Inductive Automation Entity API

Generic entity management

Operations 3

GET /data/api/v1/entity/browse Browse Entities #
POST /data/api/v1/entity/enabled Set Entity Enabled #
GET /data/api/v1/entity/section/{section} Entities by Section #

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OpenAPI Specification

inductive-automation-entity-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ignition Gateway REST Entity API
  description: The Ignition Gateway REST API (Ignition 8.3+) provides an OpenAPI-compliant HTTP interface to Gateway configuration resources including tags, projects, modules, device connections, historian data, user management (SCIM), alarm notification, OPC connections, and more.
  version: 8.3.0
  contact:
    name: Inductive Automation Support
    url: https://support.inductiveautomation.com/
  license:
    name: Commercial
    url: https://inductiveautomation.com/pricing/
  x-postman-collection: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inductiveautomation/83-api/main/postman/8.3.postman_collection_v2.json
servers:
- url: http://{gateway-host}:{port}
  description: Ignition Gateway (HTTP)
  variables:
    gateway-host:
      default: localhost
      description: Hostname or IP address of the Ignition Gateway
    port:
      default: '8088'
      description: Gateway HTTP port (default 8088; HTTPS default 8043)
- url: https://{gateway-host}:{port}
  description: Ignition Gateway (HTTPS)
  variables:
    gateway-host:
      default: localhost
      description: Hostname or IP address of the Ignition Gateway
    port:
      default: '8043'
      description: Gateway HTTPS port
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Entity
  description: Generic entity management
paths:
  /data/api/v1/entity/browse:
    get:
      summary: Browse Entities
      operationId: browse-entities-get
      tags:
      - Entity
      description: This endpoint returns a list of matching registered entities, including children up to the depth specified.
      parameters:
      - name: path
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Path to a specific entity to browse. Use '/' to separate path components.
      - name: depth
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The depth to browse to. Default is 1.
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: When listing children, the limit of children to return. Default is 10. Zero means unlimited
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: When listing children, the number of children to skip. Default is 0.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
  /data/api/v1/entity/enabled:
    post:
      summary: Set Entity Enabled
      operationId: set-entity-enabled-post
      tags:
      - Entity
      description: Allows for altering the enabled state of an entity
      parameters:
      - name: path
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: (Required) The path of the entity to enable or disable. Use '/' to separate path components.
      - name: timeout
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The maximum time to wait for the operation to complete, in seconds. Default is 10.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
  /data/api/v1/entity/section/{section}:
    get:
      summary: Entities by Section
      operationId: entities-by-section-get
      tags:
      - Entity
      description: Returns Entities relevant to a given UI section
      parameters:
      - name: section
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: depth
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The depth to browse to. Default is 1.
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: When listing children, the limit of children to return. Default is 10. Zero means unlimited
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: When listing children, the number of children to skip. Default is 0.
      - name: tag
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: If specified, will only return entities that have the given tag. Can be specified multiple times.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Ignition-API-Token
      description: Time-limited API token. Obtain by posting credentials to the token endpoint. See /data/api/v1/token for details.
externalDocs:
  description: Ignition 8.3 Gateway REST API Documentation
  url: https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/platform/gateway/openapi