Devices Endpoints (2017/01).

Owned by BrightSign TechDocs
Last updated: Oct 20, 2022
7 min read

This endpoint allows for management and monitoring of devices on the network.

/Devices/

GET

Retrieves a list of devices on the network.

Parameters

  • [string] filter:  An expression for filtering search results.
  • [string] 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. "[Device].[Serial] ASC")
  • [string] 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 Device instances exceeds the pageSize.
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of Device instances that can be contained in the response body

Response Body

  • Returns a paged list of Device Entity instances on a network. This will return not more than 100 entities along with the information necessary to return any other remaining pages.


DELETE

Removes devices, specified by a filter, from a network. This allows multiple devices to be deleted at once.

Parameters

  • [string] filter:  An expression for filtering search results.

Response Body

Returns the number of affected devices as an integer value.

/Devices/Regions/{*locationPath}/

GET

Returns a region which contains all the players located in the specified path.

Parameters

  • [string] locationPath:  The parts of the returned player location path (country, province, city, etc.) that are common to all players. 
  • [string] filter:  An expression for filtering search results.

Response Body

Returns the Device Region Entity.

/Devices/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. 

Parameters

  • [string] filter:  An expression for filtering search results.

Response Body

The device count is returned as an integer value.

/Devices/{id:int}/

GET

Return the information for a device, specified by device id, on a network

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance

Response Body

Returns the Device Entity

PUT

Update the specified device (specified by id).

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance

Request Body

The Device Entity

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

DELETE

Delete the specified devices (devices are specified by id)

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance 

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

ON THIS PAGE


/Devices/{serial}/

GET

Return the specified device information (specified by serial number)

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The device serial number 

Response Body

Returns the Device Entity

PUT

Update a device, specified by serial number, on a network.

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The device serial number

Request Body

The Device Entity

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

DELETE

Delete the specified devices (devices are specified by serial number)

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The device serial number 

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

/Devices/{deviceId:int}/Beacons/{beaconId:int?}/

GET

Returns a list of Apple, EddystoneUrl, or Eddystone Uid device beacons associated with a specified device.

Parameters

  • [int] deviceId: The unique identifier for the device instance
  • [int] beaconId: The unique identifier of the device beacon

Response Body

Returns the Device Beacon Entity

/Devices/{serial}/Beacons/{beaconId:int?}/

GET

Returns a list of Apple, EddystoneUrl, or Eddystone Uid device beacons associated with a specified device.

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The serial number for the device instance
  • [int] beaconId: The unique identifier of the device beacon

Response Body

Returns the Device Beacon Entity

/Devices/{id:int}/Beacons/

POST

Create a device beacon.

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance 

Request Body

The Device Beacon Entity

Response Body

Returns a 201 status code and the new resource created and referenced by the Uri (given by the location header field) in the response. The response includes the Device Beacon Entity.

/Devices/{serial}/Beacons/

POST

Create a device beacon.

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The serial number of the device instance 

Request Body

The Device Beacon Entity

Response Body

Returns a 201 status code and the new resource created and referenced by the Uri (given by the location header field) in the response. The response includes the Device Beacon Entity.

/Devices/{deviceId:int}/Beacons/{beaconId:int}/

DELETE

Delete a specified device beacon from a specified device.

Parameters

  • [int] deviceId: A unique identifier for the device instance
  • [int] beaconId: The unique identifier of the device beacon

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

/Devices/{serial}/Beacons/{beaconId:int}/

DELETE

Delete a specified device beacon from a specified device.

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The serial number of the device instance
  • [int] beaconId: The unique identifier of the device beacon

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.


/Devices/{id:int}/Errors/

GET

Returns a list of errors associated with the specified device.

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device that is reporting the errors
  • [string] 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.
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of error instances that can be contained in the response body

Response Body

Returns the Device Error Entity

/Devices/{serial}/Errors/

GET

Returns a list of errors associated with a device (specified by serial number).

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The serial number of the device that is reporting the errors
  • [string] 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.
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of Error instances that can be contained in the response body

Response Body

Returns the Device Error Entity

/Devices/{id:int}/Downloads/

GET

Returns the downloads associated with a device (specified by device id).

