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Samsara

Samsara Data API

The Data API from Samsara — 5 operation(s) for data.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Samsara Data API is one of 90 APIs that Samsara publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a GitHub repository.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 33 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 2024-11-18.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.samsara.com/, https://api.eu.samsara.com/.

5 operations 5 paths 33 schemas 4 GET1 PATCH

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
2024-11-18
Base URL
https://api.samsara.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Samsara Data API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (AccessTokenHeader). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 4 GET, 1 PATCH. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Data 5
PATCH
/hos/daily-logs/log-meta-data
[beta] Update the ShippingDocs Field of an Existing Assignment.
updateShippingDocs 2 params body → 200401404405429500501502
GET
/industrial/data-inputs
List All Data Inputs
getDataInputs 5 params → 200default
GET
/industrial/data-inputs/data-points
List Most Recent Data Points for Data Inputs
getDataInputDataSnapshot 5 params → 200default
GET
/industrial/data-inputs/data-points/feed
Follow a Real-time Feed of Data Points for Data Inputs
getDataInputDataFeed 5 params → 200default
GET
/industrial/data-inputs/data-points/history
List Historical Data Points for Data Inputs
getDataInputDataHistory 7 params → 200default

Schemas 33

The contract defines 33 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PatchShippingDocsResponseBodyResponseBody (10 properties), J1939D1StatusDataPoint_value (8 properties), LocationDataPoint_gpsLocation_place (7 properties), LocationDataPoint_gpsLocation (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LocationDataPoint
object
A single location data point of a data input.
2 properties
J1939D1StatusDataPoint_value
object
A single J1939D1 status
8 properties
DataInputSnapshot_allOf
object
5 properties
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsTooManyRequestsErrorResponseBody
object
Too many requests
2 properties 2 required
time
string
UTC timestamp in RFC 3339 format. Example: 2020-01-27T07:06:25Z.
LocationDataPoint_gpsLocation
object
GPS location information of the data input's datapoint.
6 properties
DataInputListResponse
object
2 properties
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsServiceUnavailableErrorResponseBody
object
Service unavailable
2 properties 2 required
standardErrorResponse
object
Error response
2 properties
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsRequestBody
object
Update the shippingDocs field.
1 property 1 required
J1939D1StatusDataPoint
object
Active J1939D1 statuses of a device.
2 properties
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsNotFoundErrorResponseBody
object
Resource not found
2 properties 2 required
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsInternalServerErrorResponseBody
object
An internal server error occurred
2 properties 2 required
LocationDataPoint_gpsLocation_place
object
Address of the location
7 properties
DataInputResponse
DataInputTinyResponse
object
A minified data input object
5 properties
StringDataPoint
object
A single string data point of a data input.
2 properties
DataInputResponse_allOf
object
5 properties
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsMethodNotAllowedErrorResponseBody
object
Method not allowed
2 properties 2 required
FftSpectraDataPoint_fftSpectra
object
FFT spectrum data
4 properties
NumberDataPoint
object
A single numeric data point of a data input.
2 properties
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsResponseBody
object
1 property 1 required
paginationResponse
object
Pagination parameters.
2 properties 2 required
DataInputsTinyResponse
object
2 properties
DataInputSnapshotResponse
object
2 properties
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsGatewayTimeoutErrorResponseBody
object
Gateway timeout
2 properties 2 required
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsBadRequestErrorResponseBody
object
Bad Request parameters
2 properties 2 required
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsBadGatewayErrorResponseBody
object
Bad Gateway
2 properties 2 required
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsUnauthorizedErrorResponseBody
object
Unauthorized
2 properties 2 required
PatchShippingDocsResponseBodyResponseBody
object
Response after successfully updating the LogMetaData object.
10 properties
FftSpectraDataPoint
object
FFT spectrum data point of a data input.
2 properties
DataInputSnapshot
HosDailyLogsUpdateShippingDocsNotImplementedErrorResponseBody
object
Requested endpoint is not yet implemented
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

samsara-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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ID
samsara:samsara-data-api
Base URL
https://api.samsara.com
Docs
https://developers.samsara.com/
Provider
Samsara
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