Cumulocity

Cumulocity Child References API

Hierarchical relationships between managed objects.

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Operations 4

GET /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childDevices List Child Devices #

POST /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childDevices Add a Child Device #

GET /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childAssets List Child Assets #

GET /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childAdditions List Child Additions #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cumulocity Inventory Child References API
  version: 10.20.0
  description: 'Manage Cumulocity managed objects — the universal representation of any IoT-relevant asset including

    devices, groups, assets, and digital twins. Managed objects are fragment-extensible documents

    addressed by Cumulocity-assigned IDs and linked via parent/child references.

    '
  contact:
    name: Cumulocity
    url: https://cumulocity.com
  license:
    name: Cumulocity Terms of Service
    url: https://cumulocity.com/legal/terms/
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.cumulocity.com
  variables:
    tenant:
      default: example
security:
- basicAuth: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Child References
  description: Hierarchical relationships between managed objects.
paths:
  /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childDevices:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ManagedObjectId'
    get:
      tags:
      - Child References
      summary: List Child Devices
      operationId: listChildDevices
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A collection of child device references.
          content:
            application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObjectReferenceCollection+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReferenceCollection'
    post:
      tags:
      - Child References
      summary: Add a Child Device
      operationId: addChildDevice
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObjectReference+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReference'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Child device reference created.
  /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childAssets:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ManagedObjectId'
    get:
      tags:
      - Child References
      summary: List Child Assets
      operationId: listChildAssets
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A collection of child asset references.
          content:
            application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObjectReferenceCollection+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReferenceCollection'
  /inventory/managedObjects/{id}/childAdditions:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ManagedObjectId'
    get:
      tags:
      - Child References
      summary: List Child Additions
      operationId: listChildAdditions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A collection of child addition references.
components:
  parameters:
    ManagedObjectId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    ManagedObjectReferenceCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri
        references:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReference'
    ManagedObjectReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri
        managedObject:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            self:
              type: string
              format: uri
            name:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

Cumulocity Child References API

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