Dashboard Actions

https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID

Below are the various requests that can be performed against the Dashboard resource, as well as the expected parameters and the potential responses.

Delete

Deletes a dashboard

Method And Url

DELETE https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Organization, all.User, dashboard.*, or dashboard.delete.

Request Path Components

Path Component	Description	Example
DASHBOARD_ID	ID of the associated dashboard	575ece2b7ae143cd83dc4a9b

Request Headers

Name	Required	Description	Default
Authorization	Y	The token for authenticating the request, prepended with Bearer

Curl Example

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -X DELETE \
    https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID

Successful Responses

Code	Type	Description
200	Success	If dashboard was successfully deleted

Error Responses

Code	Type	Description
400	Error	Error if malformed request
404	Error	Error if dashboard was not found

Get

Retrieves information on a dashboard

Method And Url

GET https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID

Authentication

No authentication is required for this endpoint.

Request Path Components

Path Component	Description	Example
DASHBOARD_ID	ID of the associated dashboard	575ece2b7ae143cd83dc4a9b

Request Query Parameters

Name	Required	Description	Default	Example
password	N	Password for password-protected dashboards		password=myPassword

Curl Example

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -X GET \
    https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID

Successful Responses

Code	Type	Description
200	Dashboard	Dashboard information

Error Responses

Code	Type	Description
400	Error	Error if malformed request
404	Error	Error if dashboard was not found

Patch

Updates information about a dashboard

Method And Url

PATCH https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Organization, all.User, dashboard.*, or dashboard.patch.

Request Path Components

Path Component	Description	Example
DASHBOARD_ID	ID of the associated dashboard	575ece2b7ae143cd83dc4a9b

Request Headers

Name	Required	Description	Default
Authorization	Y	The token for authenticating the request, prepended with Bearer

Request Body

The body of the request should be serialized JSON that validates against the Dashboard Patch schema. For example, the following would be a valid body for this request:

{
  "name": "My Updated Dashboard",
  "description": "Description of my updated dashboard",
  "refreshRate": 300,
  "public": true
}

Curl Example

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -X PATCH \
    -d '{"name":"My Updated Dashboard","description":"Description of my updated dashboard","refreshRate":300,"public":true}' \
    https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID

Successful Responses

Code	Type	Description
200	Dashboard	Update dashboard information

Error Responses

Code	Type	Description
400	Error	Error if malformed request
404	Error	Error if dashboard was not found

Validate Context

Validates a context object against the dashboard's context configuration

Method And Url

POST https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID/validateContext

Authentication

No authentication is required for this endpoint.

Request Path Components

Path Component	Description	Example
DASHBOARD_ID	ID of the associated dashboard	575ece2b7ae143cd83dc4a9b

Request Query Parameters

Name	Required	Description	Default	Example
password	N	Password for password-protected dashboards		password=myPassword

Request Body

The body of the request should be serialized JSON that validates against the Dashboard Context Instance schema. For example, the following would be a valid body for this request:

{
  "myContextVariable": "myValue",
  "myOtherVariable": "575ecf887ae143cd83dc4aa2"
}

Curl Example

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -X POST \
    -d '{"myContextVariable":"myValue","myOtherVariable":"575ecf887ae143cd83dc4aa2"}' \
    https://api.losant.com/dashboards/DASHBOARD_ID/validateContext

Successful Responses

Code	Type	Description
200	Success	If context is valid

Error Responses

Code	Type	Description
400	Error	Error if context is invalid
404	Error	Error if dashboard or application was not found