All topics contain the <channel> which may be either twin or live.
For the meaning of those two channels see Protocol specification.

Delete a Thing

Deletes the Thing identified by the <namespace> and <thingId> in the topic.

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /
status code  
  204 Success - the Thing was deleted successfully.
  403 Not Deletable - the Thing could not be deleted.
  404 Not Found - the Thing was not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after a thing was deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /

Example: Delete a Thing

Delete all Attributes of a Thing

Deletes all Attributes of a Thing identified by the <namespace> and <thingId> in the topic.

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /attributes

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /attributes
status code  
  204 Success - Attributes were deleted successfully.
  403 Not Modifiable - The Attributes could not be deleted as the requester had insufficient permissions (‘WRITE’ is required).
  404 Not Found - The Thing or Attributes were not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after the attributes of a thing were deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /attributes

Example: Delete Attributes

Delete a single Attribute of a Thing

Delete a specific Attribute identified by the <attributePath> of the Thing.

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /attributes/<attributePath>

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /attributes/<attributePath>
status code  
  204 Success - The Attribute was deleted successfully.
  403 Not Modifiable - The Attribute could not be deleted as the requester had insufficient permissions (‘WRITE’ is required).
  404 Not Found - The Thing or Attribute was not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after the Attribute of a thing was deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /attributes/<attributePath>

Example: Delete a single Attribute

Delete the definition of a Thing

Delete the definition of the Thing.

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /definition

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /definition
status code  
  204 Success - The definition was deleted successfully.
  403 Not Modifiable - The definition could not be deleted as the requester had insufficient permissions (‘WRITE’ is required).
  404 Not Found - The Thing or definition was not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after the definition of a thing was deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /definition

Example: Delete a single definition

Delete all Features of a Thing

Delete all Features of a Thing identified by identified by the <namespace> and the <thingId> in the topic.

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /features

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /features
status code  
  204 Success - The Features were deleted successfully.
  403 Not Modifiable - The Features could not be deleted as the requester had insufficient permissions (‘WRITE’ is required).
  404 Not Found - The Thing or Features were not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after the Features of a Thing were deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /features

Example: Delete Features

Delete single Feature of a Thing

Delete a specific Feature (identified by the <featureId> in the path) of a Thing.

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /features/<featureId>

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /features/<featureId>
status code  
  204 Success - the Feature was deleted successfully.
  403 Not Modifiable - The Feature could not be deleted as the requester had insufficient permissions (‘WRITE’ is required).
  404 Not Found - The Thing or Feature was not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after a Feature of a Thing was deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /features/<featureId>

Example: Delete a single Feature

Delete Definition of a Feature

Delete the Definition of a Feature (identified by the <featureId> in the path) of the Thing (identified by the <namespace> and the <thingId> in the topic).

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /features/<featureId>/definition

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /features/<featureId>/definition
status code  
  204 Success - the Definition was deleted successfully.
  403 Not Modifiable - The Definition could not be deleted as the requester had insufficient permissions (‘WRITE’ is required).
  404 Not Found - The Thing, Feature or Definition was not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after the Feature Definition of a Thing was deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /features/<featureId>/definition

Example: Delete Feature Definition

Delete all Properties of a Feature

Delete all Properties of a Feature (identified by the <featureId> in the path) of the Thing (identified by the <namespace> and the <thingId> in the topic).

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /features/<featureId>/properties

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /features/<featureId>/properties
status code  
  204 Success - the Properties were deleted successfully.
  403 Not Modifiable - The Properties could not be deleted as the requester had insufficient permissions (‘WRITE’ is required).
  404 Not Found - The Properties were not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after the Feature Properties of a Thing were deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /features/<featureId>/properties

Example: Delete Feature Properties

Delete a single Property of a Feature

Delete a specific Property (identified by <propertyPath>) of a Feature (identified by the <featureId> in the path).

Command

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path /features/<featureId>/properties/<propertyPath>

Response

Field   Value
topic   <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/commands/delete
path   /features/<featureId>/properties/<propertyPath>
status code  
  204 Success - the Property was deleted successfully.
  403 Not Modifiable - The Property could not be deleted as the requester had insufficient permissions (‘WRITE’ is required).
  404 Not Found - The Thing or Property was not found or requester had insufficient permissions.
    See Thing Error Responses for examples of other error responses.

Event

The event emitted by Ditto after a Feature Property of a Thing was deleted.

Field Value
topic <namespace>/<thingName>/things/<channel>/events/deleted
path /features/<featureId>/properties/<propertyPath>

Example: Delete a single Feature Property

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