Particle Events API

The Events API from Particle — 6 operation(s) for events.

Operations 6

GET /v1/events/{eventPrefix} Get a stream of events #
GET /v1/devices/events/{eventPrefix} Get a stream of your events #
GET /v1/devices/{deviceId}/events/{eventPrefix} Get a stream of events for a device #
GET /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/events/{eventPrefix} Product event stream #
POST /v1/devices/events Publish an event #
POST /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/events Publish a product event #

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OpenAPI Specification

particle-events-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Particle Cloud Events API
  description: The Particle Cloud REST API enables developers to interact with Particle-connected devices — calling device functions, reading variables, publishing and subscribing to events, managing SIM cards, performing OTA firmware updates, and administering product fleets. All requests use OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens and target https://api.particle.io.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Particle Developer Support
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://api.particle.io
  description: Particle Cloud API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Events
paths:
  /v1/events/{eventPrefix}:
    get:
      summary: Get a stream of events
      operationId: GetEvents
      tags:
      - Events
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Open a stream of Server Sent Events for all events. for your devices matching the filter. Note that as of April 2018, the event prefix filter is required. It was optional before.
      parameters:
      - name: eventPrefix
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /v1/devices/events/{eventPrefix}:
    get:
      summary: Get a stream of your events
      operationId: GetDeviceEvents
      tags:
      - Events
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Open a stream of Server Sent Events for all events for your devices.
      parameters:
      - name: eventPrefix
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /v1/devices/{deviceId}/events/{eventPrefix}:
    get:
      summary: Get a stream of events for a device
      operationId: GetDeviceEvents
      tags:
      - Events
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Open a stream of Server Sent Events for all events for the specified device.
      parameters:
      - name: deviceId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: eventPrefix
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/events/{eventPrefix}:
    get:
      summary: Product event stream
      operationId: GetProductEvents
      tags:
      - Events
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Open a stream of Server Sent Events for all events for a product.
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: eventPrefix
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /v1/devices/events:
    post:
      summary: Publish an event
      operationId: CreateEvent
      tags:
      - Events
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Publish an event
  /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/events:
    post:
      summary: Publish a product event
      operationId: PublishProductEvent
      tags:
      - Events
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Publish an event that is sent to the product's event stream
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 bearer token. Obtain via POST /oauth/token.
externalDocs:
  description: Particle Cloud API Reference
  url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/