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# Create or update devices in a batch

> Creates or updates multiple devices and their points. Matching device and point identifiers update existing records. Other items create new records.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/kode-api.yaml post /api/v1/buildings/{buildingId}/integrations/datasources/{datasourceId}/devices/batch
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: KODE API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: Programmatic access to KODE OS resources and operations.
  description: >
    Use the KODE API to work with buildings, data sources, connectors, devices,
    points, virtual devices,

    timeseries data, schedules, the ontology, templating, mass writes, spaces,
    space assignments, tenants, meters, users, actions,

    and AssetOps work orders.
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    identifier: LicenseRef-Proprietary
servers:
  - url: https://api.kodelabs.com/kodeos
    description: KODE API
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: OAuth 2.0 discovery, token, and revocation endpoints.
  - name: Buildings
    description: Buildings and their areas.
  - name: Data sources
    description: Data sources connected to a building.
  - name: Devices
    description: Devices and their points.
  - name: Points
    description: Point queries and point writes.
  - name: Timeseries
    description: Current and historical point values.
  - name: Actions
    description: Actions exposed by building data sources.
  - name: Work orders
    description: AssetOps work orders, lookups, comments, and attachments.
  - name: Connectors
    description: KODE API connectors and the devices and points ingested through them.
  - name: Schedules
    description: Schedules discovered on building data sources.
  - name: Templating
    description: Apply ontology templates to groups of points.
  - name: Virtual devices
    description: Virtual devices that group points from other devices.
  - name: Ontology
    description: Canonical types, fields, units, and connections of the KODE ontology.
  - name: Users
    description: Users of the organization and their app access.
  - name: Mass write
    description: Write values to many points across buildings, and follow each run.
  - name: Spaces
    description: Levels and space units of a building, and the meters located in them.
  - name: Space assignments
    description: Assign tenants to leasable spaces of a building for a period.
  - name: Tenants
    description: Tenants of a building, the people or companies that lease its spaces.
  - name: Meters
    description: >-
      Meters of a building, their space assignments, parent and child links, and
      readings.
paths:
  /api/v1/buildings/{buildingId}/integrations/datasources/{datasourceId}/devices/batch:
    post:
      tags:
        - Devices
      summary: Create or update devices in a batch
      description: >-
        Creates or updates multiple devices and their points. Matching device
        and point identifiers update existing records. Other items create new
        records.
      operationId: upsertDevicesBatch
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/BuildingId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatasourceId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - devices
              properties:
                devices:
                  type: array
                  description: Devices to create or update.
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeviceInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Number of devices and points created or updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpsertResult'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  parameters:
    BuildingId:
      name: buildingId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Building identifier from List buildings.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 67c960faffaa42223163099e
    DatasourceId:
      name: datasourceId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Data source identifier from List building data sources.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 67c97396a0fceb379fc4ec08
  schemas:
    DeviceInput:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - points
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Device identifier in your source system. Reusing an identifier
            updates the device.
          example: ahu-01
        name:
          type: string
          example: AHU-01
        displayName:
          type: string
          example: Air Handling Unit 1
        path:
          type: string
          description: Device path in your source system.
          example: /plant/ahu-01
        points:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PointInput'
    UpsertResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        deviceSize:
          type: integer
          description: Number of devices created or updated.
          example: 1
        pointsSize:
          type: integer
          description: Number of points created or updated.
          example: 1
    PointInput:
      type: object
      required:
        - pointId
        - name
        - kind
      properties:
        pointId:
          type: string
          description: Point identifier in your source system.
          example: supply-air-temp
        name:
          type: string
          example: Supply Air Temp
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Bool
            - Str
            - Number
          description: Value type of the point.
          example: Number
        unit:
          type: string
          example: °F
        pointEnum:
          type: array
          description: Allowed values for enumerated points.
          items:
            type: string
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request is invalid. Check required fields, types, and limits.
    Unauthorized:
      description: The access token is missing, invalid, or expired. Request a new token.
    Forbidden:
      description: The service account lacks permission for this building or operation.
    NotFound:
      description: The resource does not exist or is not assigned to the service account.
    TooManyRequests:
      description: >-
        A rate-limit window is exhausted. Wait, then retry with increasing
        delays.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >
        Paste an access token from [Create an access
        token](/products/kode-api/api-reference/authentication/create-an-access-token).
        Tokens expire, so request a new one if you receive `401`.

````

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