Inductive Automation Entity API
Generic entity management
Generic entity management
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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