Parameters

  • [int] id:  The unique identifier for the device that has the download instances
  • [string] 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.
  • [int] pageSize:  The maximum number of download instances that can be contained in the response body

Response Body

Returns the Device Download Entity

/Devices/{serial}/Downloads/

GET

Returns a list of downloads carried out by a device (specified by serial number).

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The serial number of the device that has the download instances
  • [string] 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.
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of download instances that can be contained in the response body

Response Body

Returns the Device Download Entity

/Devices/{id:int}/ScreenShots/

GET

Returns a list of screenshots uploaded by a device (specified by device id)

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance
  • [string] 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.
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of Screenshot instances that can be contained in the response body

Response Body

Returns the DeviceScreenShot Entity

/Devices/{serial}/ScreenShots/

GET

Returns a list of screenshots uploaded by a device (specified by device serial number).

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The device serial number
  • [string] 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.
  • [int] pageSize: The maximum number of Screenshot instances that can be contained in the response body

Response Body

Returns the DeviceScreenShot Entity

/Devices/{id:int}/Tags/

GET

Returns a list of tags associated with a specified device 

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance

Response Body

A collection of key value pairs where the key is tag name, and the value is tag value. See the Tags entry in Device Entity for more information.

POST

Adds tags to a specified device (specified by device id).

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance

Request Body

  • [Dictionary<string, string>] tags: Creates one or more tags. The specified tags must not be previously defined since this method won't override existing tag values. See the Tags entry in Device Entity for more information.

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

DELETE

Remove tags from a specified device (specified by device id).

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance

Request Body

  • [List<string>] list: A list of tag keys

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

/Devices/{serial}/Tags/

GET

Returns a list of tags associated with a specified device (specified by device serial number).

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The device serial number

Response Body

A collection of key value pairs where the key is tag name, and the value is tag value. See the Tags entry in Device Entity for more information.


POST

Adds one or more tags to a specified device (specified by device serial number).

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The device serial number

Request Body

  • [Dictionary<string, string>] tags: Creates one or more tags. The specified tags must not be previously defined since this method won't override existing tag values. See the Tags entry in Device Entity for more information.

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

DELETE

Removes one or more tags from a specified device (specified by device serial number).

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The device serial number

Request Body

  • [List<string>] list: A list of tag keys

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

/Devices/Models/

GET

Returns the complete list of supported models.

Parameters

  • [string] model: The player model 

Response Body

Returns the complete list of player models that are supported on this API version

/Devices/Models/{model}/Connectors/

GET

Returns the list of connectors available on a given device model. To implement this resource, you should first run /Devices/Models/.

Parameters

  • [string] model:  The player model 

Response Body

Returns the list of connectors available on a given device model

/Devices/Models/{model}/Connectors/{connector}/VideoModes/

GET

Returns the video modes supported by the specified connector on the specified device model. To implement this resource, you should first run /Devices/Models/Connectors/.

Parameters

  • [string] model: The player model 
  • [string] connector:  The video connector (for example, "HDMI" or "DisplayPort")

Response Body

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

/Devices/Operations/

GET

Returns operational permissions granted to roles for specific business operations

Response Body

Returns the Business Operations Entity

/Devices/{id:int}/Permissions/

GET

Includes object permissions for a given device instance.

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance

Response Body

Returns the Permission Entity

POST

Add permissions to a specified device (specified by device id).

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance

Request Body

The Permission Entity

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

DELETE

Delete permissions from a specified device (specified by device id).

Parameters

  • [int] id: A unique identifier for the device instance

Request Body

The Permission Entity

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

/Devices/{serial}/Permissions/

GET

Includes object permissions for a given device instance.

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The serial number of the device

Response

Returns the Permission Entity

POST

Add permissions to a device which is specified by serial number

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The serial number of the device

Request Body

The Permission Entity

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX.

DELETE

Delete permissions from a specified device (specified by serial number)

Parameters

  • [string] serial: The serial number of the device

Request Body

The Permission Entity

Response Body

On success this method returns a status code 2XX, on failure it returns a status code of 5XX