Java REST Client (Legacy)

The ThingsBoard Java REST Client wraps the REST API and lets Java applications manage devices, assets, dashboards, customers, and other platform entities programmatically. It is built on Spring RestTemplate.

Installation

Add the Maven dependency:

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
      <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
      <artifactId>rest-client</artifactId>
      <version>4.3.1.6</version>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

Add the ThingsBoard repository:

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>thingsboard</id>
        <url>https://repo.thingsboard.io/artifactory/libs-release-public</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>

Authentication

API key (recommended)

String url = "https://eu.thingsboard.cloud";
String apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY_VALUE";
RestClient client = RestClient.withApiKey(url, apiKey);
client.getUser().ifPresent(System.out::println);
client.close();

Username and password (deprecated)

String url = "https://eu.thingsboard.cloud";
String username = "[email protected]";
String password = "tenant";
RestClient client = new RestClient(url);
client.login(username, password);
client.getUser().ifPresent(System.out::println);
client.logout();
client.close();

Manage devices

Create a device, save and read shared attributes, then delete:

String url = "https://eu.thingsboard.cloud";
String apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY_VALUE";
RestClient client = RestClient.withApiKey(url, apiKey);

String newDeviceName = "Test Device";
Device newDevice = new Device();
newDevice.setName(newDeviceName);

ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
ObjectNode additionalInfoNode = mapper.createObjectNode()
  .put("description", "My brand new device");
newDevice.setAdditionalInfo(additionalInfoNode);

Device savedDevice = client.saveDevice(newDevice);
System.out.println("Saved device: " + savedDevice);

DeviceId deviceId = savedDevice.getId();
Optional<DeviceInfo> optionalDevice = client.getDeviceInfoById(deviceId);
DeviceInfo foundDevice = optionalDevice
  .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException(
      "Device with id " + deviceId.getId() + " not found"));

ObjectNode requestNode = mapper.createObjectNode()
  .put("temperature", 22.4)
  .put("humidity", 57.4);
boolean isSuccessful = client.saveEntityAttributesV2(
  foundDevice.getId(), "SHARED_SCOPE", requestNode);
System.out.println("Attributes saved: " + isSuccessful);

var attributes = client.getAttributesByScope(foundDevice.getId(),
  "SHARED_SCOPE", List.of("temperature", "humidity"));
System.out.println("Found attributes: ");
attributes.forEach(System.out::println);

client.deleteDevice(savedDevice.getId());
client.close();

Fetch tenant devices

String url = "https://eu.thingsboard.cloud";
String apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY_VALUE";
RestClient client = RestClient.withApiKey(url, apiKey);

PageData<Device> tenantDevices;
PageLink pageLink = new PageLink(10);
do {
  tenantDevices = client.getTenantDevices("", pageLink);
  tenantDevices.getData().forEach(System.out::println);
  pageLink = pageLink.nextPageLink();
} while (tenantDevices.hasNext());

client.close();

Fetch tenant dashboards

String url = "https://eu.thingsboard.cloud";
String apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY_VALUE";
RestClient client = RestClient.withApiKey(url, apiKey);

PageData<DashboardInfo> pageData;
PageLink pageLink = new PageLink(10);
do {
  pageData = client.getTenantDashboards(pageLink);
  pageData.getData().forEach(System.out::println);
  pageLink = pageLink.nextPageLink();
} while (pageData.hasNext());

client.close();

Count entities with Entity Data Query API

String url = "https://eu.thingsboard.cloud";
String apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY_VALUE";
RestClient client = RestClient.withApiKey(url, apiKey);

EntityTypeFilter typeFilter = new EntityTypeFilter();
typeFilter.setEntityType(EntityType.DEVICE);

EntityCountQuery totalDevicesQuery = new EntityCountQuery(typeFilter);
Long totalDevicesCount = client.countEntitiesByQuery(totalDevicesQuery);
System.out.println("Total devices: " + totalDevicesCount);

KeyFilter keyFilter = new KeyFilter();
keyFilter.setKey(new EntityKey(EntityKeyType.ATTRIBUTE, "active"));
keyFilter.setValueType(EntityKeyValueType.BOOLEAN);

BooleanFilterPredicate filterPredicate = new BooleanFilterPredicate();
filterPredicate.setOperation(BooleanFilterPredicate.BooleanOperation.EQUAL);
filterPredicate.setValue(new FilterPredicateValue<>(true));
keyFilter.setPredicate(filterPredicate);

EntityCountQuery totalActiveDevicesQuery =
  new EntityCountQuery(typeFilter, List.of(keyFilter));
Long totalActiveDevicesCount = client.countEntitiesByQuery(totalActiveDevicesQuery);
System.out.println("Total active devices: " + totalActiveDevicesCount);

client.close();

Query entities with Entity Data Query API

String url = "https://eu.thingsboard.cloud";
String apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY_VALUE";
RestClient client = RestClient.withApiKey(url, apiKey);

EntityTypeFilter typeFilter = new EntityTypeFilter();
typeFilter.setEntityType(EntityType.DEVICE);

KeyFilter keyFilter = new KeyFilter();
keyFilter.setKey(new EntityKey(EntityKeyType.ATTRIBUTE, "active"));
keyFilter.setValueType(EntityKeyValueType.BOOLEAN);

BooleanFilterPredicate filterPredicate = new BooleanFilterPredicate();
filterPredicate.setOperation(BooleanFilterPredicate.BooleanOperation.EQUAL);
filterPredicate.setValue(new FilterPredicateValue<>(true));
keyFilter.setPredicate(filterPredicate);

List<EntityKey> fields = List.of(
  new EntityKey(EntityKeyType.ENTITY_FIELD, "name"),
  new EntityKey(EntityKeyType.ENTITY_FIELD, "type"),
  new EntityKey(EntityKeyType.ENTITY_FIELD, "createdTime")
);

List<EntityKey> attributes = List.of(
  new EntityKey(EntityKeyType.ATTRIBUTE, "active")
);

EntityDataSortOrder sortOrder = new EntityDataSortOrder();
sortOrder.setKey(new EntityKey(EntityKeyType.ENTITY_FIELD, "createdTime"));
sortOrder.setDirection(EntityDataSortOrder.Direction.DESC);
EntityDataPageLink entityDataPageLink =
  new EntityDataPageLink(10, 0, "", sortOrder);

EntityDataQuery dataQuery =
  new EntityDataQuery(typeFilter, entityDataPageLink, fields, attributes,
  List.of(keyFilter));

PageData<EntityData> entityPageData;
do {
  entityPageData = client.findEntityDataByQuery(dataQuery);
  entityPageData.getData().forEach(System.out::println);
  dataQuery = dataQuery.next();
} while (entityPageData.hasNext());

client.close();

More examples

See the tb-ce-rest-client-example repository for complete runnable examples.

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