Rule Engine Message Types

Every event that enters the Rule Engine is wrapped in a Message. The message type tells rule nodes what triggered the event so they can route or process it accordingly.

Type	Display name	Originator	Key metadata	Payload
POST_ATTRIBUTES_REQUEST	Post attributes	Device	deviceName, deviceType	{ "key": "value" }
POST_TELEMETRY_REQUEST	Post telemetry	Device	deviceName, deviceType, ts	{ "temperature": 22.7 }
TO_SERVER_RPC_REQUEST	RPC Request from Device	Device	deviceName, deviceType, requestId	{ "method": "getTime", "params": {} }
RPC_CALL_FROM_SERVER_TO_DEVICE	RPC Request to Device	Device	requestUUID, expirationTime, oneway	{ "method": "getGpioStatus", "params": {} }
ACTIVITY_EVENT	Activity Event	Device	deviceName, deviceType	Device activity JSON
INACTIVITY_EVENT	Inactivity Event	Device	deviceName, deviceType	Device activity JSON
CONNECT_EVENT	Connect Event	Device	deviceName, deviceType	Device activity JSON
DISCONNECT_EVENT	Disconnect Event	Device	deviceName, deviceType	Device activity JSON
ENTITY_CREATED	Entity Created	Any entity	userName, userId	Created entity details JSON
ENTITY_UPDATED	Entity Updated	Any entity	userName, userId	Updated entity details JSON
ENTITY_DELETED	Entity Deleted	Any entity	userName, userId	Deleted entity details JSON
ENTITY_ASSIGNED	Entity Assigned	Any entity	userName, userId, assignedCustomerName, assignedCustomerId	Entity details JSON
ENTITY_UNASSIGNED	Entity Unassigned	Any entity	userName, userId, unassignedCustomerName, unassignedCustomerId	Entity details JSON
ADDED_TO_ENTITY_GROUP	Added to Group	Any entity	userName, userId, addedToEntityGroupName, addedToEntityGroupId	Empty {}
REMOVED_FROM_ENTITY_GROUP	Removed from Group	Any entity	userName, userId, removedFromEntityGroupName, removedFromEntityGroupId	Empty {}
ATTRIBUTES_UPDATED	Attributes Updated	Any entity	userName, userId, scope	{ "softwareVersion": "1.2.3" }
ATTRIBUTES_DELETED	Attributes Deleted	Any entity	userName, userId, scope	{ "attributes": ["key1"] }
ALARM	Alarm event	Any entity	isNewAlarm, isExistingAlarm, isClearedAlarm	Alarm details JSON
ALARM_ASSIGNED	Alarm Assigned	Any entity	entityName, entityType, userId, userEmail, userName	Alarm details JSON
ALARM_UNASSIGNED	Alarm Unassigned	Any entity	entityName, entityType, userId, userEmail, userName	Alarm details JSON
COMMENT_CREATED	Comment Created	Any entity	userId, userName, userEmail, comment	Comment details JSON
COMMENT_UPDATED	Comment Updated	Any entity	userId, userName, userEmail, comment	Comment details JSON
REST_API_REQUEST	REST API Request to Rule Engine	Any entity	requestUUID, expirationTime	Request payload JSON

Any rule node or integration can produce messages with a custom type string. Custom types are not listed here — they depend on your rule chain configuration. Use the Message Type Switch or Message Type Filter nodes to route on them.