POST api/v1/devices/{deviceId}/particle/ReadVariables

Read the variable values from the device. Reads all variables defined on the device. Note that this is a HTTP POST as it is an action to read the variables which results in a new measurement being created for the variable set.

Request Information

URI Parameters

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
deviceId		globally unique identifier	Required

Body Parameters

None.

Response Information

Resource Description

PartileReadVariablesDto

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
Variables		Collection of ParticleVariableValueDto	None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json, application/senml+json

Sample:

{
  "Variables": [
    {
      "Name": "sample string 1",
      "Value": "sample string 2",
      "Type": "sample string 3",
      "TimeTakenMilliSeconds": 4.1
    },
    {
      "Name": "sample string 1",
      "Value": "sample string 2",
      "Type": "sample string 3",
      "TimeTakenMilliSeconds": 4.1
    }
  ]
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<PartileReadVariablesDto xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/AnalysisUK.Tinamous.www.ApiControllers.Particle.Models">
  <Variables>
    <ParticleVariableValueDto>
      <Name>sample string 1</Name>
      <TimeTakenMilliSeconds>4.1</TimeTakenMilliSeconds>
      <Type>sample string 3</Type>
      <Value>sample string 2</Value>
    </ParticleVariableValueDto>
    <ParticleVariableValueDto>
      <Name>sample string 1</Name>
      <TimeTakenMilliSeconds>4.1</TimeTakenMilliSeconds>
      <Type>sample string 3</Type>
      <Value>sample string 2</Value>
    </ParticleVariableValueDto>
  </Variables>
</PartileReadVariablesDto>