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Cloud IoT API API

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Overview

Registers and manages IoT (Internet of Things) devices that connect to the Google Cloud Platform.

Cloud IoT API is an analytics API from googleapis.com. Requests are authenticated with OAuth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 16 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
OAuth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Analytics
Base URL
https://cloudiot.googleapis.com/
Version
v1
Endpoints
16
Spec updated
2023-04-13

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://cloudiot.googleapis.com/v1/NAME" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://cloudiot.googleapis.com/v1/NAME", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://cloudiot.googleapis.com/v1/NAME",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
GET/v1/{name}Gets details about a device.
PATCH/v1/{name}Updates a device.
DELETE/v1/{name}Deletes a device.
GET/v1/{name}/configVersionsLists the last few versions of the device configuration in descending order (i.e.: newest first).
GET/v1/{name}/statesLists the last few versions of the device state in descending order (i.e.: newest first).
POST/v1/{name}:modifyCloudToDeviceConfigModifies the configuration for the device, which is eventually sent from the Cloud IoT Core servers. Returns the modified configuration version and its metadata
POST/v1/{name}:sendCommandToDeviceSends a command to the specified device. In order for a device to be able to receive commands, it must: 1) be connected to Cloud IoT Core using the MQTT protoco
GET/v1/{parent}/devicesList devices in a device registry.
POST/v1/{parent}/devicesCreates a device in a device registry.
GET/v1/{parent}/registriesLists device registries.
POST/v1/{parent}/registriesCreates a device registry that contains devices.
POST/v1/{parent}:bindDeviceToGatewayAssociates the device with the gateway.
POST/v1/{parent}:unbindDeviceFromGatewayDeletes the association between the device and the gateway.
POST/v1/{resource}:getIamPolicyGets the access control policy for a resource. Returns an empty policy if the resource exists and does not have a policy set.
POST/v1/{resource}:setIamPolicySets the access control policy on the specified resource. Replaces any existing policy.
POST/v1/{resource}:testIamPermissionsReturns permissions that a caller has on the specified resource. If the resource does not exist, this will return an empty set of permissions, not a NOT_FOUND e

Questions

Does the Cloud IoT API API need an API key?

Yes. The Cloud IoT API API uses OAuth authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the Cloud IoT API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the Cloud IoT API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the Cloud IoT API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 16 endpoints in version v1. All of them are shown on this page.

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