Help Center/ IoT/ API Reference/ Northbound API Reference/ Device Group Management/ Querying Information About a Specified Device Group
Updated on 2022-02-24 GMT+08:00

Querying Information About a Specified Device Group

Typical Scenario

An NA can call this API to query information about a specified device group to check the usage of the device group.

API Function

This API is used by an NA to query information about a specified device group based on group ID on the IoT platform.

API Prototype

Method

GET

URL

https://server:port/iocm/app/devgroup/v1.3.0/devGroups/{devGroupId}?accessAppId={accessAppId}

Transport Protocol

HTTPS

Request Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory or Optional

Type

Location

Description

app_key

Mandatory

String

header

Identifies an application that can be accessed on the IoT platform. The value of this parameter is allocated by the IoT platform when the application is created on the platform.

Authorization

Mandatory

String

header

Indicates the authentication information for accessing the IoT platform. The value is Bearer {accessToken}, in which {accessToken} indicates the access token returned by the Authentication API.

devGroupId

Mandatory

String

path

Identifies a device group. The value of this parameter is returned by the IoT platform after the device group is added.

accessAppId

Optional

String

query

This parameter must be specified when you want to query information about a device group under an authorized application. Set this parameter to the ID of the authorized application.

Response Parameters

Status Code: 200 OK

Parameter

Type

Description

name

String(50)

Indicates the device group name. The value can contain only uppercase and lowercase letters and digits.

description

String(1024)

Indicates the device group description.

id

String(50)

Identifies a device group.

appId

String (50)

Identifies the application to which the device group belongs.

maxDevNum

Integer(>=0)

Indicates the maximum number of devices in the device group.

curDevNum

Integer

Indicates the current number of devices in the device group.

creator

String(1-50)

Indicates the name of the user who creates the device group.

Request Example

Method: GET
Request:
https://server:port/iocm/app/devgroup/v1.3.0/devGroups/{devGroupId}?accessAppId={accessAppId}
Header:
app_key: ******
Authorization: Bearer ******
Content-Type: application/json

Response Example

Response:
Status Code: 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Body:
{
  "name": "********",
  "description": "******",
  "id": "********",
  "appId": "******",
  "maxDevNum": "******",
  "curDevNum": "******",
  "creator": "******"
}

Error Codes

HTTP Status Code

Error Code

Error Description

Remarks

200

100203

The application is not existed.

The application does not exist.

Recommended handling:

  • Check whether appId carried in the HTTP request header is correct.
  • Check whether appId in the request path (URL) is correct.

200

100217

The application hasn't been authorized.

The application has not been authorized.

Recommended handling: In scenarios where applications are not authorized, ensure that request parameter appId is null.

200

100603

The device group is not existed.

The device group does not exist.

Recommended handling: Check whether the device group ID is correct.

403

1010009

app throttle exceed.

The NA calls the API at a frequency that exceeds the flow control threshold (100 calls per minute by default).

Recommended handling: Contact IoT platform maintenance personnel to adjust the flow control threshold or control the API call frequency.

403

1010005

App_key or access_token is invalid.

The access token is invalid.

Recommended handling: Check whether accessToken carried in the API request is correct.

500

50252

Internal server error.

An internal server error occurs.

Recommended handling: An internal error occurs on the IoT platform. Contact IoT platform maintenance personnel.