thing.create

The thing.create command is used to create a new thing.

TR50 Request


                        {
  "cmd": {
    "command": "thing.create",
    "params": {
      "name": "My New Thing Name",
      "key": "12e692ba0f62g167",
      "defKey": "thingdefinitionkey",
      "desc": "Description of my new thing",
      "iccid": "123456789",
      "esn": "123456789",
      "tunnelActualHost": "192.168.4.241",
      "tunnelVirtualHost": "127.10.10.10",
      "tunnelLatencies": {
        "router01": 110,
        "router02": 340
      },
      "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
      "secTags": ["secTag1", "secTag2"],
      "attrs": {
        "attribute1key": {
          "value": "25",
          "ts": "2014-04-05T02:03:04.322Z"
        },
        "attribute2key": {
          "value": "Orange",
          "ts": "2014-04-05T02:03:04.322Z"
        }
      },
      "locEnabled": false
    }
  }
}

Request Parameters


Name	Type	Required	Description
name	String	Yes	The name of the thing.
key	String	Yes	The key of the thing.
defKey	String	Yes	The thing definition key of the thing.
desc	String		The textual description of the thing.
iccid	String		The iccid of the thing.
esn	String		The esn of the thing.
imei	String		The imei of the thing.
meid	String		The meid of the thing.
imsi	String		The imsi of the thing.
msisdn	String		The msisdn of the thing.
tunnelActualHost	String		Not applicable.
tunnelVirtualHost	String		Not applicable.
tunnelLatencies	String:Int Pairs		Not applicable.
tags	Array		An array of tags to be assigned to the thing.
secTags	Array		An array of security tags to be assigned to the thing.
attrs	Object		Key-value pairs where the key is the key of the attribute and the value is an attribute object.
attrs[key].value	String		This is the value of the attribute.
attrs[key].ts	Timestamp		The timestamp of the attribute.
locEnabled	Boolean		If the thing is location enabled.

TR50 Response

If the command is sent successfully a success message is returned. Otherwise, an error and error message will be returned.


                        {
  "cmd": {
    "success": true
  }
}