Summary
The Event Markers endpoint allows you to configure, update, get, and list event markers (lined annotations on graphs) for a specified time or range of times. These markers will appear on graphs in the portal for your site or account, depending on how the marker is configured. Please note that the HTTP request method is different for each endpoint.
Contents
Create Event Marker
Endpoint
POST / https://api.bluetriangletech.com/event-markers
Required Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Options/Constraints |
---|---|---|---|
prefix | string | Identifier used for creating event markers for specific sites. | Lower case letters only. |
eventType | string | Identifier used for creating event markers for one site, or for many sites within one account. | Accepts the values "account" or "site" only. |
eventName | string | The name to be used for the event marker. | None |
annotation | string | Annotation to be displayed next to the event marker line. | None |
lineColor | string | The color of the event marker line. | Options: red, maroon, orange, yellow, lime, green, aqua, blue, purple, fuchsia |
lineThickness | string | Thickness of line for event marker being displayed. | Options: thin, normal, thick |
lineStyle | string | Style of line for the event marker. | Options: solid, dashed, dotted |
eventStart | string | The epoch time of when the event occurred. | None |
timezone | string | Timezone for the event marker. | Accepts values from the IANA list. |
Optional Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Options/Constraints |
---|---|---|---|
eventEnd | string | The epoch time of when the event ended. Supplying an end time will shade in the area between the start and end markers. | None |
description | string | Description of the event marker. | None |
Example Request
{
"prefix": "testsite",
"eventStart": "1536552000",
"eventType": "site",
"eventName": "Testing API",
"annotation": "API Testing",
"lineColor": "yellow",
"lineThickness": "normal",
"lineStyle": "solid",
"timezone": "America/New_York",
"description": "this was a test"
}
Update Event Marker
Endpoint
PUT /event-markers
Required Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Options/Constraints |
---|---|---|---|
id | integer | Unique id that identifies the event marker. | Integers only |
prefix | string | Identifier used for creating event markers for specific sites. | Lower case letters only. |
Optional Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Options/Constraints |
---|---|---|---|
eventType | string | Identifier used for creating event markers for one site, or for many sites within one account. | Accepts the values "account" or "site" only. |
eventName | string | The name to be used for the event marker. | None |
annotation | string | Annotation to be displayed next to the event marker line. | None |
lineColor | string | The color of the event marker line. | Options: red, maroon, orange, yellow, lime, green, aqua, blue, purple, fuchsia |
lineThickness | string | Thickness of line for event marker being displayed. | Options: thin, normal, thick |
lineStyle | string | Style of line for the event marker. | Options: solid, dashed, dotted |
eventStart | string | The epoch time of when the event occurred. | None |
timezone | string | Timezone for the event marker. | Accepts values from the IANA list. |
eventEnd | string | The epoch time of when the event ended. Supplying an end time will shade in the area between the start and end markers. | None |
description | string | Description of the event marker. | None |
Example Request
curl -X PUT "https://api.bluetriangletech.com/event-markers"\
-H "X-API-Email: email@company.com" \
-H "X-API-Key: 2831ac6dffec75a48fe712345e000481" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
--data '{ "id": 22,
"prefix": "testsite",
"eventStart": "1536552000",
"eventType": "site",
"eventName": "Testing API",
"annotation": "API Testing",
"lineColor": "yellow",
"lineThickness": "normal",
"lineStyle": "solid",
"timezone": "America/New_York",
"description": "this was a test"
}'
Get Event Marker
Endpoint
GET /event-markers?id=[:id]
Required Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Options/Constraints |
---|---|---|---|
id | integer | Unique id that identifies the event marker. | Integers only |
Example Request
curl -X GET "https://api.bluetriangletech.com/event-markers?id=22"\
-H "X-API-Email: email@company.com" \
-H "X-API-Key: 2831ac6dffec75a48fe712345e000481" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
List Event Markers
Endpoint
GET /event-markers?prefix=[:prefix]
Required Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Options/Constraints |
---|---|---|---|
prefix | string | Identifier used for creating event markers for specific sites. | Lower case letters only. |
Example Request
curl -X GET "https://api.bluetriangletech.com/event-markers?prefix=siteprefix"\
-H "X-API-Email: email@company.com" \
-H "X-API-Key: 2831ac6dffec75a48fe712345e000481" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
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