Schedule an Upgrade

POST /campaigns/software/{acc}

Schedules a software upgrade for HTTP devices.

Note: Campaign time windows for downloading and installing software are available as long as the device OEM supports this. (The devices must support date windows, but the device OEM may download and install once they checked-in, provided they are in the date range.)

Uses and Requirements

This API allows you to schedule a software upgrade for HTTP devices. The response includes an upgrade ID that is included in all callback notifications about the status of the upgrade that you can use to check the status of the upgrade or cancel it.

Note: A synchronous response with no errors means that the request has been accepted, but does not mean that the upgrade has been scheduled.

After you send a request to schedule an upgrade, the upgrade advances through several states:

  • CampaignRequestPending: The upgrade request has been accepted but is not scheduled yet.
    • If any parameter checks fail, the state changes to CampaignRequestFailed.
  • CampaignQueued: The upgrade request has passed a campaign eligibility check and campaign parameters validation. The upgrade is in the queue waiting to be scheduled.
    • You can cancel the campaign if it is in Queued status and if it is before the Start Date, which becomes CampaignCancelled state.
    • You can delete the campaign after the start date, which becomes CampaignAborted state.
  • CampaignFailed: The campaign scheduling API call has failed.
  • CampaignScheduled: The upgrade is scheduled. This appears before the campaign start date.
    • After the start date has passed and the upgrade is in progress you can abort the campaign. Some devices may have already started or completed the upgrade. Upgrades on remaining devices might not complete the upgrade.
  • CampaignEnded: The campaign end date has passed. No more devices are allowed to upgrade if they have checked in before the campaign end date.

If you have registered a callback URL, ThingSpace sends callback notification messages each time the status of an upgrade changes.

If your account has only a monthly recurring charge (MRC) subscription for the Software Management Services, you must assign a license to each device that you want to upgrade before you can schedule an upgrade for those devices.

Request Components

HTTP Request

POST https://thingspace.verizon.com/api/fota/v2/campaigns/software/{acc}

Resource Path Parameters

Parameter Name Data Type Description
acc
required		 string The account name.

Header Parameters

The request header must contain a current ThingSpace authorization token and a current VZ-M2M-session token.

Parameter Name Data Type Description
Authorization
required		 string HTTP Authorization request header containing a valid Bearer token.
VZ-M2M-Token
required		 string A valid session token returned by a Connectivity Management POST /session/login request.

Request Body

The request body identifies the devices that you want to upgrade.

Parameter Name Data Type Description
campaignName string The campaign name.
softwareName
required		 string The name of the software you are upgrading to.
softwareFrom
required		 string The name of the old software on the device.
softwareTo
required		 string The name of the new software you are upgrading to.
distributionType
required		 string Valid values include:
  • LWM2M
  • OMA
  • HTTP
startDate
required		 string($date) Campaign start date.
endDate
required		 string($date) Campaign end date.
downloadAfterDate string($date) Specifies the starting date the client should download the package. If null, client downloads as soon as possible.
downloadTimeWindowList Array of startTime and endTime objects List of allowed download time windows.
downloadTimeWindowList.startTime
required		 integer Start hour in range [0-23], current hour >= startTime. When the current hour falls between the startTime and the endTime, it starts.
downloadTimeWindowList.endTime
required		 integer End hour in range [1-24], current hour < endTime.
installAfterDate string($date) The date after which you install the package. If null, install as soon as possible.
installTimeWindowList Array of startTime and endTime objects List of allowed install time windows.
installTimeWindowList.startTime
required		 integer Start hour in range [0-23], current hour >= startTime. When the current hour falls between the startTime and the endTime, it starts.
installTimeWindowList.endTime
required		 integer End hour in range [1-24], current hour < endTime.
deviceList
required		 array of deviceID objects Device IMEI list.

Example Request

Request a software upgrade.

curl https://thingspace.verizon.com/api/fota/v2/campaigns/software/$ACC -H 'Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN' -H 'VZ-M2M-Token: $M2M_TOKEN' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d
{
  "campaignName": "FOTA_Verizon_Upgrade",
  "softwareName": "FOTA_Verizon_Model-A_02To03_HF",
  "softwareFrom": "FOTA_Verizon_Model-A_00To01_HF",
  "softwareTo": "FOTA_Verizon_Model-A_02To03_HF",
  "distributionType": "HTTP",
  "startDate": "2020-08-21",
  "endDate": "2020-08-22",
  "downloadAfterDate": "2020-08-21",
  "downloadTimeWindowList": [
    {
      "startTime": 20,
      "endTime": 21
    }
  ],
  "installAfterDate": "2020-08-21",
  "installTimeWindowList": [
    {
      "startTime": 22,
      "endTime": 23
    }
  ],
  "deviceList": [
      "990013907835573",
      "990013907884259"
    ]
}

Success Responses

Status 200

Parameter Name Data Type Description
id string Upgrade identifier.
accountName string The account name.
campaignName string The campaign name.
softwareName string The name of the software to which you are upgrading.
distributionType string Valid values include:
  • LWM2M
  • OMA
  • HTTP
make string Applicable make.
model string Applicable model.
softwareFrom string The name of the old software on the device.
softwareTo string The name of the new software to which you are upgrading.
startDate string($date) Campaign start date.
endDate string($date) Campaign end date.
downloadAfterDate string($date) Specifies the starting date the client should download the package. If null, client downloads as soon as possible.
downloadTimeWindowList Array of startTime and endTime objects List of allowed download time windows.
downloadTimeWindowList.startTime integer Start hour in range [0-23], current hour >= startTime.
downloadTimeWindowList.endTime integer End hour in range [1-24], current hour < endTime.
installAfterDate string($date) The date after which client installs the package. If null, client installs as soon as possible.
installTimeWindowList Array of startTime and endTime objects List of allowed install time windows.
installTimeWindowList.startTime integer Start hour in range [0-23], current hour >= startTime.
installTimeWindowList.endTime integer End hour in range [1-24], current hour < endTime.
status string Software upgrade status.

Example Success Response

{
  "id": "60b5d639-ccdc-4db8-8824-069bd94c95bf",
  "accountName": "0402196254-00001",
  "campaignName": "FOTA_Verizon_Upgrade",
  "softwareName": "FOTA_Verizon_Model-A_02To03_HF",
  "distributionType": "HTTP",
  "make": "Verizon",
  "model": "Model-A",
  "softwareFrom": "FOTA_Verizon_Model-A_00To01_HF",
  "softwareTo": "FOTA_Verizon_Model-A_02To03_HF",
  "startDate": "2020-08-21",
  "endDate": "2020-08-22",
  "downloadAfterDate": "2020-08-21",
  "downloadTimeWindowList": [
    {
      "startTime": 20,
      "endTime": 21
    }
  ],
  "installAfterDate": "2020-08-21",
  "installTimeWindowList": [
    {
      "startTime": 22,
      "endTime": 23
    }
  ],
  "status": "CampaignRequestPending"
}

Failure Responses

Status 400

All error messages are returned in this format:

 { 
   "errorCode": "error code string",
   "errorMessage": "error message string"
}

Error codes and messages are listed on the Error Messages page, along with explanations and suggestions for corrective actions.