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ptc-thingworx

ptc-thingworx Things API

Thing (digital twin) management

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ptc-thingworx Things API is one of 8 APIs that ptc-thingworx publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Things. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 9.5.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{host}/Thingworx.

3 operations 3 paths 6 schemas 2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
9.5.0
Base URL
https://api.thingworx.example.com/Thingworx
Authentication
API Key, OAuth 2.0
Contact
PTC Support
License
PTC Software License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

ptc-thingworx Things API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as appKey (appKey). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • appKey — ThingWorx Application Key for authentication

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Things 3

Thing (digital twin) management

GET
/Things
List things
listThings 3 params → 200401500
GET
/Things/{thingName}
Get a thing
getThing 1 param → 200404
POST
/Things/{thingName}/Services/{serviceName}
Execute a thing service
executeService 2 params body → 200404500

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Thing (10 properties), FieldDefinition (5 properties), DataShape (3 properties), Error (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Thing
object
A ThingWorx thing (digital twin instance)
10 properties
FieldDefinition
object
5 properties
Error
object
3 properties
ServiceResult
object
ThingWorx service execution result
2 properties
DataShape
object
A ThingWorx data shape definition
3 properties
InfoTable
object
ThingWorx InfoTable - the universal tabular data container
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ptc-thingworx-things-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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ptc-thingworx DataShapes API
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ptc-thingworx Events API
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ptc-thingworx Properties API
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ptc-thingworx ThingTemplates API
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ptc-thingworx ValueStreams API
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API Details
ID
ptc-thingworx:ptc-thingworx-things-api
Base URL
https://api.thingworx.example.com/Thingworx
Docs
https://docs.ptc.com/r/en-US/ThingWorx-Help/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Security/ApplicationKeys/ApplicationKeys
Provider
ptc-thingworx
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