  • value_type: "string" or "number"
  • tag_type: "[Device]" (a user-defined key/value) or "[sys].[Device]" (a system-defined key/value)
  • tag_key: The tag key

Response Body

The server returns code 204 upon success.

/Devices/models/

GET

Returns a list of player models that are supported by BSN.

Response Body

The response body is an array of strings specifying supported player models.

/Devices/

models

Models/{model}

GET

Returns the model number of the specified model.

Response Body

If the specified model is supported, the server returns a string containing the model number (e.g. "XT1143"). 

/Devices/

models

Models/{model}/

connectors

Connectors/

GET

Returns a list of video connectors supported by the specified model.

Response Body

The response body is an array of strings specifying video connectors supported by the model. The following are valid values:

  • "HDMI"
  • "VGA"
  • "Component"

/Devices/

models

Models/{model}/

connectors

Connectors/{connector}/

GET

Returns the specified video connector if its supported by the specified player model.

Response Body

If the specified video connector is supported, the response body will contain the connector name as a string. Otherwise, it will return code 404.

/Devices/

models

Models/{model}/

connectors

Connectors/{connector}/

videomodes

VideoModes/

GET

Returns a list of video modes supported by the specified connector on the specified model.

Response Body

The response body is an array of strings listing video modes supported by the specified connector on the specified model.