- Python REST Client
- Professional Edition Python REST Client Examples
Python REST Client
The ThingsBoard Python REST API Client helps you interact with ThingsBoard REST API from your Python script. With Python Rest Client you can programmatically create assets, devices, customers, users and other entities and their relations in ThingsBoard.
Source code of the Python REST API Client you can find here.
In order to install the ThingsBoard Python REST client, you should use the following command:
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pip3 install tb-rest-client
Professional Edition Python REST Client Examples
Basic usage
You can find the example of the script here. Also, you will have to download the dashboard JSON file (“watermeters.json”) for this example and put it in the folder with a script. JSON file is here.
The example listening below shows more advanced usage of REST client, namely: creating shared dashboard group, loading dashboard from the config JSON file and adding this dashboard to the group that was created previously, also creating a customer with some permissions and making administration actions on it.
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import logging
from json import load
# Importing models and REST client class from Professional Edition version
from tb_rest_client.rest_client_pe import *
from tb_rest_client.rest import ApiException
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(module)s - %(lineno)d - %(message)s',
datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
# ThingsBoard REST API URL
url = "http://localhost:8080"
# Default Tenant Administrator credentials
username = "tenant@thingsboard.org"
password = "tenant"
# Creating the REST client object with context manager to get auto token refresh
with RestClientPE(base_url=url) as rest_client:
try:
# Auth with credentials
rest_client.login(username=username, password=password)
# Getting current user
current_user = rest_client.get_user()
# Creating Dashboard Group on the Tenant Level
shared_dashboards_group = EntityGroup(name="Shared Dashboards", type="DASHBOARD")
shared_dashboards_group = rest_client.save_entity_group(shared_dashboards_group)
# Loading Dashboard from file
dashboard_json = None
with open("watermeters.json", "r") as dashboard_file:
dashboard_json = load(dashboard_file)
dashboard = Dashboard(title=dashboard_json["title"], configuration=dashboard_json["configuration"])
dashboard = rest_client.save_dashboard(dashboard)
# Adding Dashboard to the Shared Dashboards Group
rest_client.add_entities_to_entity_group(shared_dashboards_group.id, [dashboard.id.id])
# Creating Customer 1
customer1 = Customer(title="Customer 1")
customer1 = rest_client.save_customer(customer1)
# Creating Device
device = Device(name="WaterMeter1", type="waterMeter")
device = rest_client.save_device(device)
# Fetching automatically created "Customer Administrators" Group.
customer1_administrators = rest_client.get_entity_group_info_by_owner_and_name_and_type(customer1.id, "USER", "Customer Administrators")
# Creating Read-Only Role
read_only_role = Role(name="Read-Only", permissions=['READ', 'READ_ATTRIBUTES', 'READ_TELEMETRY', 'READ_CREDENTIALS'], type="GROUP")
read_only_role = rest_client.save_role(read_only_role)
# Assigning Shared Dashboards to the Customer 1 Administrators
tenant_id = current_user.tenant_id
group_permission = GroupPermission(role_id=read_only_role.id,
name="Read Only Permission",
is_public=False,
user_group_id=customer1_administrators.id,
tenant_id=tenant_id,
entity_group_id=shared_dashboards_group.id,
entity_group_type=shared_dashboards_group.type)
group_permission = rest_client.save_group_permission(group_permission)
# Creating User for Customer 1 with default dashboard from Tenant "Shared Dashboards" group.
user_email = "user@thingsboard.org"
user_password = "secret"
additional_info = {
"defaultDashboardId": dashboard.id.id,
"defaultDashboardFullscreen": False
}
user = User(authority="CUSTOMER_USER",
customer_id=customer1.id,
email=user_email,
additional_info=additional_info)
user = rest_client.save_user(user, send_activation_mail=False)
rest_client.activate_user(user.id, user_password)
rest_client.add_entities_to_entity_group(customer1_administrators.id, [user.id.id])
except ApiException as e:
logging.exception(e)
Get user permissions
The following sample code shows how to get allowed permissions of current logged in user and then check sample permission.
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import logging
# Importing models and REST client class from Professional Edition version
from tb_rest_client.rest_client_pe import *
from tb_rest_client.rest import ApiException
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(module)s - %(lineno)d - %(message)s',
datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
# ThingsBoard REST API URL
url = "http://localhost:8080"
# Default Tenant Administrator credentials
username = "tenant@thingsboard.org"
password = "tenant"
# Creating the REST client object with context manager to get auto token refresh
with RestClientPE(base_url=url) as rest_client:
try:
allowed_user_perms = rest_client.get_allowed_permissions()
logging.info("Allowed user permissions: \n%r", allowed_user_perms)
except ApiException as e:
logging.exception(e)
Fetch user dashboards
The following sample code shows how to fetch user dashboards via page link.
