Particle Groups API

The Groups API from Particle — 5 operation(s) for groups.

Operations 8

PUT /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/devices/{deviceId} Assign groups to a device #
PUT /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/devices Batch assign groups to devices #
GET /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/groups/{groupName} Get device group #
PUT /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/groups/{groupName} Edit device group #
DELETE /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/groups/{groupName} Delete device group #
GET /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/groups List device groups #
POST /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/groups Create device group #
GET /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/impact Impact of taking action #

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OpenAPI Specification

particle-groups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Particle Cloud Groups 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: Groups
paths:
  /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/devices/{deviceId}:
    put:
      summary: Assign groups to a device
      operationId: updateDeviceGroups
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Update group memberships for an individual device. This is an absolute endpoint, meaning that regardless of previous group memberships, the group names passed to this endpoint will be the ones assigned to the device. If you pass a group name that does not yet exist, it will be created and assigned to the device.
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: deviceId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/devices:
    put:
      summary: Batch assign groups to devices
      operationId: batchAssignDeviceGroups
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Assign groups to devices in a product as a batch action. Groups can either be added or removed from all devices passed to the endpoint.
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/groups/{groupName}:
    get:
      summary: Get device group
      operationId: getDeviceGroup
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Retrieve full info on a specific product group, including its device count.
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: groupName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
    put:
      summary: Edit device group
      operationId: updateDeviceGroup
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Edit attributes of a specific device group. You must pass one of name, color, or description.
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: groupName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
    delete:
      summary: Delete device group
      operationId: deleteDeviceGroup
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Delete device group. All devices that belong to this group will be removed from the deleted group.
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: groupName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/groups:
    get:
      summary: List device groups
      operationId: getDeviceGroups
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: List the group objects that exist in the product. Optionally, filter by group name (partial match).
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
    post:
      summary: Create device group
      operationId: createDeviceGroup
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Create a new device group withinin a product
      parameters:
      - name: productIdOrSlug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
  /v1/products/{productIdOrSlug}/impact:
    get:
      summary: Impact of taking action
      operationId: getDeviceGroupsImpact
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      description: Understand the number of devices that would receive an over-the-air update as a result of taking an action related to device groups. Currently, this endpoint supports understanding the impact of releasing/unreleasing firmware to one or more device groups. Pass edit_groups_for_firmware as the action parameter when calling the endpoint.
      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/