{"id":3520,"date":"2020-10-07T12:11:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T12:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/api\/?page_id=3520"},"modified":"2021-11-26T05:13:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T05:13:38","slug":"edit-device-attribute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/actions\/edit-device-attribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Edit Device Attribute"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Edit Device Attribute<\/h2>\n

Edit device attributes like Device Name, Description, Ownership and more for devices.<\/p>\n

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Argument<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\nDescription<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Update_in_bulk<\/td>\nBoolean type<\/td>\nUpdate attributes of devices in bulk.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Update_single_device<\/td>\nBoolean type<\/td>\nUpdate attributes of a single device.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Note:<\/b> Please note that Update_in_bulk and Update_single_device can\u2019t be set true simultaneously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If Update_in_bulk is set to true, the following fields can be configured.<\/p>\n

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Argument<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\nDescription<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Device_ID<\/td>\nArray<\/td>\nMandatory.
\nSpecify the list of device IDs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Device_name<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the device name of the devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asset_Tag<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the asset tag of the devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the department of the devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Device_Notes<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the device notes to be added to the devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the description of the devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ownership<\/td>\nInteger<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the ownership of the devices. Choose 1 for Personal<\/b> and 2 for Corporate<\/b>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Device_name_append_number<\/td>\nBoolean<\/td>\nOptional.
\nIf set true, append number is added to device name.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asset_tag_append_number<\/td>\nBoolean<\/td>\nOptional.
\nIf set true, append number is added to asset tag.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department_append_number<\/td>\nBoolean<\/td>\nOptional.
\nIf set true, append number is added to department.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asset_tag_starting_number<\/td>\nInteger<\/td>\nMandatory when Asset_tag_append_number<\/b> is set true.
\nSpecify the starting number.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department_starting_number<\/td>\nInteger<\/td>\nMandatory when Depatment_append_number<\/b> is set true.
\nSpecify the starting number.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Device_name_starting_number<\/td>\nInteger<\/td>\nMandatory when Device_name_append_number<\/b> is set true.
\nSpecify the starting number.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Use_suffix_for_DeviceNotes<\/td>\nBoolean<\/td>\nOptional.
\nIf set true, suffix will be added to device notes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Use_suffix_for_Description<\/td>\nBoolean<\/td>\nOptional.
\nIf set true, suffix will be added to description.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suffix_devicenotes<\/td>\nInteger<\/td>\nMandatory when Use_suffix_for_DeviceNotes<\/b> is set to true.
\nSpecify the starting number of the suffix.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suffix_description<\/td>\nInteger<\/td>\nMandatory when Use_suffix_for_Description<\/b> is set to true.
\nSpecify the starting number of the suffix.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

If Update_single_device is set true, specify the following parameters.<\/ln><\/p>\n

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Argument<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\nDescription<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
deviceID<\/td>\nInteger<\/td>\nMandatory.
\nSpecify the Device ID of the device.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
device_name<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the device name of the device.<\/td>\n
asset_tag<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the asset tag of the device.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
department<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the department of the device.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
device_notes<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the device notes to be added to the device.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
description<\/td>\nCharacter<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the description of the device.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ownership<\/td>\nInteger<\/td>\nOptional.
\nSpecify the ownership of the device. Choose 1 for Personal<\/b> and 2 for Corporate<\/b>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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HTTP Request:<\/p>\n

POST https:\/\/.hexnodemdm.com\/api\/v1\/devices\/\r\nheaders:-\r\nAuthorization: \r\nContent-Type: application\/json\r\nSample Post Data:-\r\n[{\r\n\"Update_in_bulk\": true ,\r\n\"Update_single_device\": false,\r\n\"Device_ID\":[1,2],\r\n\"Device_name \":\"name\", \r\n\"Asset_Tag\": \"tag\", \r\n\"Department\": \"dept\", \r\n\"Device_Notes\":\"notes\", \r\n\"Ownership\": 1, \r\n\"Device_name_append_number\":false, \r\n\"Asset_tag_append_number\":false, \r\n\"Use_suffix_for_DeviceNotes\":false, \r\n\"Use_suffix_for_Description\": false,\r\n}] \r\n\r\n\r\nPOST https:\/\/.hexnodemdm.com\/api\/v1\/devices\/\r\nAuthorization: api key\r\nContent-Type: application\/json\r\nSample Post Data:-\r\n{\r\n\"Update_in_bulk\": false ,\r\n\"Update_single_device\": true,\r\n\"devicedata\":[ \r\n   { \"deviceID\":1,\r\n     \"device_name \":\"name\", \r\n     \"asset_tag\": \"tag\", \r\n     \"department\": \"dept\", \r\n     \"device_notes\":\"notes\", \r\n     \"ownership\": 1, \r\n     \"description\": \"des\"} ]\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n
Shell Command:<\/p>\n
curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <your API key>' -H 'Content-Type: application\/json' -d \r\n'{\"Update_in_bulk\": false ,\"Update_single_device\": true,\"devicedata\":[ \r\n{ \"deviceID\":1,\"device_name \":\"name\", \"asset_tag\": \"tag\", \"department\": \"dept\", \"device_notes\":\"notes\", \r\n\"ownership\": 1, \"description\": \"des\"} ]}' https:\/\/.hexnodemdm.com\/api\/v1\/devices\/\r\n\r\ncurl -X POST -H 'Authorization:' -H 'Content-Type: application\/json' -d '{\"Update_in_bulk\": true ,\"Update_single_device\": false,\"Device_ID\":[1,2],\"Device_name \":\"name\", \"Asset_Tag\": \"tag\", \"Department\": \"dept\", \"Device_Notes\":\"notes\", \"Ownership\": 1, \"Device_name_append_number\":false, \"Asset_tag_append_number\":false, \"Use_suffix_for_DeviceNotes\":false, \"Use_suffix_for_Description\": false}' https:\/\/.hexnodemdm.com\/api\/v1\/devices\/\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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HTTP Response:<\/p>\n
Device Name, Asset Tag, Department, Description, Device Notes, and Ownership changed successfully! \r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Edit Device Attribute Edit device attributes like Device Name, Description, Ownership and more for devices. Argument Type Description Update_in_bulk Boolean type Update attributes of devices in bulk. Update_single_device Boolean type Update attributes of a single device. Note: Please note that Update_in_bulk and Update_single_device can\u2019t be set true simultaneously. If Update_in_bulk is set to true, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3698,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3520","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3520"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4224,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3520\/revisions\/4224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/mobile-device-management\/developers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}