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import logging
from json import load
# Importing models and REST client class from Professional Edition version
from tb_rest_client.rest_client_pe import *
from tb_rest_client.rest import ApiException
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(module)s - %(lineno)d - %(message)s',
datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
# ThingsBoard REST API URL
url = "http://localhost:8080"
# Default Tenant Administrator credentials
username = "tenant@thingsboard.org"
password = "tenant"
# Creating the REST client object with context manager to get auto token refresh
with RestClientPE(base_url=url) as rest_client:
try:
dashboards = rest_client.get_user_dashboards(page_size=str(10), page=str(0))
logging.info("Dashboards: \n%r", dashboards)
except ApiException as e:
logging.exception(e)
Creating integration
The following sample code shows how to create HTTP integration.
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import logging
# Importing models and REST client class from Community Edition version
from tb_rest_client.rest_client_pe import *
from tb_rest_client.rest import ApiException
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(module)s - %(lineno)d - %(message)s',
datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
# ThingsBoard REST API URL
url = "https://thingsboard.cloud"
# Default Tenant Administrator credentials
username = "tenant@thingsboard.org"
password = "tenant"
# Creating the REST client object with context manager to get auto token refresh
with RestClientPE(base_url=url) as rest_client:
try:
# creating uplink converter
converter = Converter(name='HTTP converter', type='UPLINK')
converter = rest_client.save_converter(converter)
logging.info("Created converter: \n%r", converter)
# creating integration
integration = Integration(name='HTTP Integration', type='HTTP',
routing_key='c5d29c90-75d3-6ae6-606a-589a28803e89',
configuration=str({
"configuration": {
"appId": "",
"asId": "",
"asIdNew": "",
"asKey": "",
"baseUrl": "https://thingsboard.cloud",
"clientIdNew": "",
"clientSecret": "",
"createLoriotOutput": False,
"credentials": {
"email": "",
"password": "",
"token": "",
"type": "basic"
},
"downlinkUrl": "https://api.thingpark.com/thingpark/lrc/rest/downlink",
"enableSecurity": False,
"enableSecurityNew": False,
"headersFilter": {},
"httpEndpoint": "https://thingsboard.cloud/api/v1/integrations/http/c5d29c90-75d3-6ae6-606a-589a28803e89",
"loriotDownlinkUrl": "https://eu1.loriot.io/1/rest",
"maxTimeDiffInSeconds": 60,
"metadata": {},
"replaceNoContentToOk": "",
"sendDownlink": False,
"server": "eu1",
"token": ""
}
}),
default_converter_id=ConverterId('CONVERTER', '504702d0-fe72-11eb-ab24-1f8899a6f9b3'),
allow_create_devices_or_assets=True, enabled=True, remote=False, debug_mode=False,
secret='your_secret_token')
integration = rest_client.save_integration_post(integration)
logging.info("Saved integration: \n%r", integration)
except ApiException as e:
logging.exception(e)
Manage device
The following sample code demonstrates basic concepts of device management API (add/get/delete device, get/save device attributes).
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import logging
# Importing models and REST client class from Community Edition version
from tb_rest_client.rest_client_pe import *
# Importing the API exception
from tb_rest_client.rest import ApiException
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(module)s - %(lineno)d - %(message)s',
datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
# ThingsBoard REST API URL
url = "http://localhost:8080"
# Default Tenant Administrator credentials
username = "tenant@thingsboard.org"
password = "tenant"
# Creating the REST client object with context manager to get auto token refresh
with RestClientPE(base_url=url) as rest_client:
try:
# creating a Device
device = Device(name="Thermometer 1", type="thermometer")
device = rest_client.save_device(device)
logging.info(" Device was created:\n%r\n", device)
# find device by device id
found_device = rest_client.get_device_by_id(DeviceId('DEVICE', device.id))
# save device shared attributes
res = rest_client.save_device_attributes("{'targetTemperature': 22.4}", DeviceId('DEVICE', device.id),
'SERVER_SCOPE')
logging.info("Save attributes result: \n%r", res)
# Get device shared attributes
res = rest_client.get_attributes_by_scope('DEVICE', DeviceId('DEVICE', device.id), 'SERVER_SCOPE')
logging.info("Found device attributes: \n%r", res)
# delete the device
rest_client.delete_device(DeviceId('DEVICE', device.id))
except ApiException as e:
logging.exception(e)
Configure version control feature from console
This feature is available in ThingsBoard 3.4+.
We have designed script, based on tb-rest-client library to make example how to use ability to configure ThingsBoard from your code.
The latest source code of the script is available here.
In this example we configure version control feature on ThingsBoard.
There are 2 possible ways to configure version control system (VCS):
- Using access token/password of your VCS account.
- Using private key.
Configuring version control system using access token or password
To configure this feature we will need the command line arguments and data:
Command line argument | Description |
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-H | ThingsBoard host (Default: localhost) |
-p | ThingsBoard port (Default: 80) |
-U | ThingsBoard user (email for login) |
-P | ThingsBoard user password |
-r | Repository uri, link to your repository |
-b | Default branch (Default: main) |
-gu | VCS username (This parameter named GITHUB_USERNAME, but it can work with any VCS) |
-gp | VCS access token / password (This parameter named GITHUB_PASSWORD, but it can work with any VCS) |
You always can get the full list of arguments by calling script with -h argument.
