PTC ThingWorx

ptc-thingworx DataShapes API

Data shape definitions

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GET /DataShapes/{dataShapeName} Get a data shape #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: PTC ThingWorx REST Data Shapes API
  description: PTC ThingWorx REST API provides programmatic access to the ThingWorx IoT platform including thing management, property read/write, service execution, event subscription, and mashup data APIs using Application Key or OAuth authentication. ThingWorx is PTC's industrial IoT platform for digital twin and connected factory applications.
  version: 9.5.0
  contact:
    name: PTC Support
    url: https://www.ptc.com/en/support
  license:
    name: PTC Software License
    url: https://www.ptc.com/en/legal-agreements
servers:
- url: https://{host}/Thingworx
  description: ThingWorx REST API
  variables:
    host:
      default: thingworx.example.com
      description: ThingWorx server hostname
security:
- appKey: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: DataShapes
  description: Data shape definitions
paths:
  /DataShapes/{dataShapeName}:
    get:
      operationId: getDataShape
      summary: Get a data shape
      description: Returns the field definitions of a ThingWorx data shape.
      tags:
      - DataShapes
      parameters:
      - name: dataShapeName
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Data shape definition
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataShape'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Thing, property, or service not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        Message:
          type: string
        Thread:
          type: string
        Code:
          type: integer
    DataShape:
      type: object
      description: A ThingWorx data shape definition
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        fieldDefinitions:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldDefinition'
    FieldDefinition:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        baseType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - STRING
          - INTEGER
          - LONG
          - NUMBER
          - BOOLEAN
          - DATETIME
          - JSON
          - INFOTABLE
          - THINGNAME
          - LOCATION
        ordinal:
          type: integer
        isPrimaryKey:
          type: boolean
  securitySchemes:
    appKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: appKey
      description: ThingWorx Application Key for authentication
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://thingworx.example.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://thingworx.example.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            THINGWORX: Access ThingWorx REST API