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The Things Network / The Things Stack Events API

The Events API from The Things Network / The Things Stack — 2 operation(s) for events.

The Things Network / The Things Stack Events API is one of 58 APIs that The Things Network / The Things Stack publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 9 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Events. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 9 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 2.0, at version v3.36.

2 operations 2 paths 15 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 2.0
API Version
v3.36
Authentication
API Key
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

The Things Network / The Things Stack Events API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — Bearer API key. Set Authorization: Bearer NNSXS.xxxxxxxxxx.

Paths & Operations 2

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

Events 2
POST
/events
Stream live events, optionally with a tail of historical events (depending on server support and retention policy). Events may arrive out-of-order.
Events_Stream 1 param → 200default
GET
/events/related
Events_FindRelated 1 param → 200default

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are v3Event (12 properties), v3EntityIdentifiers (6 properties), v3EndDeviceIdentifiers (5 properties), v3StreamEventsRequest (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

v3Rights
object
1 property
EventAuthentication
object
3 properties
v3StreamEventsRequest
object
4 properties
v3EntityIdentifiers
object
EntityIdentifiers contains one of the possible entity identifiers.
6 properties
googlerpcStatus
object
3 properties
v3FindRelatedEventsResponse
object
1 property
v3Right
string
Right is the enum that defines all the different rights to do something in the network. - RIGHTUSERINFO: The right to view user information. - RIGHTUSERSETTING…
v3EndDeviceIdentifiers
object
5 properties
v3ApplicationIdentifiers
object
1 property
v3Event
object
12 properties
lorawanv3GatewayIdentifiers
object
2 properties
v3UserIdentifiers
object
2 properties
v3ClientIdentifiers
object
1 property
protobufAny
object
Any contains an arbitrary serialized protocol buffer message along with a URL that describes the type of the serialized message. Protobuf library provides supp…
1 property
v3OrganizationIdentifiers
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

the-things-network-events-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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