To configure the version control feature we should have installed tb-rest-client python package and download the script:
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wget https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard-python-rest-client/blob/master/examples/configure_vcs_access.py
Now we can run the script and configure version control feature (Do not forget to put your values).
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python3 configure_vcs_access.py -H YOUR_THINGSBOARD_HOST -p YOUR_THINGSBOARD_PORT -U YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USER_EMAIL -P YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USER_PASSWORD -r YOUR_REPOSITORY_URL -b DEFAULT_BRANCH -gu YOUR_VCS_USERNAME -gp YOUR_VCS_ACCESSTOKEN_OR_PASSWORD
Configuring version control system using private key
To configure this feature we will need next command line arguments and data:
Command line argument | Description |
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-H | ThingsBoard host (Default: localhost) |
-p | ThingsBoard port (Default: 80) |
-U | ThingsBoard user (email for login) |
-P | ThingsBoard user password |
-r | Repository uri, link to your repository |
-b | Default branch (Default: main) |
-gu | VCS username (This parameter named GITHUB_USERNAME, but it can work with any VCS) |
-pk | Path to private key |
-pkp | Password for private key (If it was set) |
You always can get the full list of arguments by calling script with -h argument.
To configure the version control feature we should have installed tb-rest-client python package and download the script:
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thingsboard/thingsboard-python-rest-client/master/examples/configure_vcs_access.py
Now we can run the script and configure version control feature (Do not forget to put your values).
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python3 configure_vcs_access.py -H YOUR_THINGSBOARD_HOST -p YOUR_THINGSBOARD_PORT -U YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USER_EMAIL -P YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USER_PASSWORD -r YOUR_REPOSITORY_URL -b DEFAULT_BRACH -gu YOUR_VCS_USERNAME -pk PATH_TO_YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY -pkp YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD
Saving all entities to version control system
You can use the following script, based on tb-rest-client to save current state of your entities to your repository on version control system.
The latest source code you can find here.
To save entities from command line we will use the following arguments and data:
Command line argument | Description |
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-H | ThingsBoard host (Default: localhost) |
-p | ThingsBoard port (Default: 80) |
-U | ThingsBoard user (email for login) |
-P | ThingsBoard user password |
-b | Default branch (Default: main) |
-N | Version name (If not provided will be generated 5 random letters and numbers and used as a name) |
–save_attributes | Optional, do we need to save attributes for target entities (Default: True) |
–save_credentials | Optional, do we need to save credentials for target entities (Default: True) |
–save_relations | Optional, do we need to save relations for target entities (Default: True) |
–save_group_entities | Optional, do we need to save entities group for target entities (Default: True) |
–save_permissions | Optional, do we need to save permissions for target entities (Default: True) |
–sync_strategy | Optional, Sync strategy for saving entities can be OVERWRITE and MERGE (Default: MERGE) |
You always can get the full list of arguments by calling script with -h argument.
Let’s download the script:
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thingsboard/thingsboard-python-rest-client/master/examples/save_all_entities_to_vcs_pe.py
Now we can run our script and save our entities to the repository on version control system, we will publish to default branch with default settings to show minimal required configuration:
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python3 save_all_entities_to_vcs_pe.py -H YOUR_THINGSBOARD_HOST -p YOUR_THINGSBOARD_PORT -U YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USER_EMAIL -P YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USER_PASSWORD
In output message you will receive information about how many entities were saved.
Loading all entities from version control system
You can use the following script, based on tb-rest-client to save current state of your entities to your repository on version control system.
The latest source code you can find here.
To load entities from command line we will use the following arguments and data:
Command line argument | Description |
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-H | ThingsBoard host (Default: localhost) |
-p | ThingsBoard port (Default: 80) |
-U | ThingsBoard user (email for login) |
-P | ThingsBoard user password |
-b | Default branch (Default: main) |
-N | Version name (You can provide a part of the version name and script will propose you all find versions that include provided name) |
–find_existing_entity_by_name | Optional, do we need to looking for existing entities by their names instead of using ids(Default: True) |
–load_attributes | Optional, do we need to load attributes for target entities (Default: True) |
–load_credentials | Optional, do we need to load credentials for target entities (Default: True) |
–load_relations | Optional, do we need to load relations for target entities (Default: True) |
–load_group_entities | Optional, do we need to load entities group for target entities (Default: True) |
–load_permissions | Optional, do we need to load permissions for target entities (Default: True) |
–sync_strategy | Optional, Sync strategy for existing entities can be OVERWRITE and MERGE (Default: MERGE) |
You always can get the full list of arguments by calling script with no arguments or with -h argument.
Let’s download the script:
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thingsboard/thingsboard-python-rest-client/master/examples/load_all_entities_to_vcs_pe.py
Now we can run our script and restore entities version and state from the repository on version control system:
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python3 load_all_entities_to_vcs_pe.py -H YOUR_THINGSBOARD_HOST -p YOUR_THINGSBOARD_PORT -U YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USER_EMAIL -P YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USER_PASSWORD -N YOUR_VERSION_NAME
In output you will receive information about how many entities were loaded.