Cumulocity

Cumulocity Managed Objects API

Inventory documents representing devices, assets, groups, and digital twins.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /inventory/managedObjects List Managed Objects #
POST /inventory/managedObjects Create a Managed Object #
GET /inventory/managedObjects/{id} Retrieve a Managed Object #
PUT /inventory/managedObjects/{id} Update a Managed Object #
DELETE /inventory/managedObjects/{id} Delete a Managed Object #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/api/core/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/docs/concepts/domain-model/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/docs/device-integration/device-integration-introduction/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/docs/microservice-sdk/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/docs/reference/notifications/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/api/datahub/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/docs/datahub/datahub-overview/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/api/dtm/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/docs/digital-twin-manager/dtm-overview/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/api/edge/
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Documentation
https://cumulocity.com/docs/edge/edge-overview/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cumulocity/refs/heads/main/openapi/cumulocity-managed-objects-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cumulocity/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cumulocity-notification2-asyncapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cumulocity/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cumulocity-managed-object-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cumulocity/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cumulocity-measurement-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cumulocity/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cumulocity-event-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cumulocity/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cumulocity-alarm-schema.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cumulocity/refs/heads/main/json-ld/cumulocity-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

cumulocity-managed-objects-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cumulocity Inventory Managed Objects 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: Managed Objects
  description: Inventory documents representing devices, assets, groups, and digital twins.
paths:
  /inventory/managedObjects:
    get:
      tags:
      - Managed Objects
      summary: List Managed Objects
      operationId: listManagedObjects
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CurrentPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WithTotalPages'
      - name: type
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fragmentType
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: text
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: ids
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: owner
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A collection of managed objects.
          content:
            application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObjectCollection+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectCollection'
    post:
      tags:
      - Managed Objects
      summary: Create a Managed Object
      operationId: createManagedObject
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObject+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObject'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Managed object created.
          content:
            application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObject+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObject'
  /inventory/managedObjects/{id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ManagedObjectId'
    get:
      tags:
      - Managed Objects
      summary: Retrieve a Managed Object
      operationId: getManagedObject
      parameters:
      - name: withChildren
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: withParents
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A single managed object.
          content:
            application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObject+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObject'
    put:
      tags:
      - Managed Objects
      summary: Update a Managed Object
      operationId: updateManagedObject
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObject+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObject'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Managed object updated.
          content:
            application/vnd.com.nsn.cumulocity.managedObject+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObject'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Managed Objects
      summary: Delete a Managed Object
      operationId: deleteManagedObject
      parameters:
      - name: cascade
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Managed object deleted.
components:
  schemas:
    ManagedObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri
          readOnly: true
        type:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        owner:
          type: string
        creationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        lastUpdated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        c8y_IsDevice:
          type: object
        c8y_IsDeviceGroup:
          type: object
        c8y_Hardware:
          type: object
          properties:
            model:
              type: string
            revision:
              type: string
            serialNumber:
              type: string
        c8y_Firmware:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
            version:
              type: string
            url:
              type: string
        childDevices:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReferenceCollection'
        childAssets:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReferenceCollection'
        childAdditions:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReferenceCollection'
        deviceParents:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReferenceCollection'
        assetParents:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReferenceCollection'
    ManagedObjectReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri
        managedObject:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            self:
              type: string
              format: uri
            name:
              type: string
    ManagedObjectReferenceCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri
        references:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObjectReference'
    PageStatistics:
      type: object
      properties:
        pageSize:
          type: integer
        currentPage:
          type: integer
        totalPages:
          type: integer
    ManagedObjectCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri
        managedObjects:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedObject'
        statistics:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PageStatistics'
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri
        prev:
          type: string
          format: uri
  parameters:
    PageSize:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 2000
        default: 5
    WithTotalPages:
      name: withTotalPages
      in: query
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
    ManagedObjectId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    CurrentPage:
      name: currentPage
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT