Devices - Create Or Update Identity
Creates or updates the identity of a device in the identity registry of the IoT Hub.
PUT https://fully-qualified-iothubname.azure-devices.net/devices/{id}?api-version=2021-04-12
URI Parameters
Name | In | Required | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
id
|
path | True |
string |
The unique identifier of the device. |
api-version
|
query | True |
string |
Version of the Api. |
Request Header
Name | Required | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
If-Match |
string |
The string representing a weak ETag for the device identity, as per RFC7232. This should not be set when creating a device, but may be set when updating a device. |
Request Body
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
authentication |
The authentication mechanism used by the device. |
|
capabilities |
The set of capabilities of the device. For example, if this device is an edge device or not. |
|
cloudToDeviceMessageCount |
integer |
The number of cloud-to-device messages currently queued to be sent to the device. |
connectionState |
enum:
|
The state of the device. |
connectionStateUpdatedTime |
string |
The date and time the connection state was last updated. |
deviceId |
string |
The unique identifier of the device. |
deviceScope |
string |
The scope of the device. Auto generated and immutable for edge devices and modifiable in leaf devices to create child/parent relationship. |
etag |
string |
The string representing a weak ETag for the device identity, as per RFC7232. |
generationId |
string |
The IoT Hub-generated, case-sensitive string up to 128 characters long. This value is used to distinguish devices with the same deviceId, when they have been deleted and re-created. |
lastActivityTime |
string |
The date and last time the device last connected, received, or sent a message. |
parentScopes |
string[] |
The scopes of the upper level edge devices if applicable. Only available for edge devices. |
status |
enum:
|
The status of the device. If the status disabled, a device cannot connect to the service. |
statusReason |
string |
The 128 character-long string that stores the reason for the device identity status. All UTF-8 characters are allowed. |
statusUpdatedTime |
string |
The date and time when the status field was last updated. |
Responses
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
200 OK |
OK. |
Definitions
Name | Description |
---|---|
Authentication |
|
Device | |
Device |
The status of capabilities enabled on the device. |
Symmetric |
|
X509Thumbprint |
AuthenticationMechanism
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
symmetricKey |
The primary and secondary keys used for SAS based authentication. |
|
type |
enum:
|
The type of authentication used to connect to the service. |
x509Thumbprint |
The primary and secondary x509 thumbprints used for x509 based authentication. |
Device
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
authentication |
The authentication mechanism used by the device. |
|
capabilities |
The set of capabilities of the device. For example, if this device is an edge device or not. |
|
cloudToDeviceMessageCount |
integer |
The number of cloud-to-device messages currently queued to be sent to the device. |
connectionState |
enum:
|
The state of the device. |
connectionStateUpdatedTime |
string |
The date and time the connection state was last updated. |
deviceId |
string |
The unique identifier of the device. |
deviceScope |
string |
The scope of the device. Auto generated and immutable for edge devices and modifiable in leaf devices to create child/parent relationship. |
etag |
string |
The string representing a weak ETag for the device identity, as per RFC7232. |
generationId |
string |
The IoT Hub-generated, case-sensitive string up to 128 characters long. This value is used to distinguish devices with the same deviceId, when they have been deleted and re-created. |
lastActivityTime |
string |
The date and last time the device last connected, received, or sent a message. |
parentScopes |
string[] |
The scopes of the upper level edge devices if applicable. Only available for edge devices. |
status |
enum:
|
The status of the device. If the status disabled, a device cannot connect to the service. |
statusReason |
string |
The 128 character-long string that stores the reason for the device identity status. All UTF-8 characters are allowed. |
statusUpdatedTime |
string |
The date and time when the status field was last updated. |
DeviceCapabilities
The status of capabilities enabled on the device.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
iotEdge |
boolean |
The property that determines if the device is an edge device or not. |
SymmetricKey
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
primaryKey |
string |
The base64 encoded primary key of the device. |
secondaryKey |
string |
The base64 encoded secondary key of the device. |
X509Thumbprint
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
primaryThumbprint |
string |
The X509 client certificate primary thumbprint. |
secondaryThumbprint |
string |
The X509 client certificate secondary thumbprint. |