Azure IoT Central documentation

Azure IoT Central is an IoT application platform (aPaaS) that simplifies the creation of IoT solutions. Azure IoT Central provides a ready-to-use UX and API surface built to connect, manage, and operate fleets of devices at scale. Learn how to use IoT Central with our quickstarts, tutorials, and REST API documentation.

Get started

Overview

• What is Azure IoT Central?
• Tour of the UI
• Tour of the API

Architecture

• Azure IoT Central architecture
• Industrial IoT patterns

Quickstart

• Connect your first device

Common questions

Concept

• What does it mean for IoT Central to have high availability, disaster recovery, and elastic scale?
• How do I move between aPaaS and PaaS solution approaches?
• How do I extend IoT Central if it's missing something I need?
• What are IoT Central's scale limits?
• Where can I find demo IoT Central applications?

Connect your devices

Overview

• Device connectivity guide

Concept

• Device implementation

Training

• Create and connect a device
• Connect an IoT Edge device

Manage your devices and analyze your data

Overview

• Device management guide

Training

• Dashboard examples
• Create a custom dashboard to monitor devices

Extend your application

Overview

• Data integration guide

Training

• Export data from IoT Central
• Manage an application with the REST API

Secure and administer your application

Overview

• Application administration guide

Training

• Add users and roles
• Use organizations to manage user access