ptc-thingworx

PTC ThingWorx is an industrial Internet of Things platform that enables companies to rapidly develop and deploy smart, connected solutions for industrial environments.

ptc-thingworx publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including PTC ThingWorx WebSocket/AlwaysOn API, DataShapes API, Events API, and 4 more.

The ptc-thingworx catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

ptc-thingworx’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, engineering blog, and 11 more developer resources.

46.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 36/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessEnterpriseSelf serve
8 APIs

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 46.4/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 5.7 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 36/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

PTC ThingWorx WebSocket/AlwaysOn API

PTC ThingWorx AlwaysOn WebSocket API enables persistent bidirectional connections for industrial edge devices and remote assets, supporting real-time telemetry streaming, comman...

PTC Windchill REST API

PTC Windchill REST API provides product lifecycle management and PDM access for CAD data management, bill of materials, change management, workflow automation, and product lifec...

ptc-thingworx DataShapes API

Data shape definitions

ptc-thingworx Events API

Event management and subscription

ptc-thingworx Properties API

Thing property read/write

ptc-thingworx Things API

Thing (digital twin) management

ptc-thingworx ThingTemplates API

Thing template management

ptc-thingworx ValueStreams API

Time-series property streams

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

PTC ThingWorx REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ptc Thingworx Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

PTC ThingWorx AlwaysOn WebSocket API

PTC ThingWorx AlwaysOn WebSocket API enables persistent bidirectional connections for industrial edge devices and remote assets. Supports real-time telemetry streaming, command ...

ASYNCAPI

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Ptc Thingworx Context

0 classes · 27 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

ptc-thingworx API Rules

7 rules · 1 errors 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

ptc-thingworx API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

PTC ThingWorx Thing

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Ptc Thingworx Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Ptc Thingworx Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Ptc Thingworx Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Ptc Thingworx Agentic Access

11 operations · 2 acting

11 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: ptc-thingworx
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ptc-thingworx.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ptc-thingworx/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: ptc-thingworx:thingworx-websocket-api
  name: PTC ThingWorx WebSocket/AlwaysOn API
  tags:
  - IoT
  - Manufacturing
  - Real-Time
  - WebSocket
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ptc-thingworx/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://docs.ptc.com/
  baseURL: https://api.thingworx.example.com
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.ptc.com/
    type: Documentation
  - url: asyncapi/ptc-thingworx-websocket-asyncapi.yml
    type: AsyncAPI
  description: PTC ThingWorx AlwaysOn WebSocket API enables persistent bidirectional connections for industrial edge devices
    and remote assets, supporting real-time telemetry streaming, command and control, and device lifecycle management.
- aid: ptc-thingworx:windchill-rest-api
  name: PTC Windchill REST API
  tags:
  - CAD
  - Manufacturing
  - PDM
  - PLM
  - REST
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ptc-thingworx/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://docs.ptc.com/
  baseURL: https://api.windchill.example.com
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.ptc.com/
    type: Documentation
  description: PTC Windchill REST API provides product lifecycle management and PDM access for CAD data management, bill of
    materials, change management, workflow automation, and product lifecycle workflows in manufacturing environments.
- aid: ptc-thingworx:ptc-thingworx-datashapes-api
  name: ptc-thingworx DataShapes API
  description: Data shape definitions
  humanURL: https://docs.ptc.com/r/en-US/ThingWorx-Help/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Security/ApplicationKeys/ApplicationKeys
  baseURL: https://api.thingworx.example.com/Thingworx
  tags:
  - DataShapes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ptc-thingworx-datashapes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
- aid: ptc-thingworx:ptc-thingworx-events-api
  name: ptc-thingworx Events API
  description: Event management and subscription
  humanURL: https://docs.ptc.com/r/en-US/ThingWorx-Help/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Security/ApplicationKeys/ApplicationKeys
  baseURL: https://api.thingworx.example.com/Thingworx
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ptc-thingworx-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
- aid: ptc-thingworx:ptc-thingworx-properties-api
  name: ptc-thingworx Properties API
  description: Thing property read/write
  humanURL: https://docs.ptc.com/r/en-US/ThingWorx-Help/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Security/ApplicationKeys/ApplicationKeys
  baseURL: https://api.thingworx.example.com/Thingworx
  tags:
  - Properties
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ptc-thingworx-properties-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
- aid: ptc-thingworx:ptc-thingworx-things-api
  name: ptc-thingworx Things API
  description: Thing (digital twin) management
  humanURL: https://docs.ptc.com/r/en-US/ThingWorx-Help/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Security/ApplicationKeys/ApplicationKeys
  baseURL: https://api.thingworx.example.com/Thingworx
  tags:
  - Things
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ptc-thingworx-things-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
- aid: ptc-thingworx:ptc-thingworx-thingtemplates-api
  name: ptc-thingworx ThingTemplates API
  description: Thing template management
  humanURL: https://docs.ptc.com/r/en-US/ThingWorx-Help/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Security/ApplicationKeys/ApplicationKeys
  baseURL: https://api.thingworx.example.com/Thingworx
  tags:
  - ThingTemplates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ptc-thingworx-thingtemplates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
- aid: ptc-thingworx:ptc-thingworx-valuestreams-api
  name: ptc-thingworx ValueStreams API
  description: Time-series property streams
  humanURL: https://docs.ptc.com/r/en-US/ThingWorx-Help/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Security/ApplicationKeys/ApplicationKeys
  baseURL: https://api.thingworx.example.com/Thingworx
  tags:
  - ValueStreams
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ptc-thingworx-valuestreams-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.ptc.com/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/ptc-thingworx-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ptc-thingworx-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ptc-thingworx-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/ptc-thingworx-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ptc-thingworx
- url: https://docs.ptc.com/
  type: Portal
- url: https://docs.ptc.com/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.ptc.com/en/technologies/iiot/thingworx-platform
  type: Website
- url: https://www.ptc.com/en/privacy-policy
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://github.com/ptc-iot-sharing
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: openapi/ptc-thingworx-rest-openapi.yml
  type: OpenAPI
- url: asyncapi/ptc-thingworx-websocket-asyncapi.yml
  type: AsyncAPI
- url: json-schema/ptc-thingworx-thing-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: json-ld/ptc-thingworx-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLDContext
- url: https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- name: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
modified: '2026-05-19'
description: PTC ThingWorx is an industrial Internet of Things platform that enables companies to rapidly develop and deploy
  smart, connected solutions for industrial environments.