Instance Custom Nodes Actions

https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/nodes

Below are the various requests that can be performed against the Instance Custom Nodes resource, as well as the expected parameters and the potential responses.

Get

Returns the Custom Nodes for an instance

Method And Url

GET https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/nodes

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Instance, all.Instance.read, all.User, all.User.read, instanceCustomNodes.*, or instanceCustomNodes.get.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec7417ae143cd83dc4a96

Request Query Parameters

Name Required Description Default Example
sortField N Field to sort the results by. Accepted values are: name, id, creationDate, lastUpdated name sortField=name
sortDirection N Direction to sort the results by. Accepted values are: asc, desc asc sortDirection=asc
page N Which page of results to return 0 page=0
perPage N How many items to return per page 100 perPage=10
filterField N Field to filter the results by. Blank or not provided means no filtering. Accepted values are: name filterField=key
filter N Filter to apply against the filtered field. Supports globbing. Blank or not provided means no filtering. filter=my*node

Request Headers

Name Required Description Default
Authorization Y The token for authenticating the request, prepended with Bearer

Curl Example 

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -X GET \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/nodes

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
200 Instance Custom Nodes Collection of Custom Nodes

Error Responses

Code Type Description
400 Error Error if malformed request

Post

Create a new Custom Node for an instance

Method And Url

POST https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/nodes

Authentication

A valid api access token is required to access this endpoint. The token must include at least one of the following scopes: all.Instance, all.User, instanceCustomNodes.*, or instanceCustomNodes.post.

Request Path Components

Path Component Description Example
INSTANCE_ID ID associated with the instance 575ec7417ae143cd83dc4a96

Request Headers

Name Required Description Default
Authorization Y The token for authenticating the request, prepended with Bearer

Request Body

The body of the request should be serialized JSON that validates against the Instance Custom Node Post schema. For example, the following would be a valid body for this request:

{
  "name": "My New Instance Custom Node",
  "description": "Description of my new instance custom node",
  "triggers": [
    {
      "type": "customNodeStart"
    }
  ],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "type": "CustomNodeCapNode"
    }
  ]
}

Curl Example 

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -X POST \
    -d '{"name":"My New Instance Custom Node","description":"Description of my new instance custom node","triggers":[{"type":"customNodeStart"}],"nodes":[{"type":"CustomNodeCapNode"}]}' \
    https://api.losant.com/instances/INSTANCE_ID/nodes

Successful Responses

Code Type Description
201 Instance Custom Node The successfully created Custom Node

Error Responses

Code Type Description
400 Error Error if malformed request

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