Instance Actions

https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID

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

Device Counts

Returns device counts by day for the time range specified for this instance

Method And Url

GET https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/deviceCounts

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Instance, all.Instance.read, all.User, all.User.read, instance.*, or instance.deviceCounts.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec8687ae143cd83dc4a97

Request Query Parameters

Name Required Description Default Example
start N Start of range for device count query (ms since epoch) start=0
end N End of range for device count query (ms since epoch) end=1465790400000

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 GET \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/deviceCounts

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
200 Device Counts Device counts by day

Error Responses

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

Generate Report

Generates a CSV report on instance stats

Method And Url

POST https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/generateReport

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Instance, all.Instance.read, all.User, all.User.read, instance.*, or instance.generateReport.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec8687ae143cd83dc4a97

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 Instance Report Options Post schema. For example, the following would be a valid body for this request:

{
  "email": "email@example.com",
  "callbackUrl": "https://example.com/callback",
  "resourceGroupBy": "organization",
  "dateGroupBy": "month",
  "includeSandbox": false,
  "start": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end": "2020-01-31T11:59:59.999Z"
}

Curl Example 

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -X POST \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/generateReport

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
202 Job Enqueued API Result If generation of report was successfully started

Error Responses

Code Type Description
400 Error Error if malformed request

Get

Returns an instance

Method And Url

GET https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_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.Instance, all.Instance.read, all.User, all.User.read, instance.*, or instance.get.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec8687ae143cd83dc4a97

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 GET \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
200 Instance A single instance

Error Responses

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

Historical Summaries

Return historical summary entries for an instance

Method And Url

GET https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/historicalSummaries

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Instance, all.Instance.read, all.User, all.User.read, instance.*, or instance.historicalSummaries.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec8687ae143cd83dc4a97

Request Query Parameters

Name Required Description Default Example
month N Timestamp within the month to report a summary for. now month=1609459204518
sortField N Field to sort the results by. Accepted values are: resourceId, currentPeriodStart currentPeriodStart sortField=resourceId
sortDirection N Direction to sort the results in. Accepted values are: asc, desc asc sortDirection=asc
page N Which page of results to return 0 page=0
perPage N How many items to return per page 100 perPage=10
filterField N Field to filter the results by. Blank or not provided means no filtering. Accepted values are: resourceType, resourceId, ownerId, ownerType filterField=resourceType
filter N Filter to apply against the filtered field. Blank or not provided means no filtering. filter=organization

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 GET \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/historicalSummaries

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
200 Historical Summaries Collection of historical summaries

Error Responses

Code Type Description
400 Error Error if malformed request

Notebook Minute Counts

Returns notebook execution usage by day for the time range specified for this instance

Method And Url

GET https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/notebookMinuteCounts

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Instance, all.Instance.read, all.User, all.User.read, instance.*, or instance.notebookMinuteCounts.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec8687ae143cd83dc4a97

Request Query Parameters

Name Required Description Default Example
start N Start of range for notebook execution query (ms since epoch) start=0
end N End of range for notebook execution query (ms since epoch) end=1465790400000

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 GET \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/notebookMinuteCounts

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
200 Notebook Minute Counts Notebook usage information

Error Responses

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

Patch

Updates information about an instance

Method And Url

PATCH https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_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.Instance, all.User, instance.*, or instance.patch.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec8687ae143cd83dc4a97

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 Instance Patch schema. For example, the following would be a valid body for this request:

{
  "reportConfigs": [
    {
      "emails": [
        "email@example.com"
      ],
      "callbackUrl": "https://example.com/callback",
      "resourceGroupBy": "organization",
      "dateGroupBy": "month",
      "includeSandbox": false,
      "periods": 3,
      "cron": "0 4 1 * *"
    },
    {
      "emails": [
        "email@example.com",
        "anotheremail@example.com"
      ],
      "resourceGroupBy": "application",
      "dateGroupBy": "month",
      "includeSandbox": true,
      "cron": "0 4 1 * *"
    }
  ]
}

Curl Example 

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -X PATCH \
    -d '{"reportConfigs":[{"emails":["email@example.com"],"callbackUrl":"https://example.com/callback","resourceGroupBy":"organization","dateGroupBy":"month","includeSandbox":false,"periods":3,"cron":"0 4 1 * *"},{"emails":["email@example.com","anotheremail@example.com"],"resourceGroupBy":"application","dateGroupBy":"month","includeSandbox":true,"cron":"0 4 1 * *"}]}' \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
200 Instance The updated instance object

Error Responses

Code Type Description
400 Error Error if malformed request

Payload Counts Breakdown

Returns payload counts per resolution in the time range specified for this instance

Method And Url

GET https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/payloadCountsBreakdown

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Instance, all.Instance.read, all.User, all.User.read, instance.*, or instance.payloadCountsBreakdown.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec8687ae143cd83dc4a97

Request Query Parameters

Name Required Description Default Example
start N Start of range for payload count query (ms since epoch) start=0
end N End of range for payload count query (ms since epoch) end=1465790400000
resolution N Resolution in milliseconds. Accepted values are: 86400000, 3600000 86400000 resolution=86400000
asBytes N If the resulting stats should be returned as bytes false asBytes=true
includeNonBillable N If non-billable payloads should be included in the result false includeNonBillable=true

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 GET \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/payloadCountsBreakdown

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
200 Payload Counts Breakdown Sum of payload counts by date

Error Responses

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

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