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Eaton Device Commands API

Per-device and batch device-control commands.

Eaton Device Commands API is one of 19 APIs that Eaton publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Device Commands. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.em.eaton.com, https://api.em.eaton.com/preview.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.em.eaton.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Eaton Device Commands API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow. An API key is passed in the header as Em-Api-Subscription-Key (SubscriptionKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Device Commands 2

Per-device and batch device-control commands.

POST
/api/v1/devices/{deviceId}/commands
Send Device Command
1 param body → 202
POST
/api/v1/deviceBatchCommands
Send Batch Device Commands
body → 202

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CommandReceipt (3 properties), DeviceCommand (2 properties), BatchDeviceCommand (2 properties), BatchCommandReceipt (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BatchCommandReceipt
object
2 properties
CommandReceipt
object
3 properties
BatchDeviceCommand
object
2 properties 2 required
DeviceCommand
object
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

eaton-device-commands-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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