POST /v2/triggers
Create a new trigger to send an alert based on Standalone price plan usage. The trigger may also suspend usage or change the service plan of specified devices.
See also:
Update price plan triggers (Stand alone)
Create Price Plan Triggers (Pay as you Go)
Create Price Plan Triggers (Profile share)
Create Price Plan Triggers (Account share)
Get rate plan list
Delete trigger
POST https://thingspace.verizon.com/api/m2m/v2/triggers
None.
The request header must contain a current ThingSpace authorization bearer token and a valid VZ-M2M session token, and must set the content-type to JSON.
Parameter Name | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Authorization required |
string | HTTP Authorization bearer token. |
VZ-M2M-Token required |
string | A valid session token returned by POST /session/login. |
Content-Type required |
string | Must be application/json . |
The information about the Standalone price plan usage trigger that you want to create.
Parameter Name | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|
triggerName required |
string | The user defined name of the trigger. |
ecpdId |
string | The Enterprise Customer Profile Database ID (ECPD ID), also known as the Verizon profile ID. |
triggerCategory required |
object | The category of trigger being created. For this request the category is PricePlanDataUsage . |
|
object | The parameters and actions of the trigger. |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone required |
object | Details of the Profile Share price plan trigger |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.filterCriteria required |
object | Defines separate or combined and the account names associated. |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone. filterCriteria.carrierServicePlanCode |
string | The service plan ID |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.filterCriteria.accountNameList | array of strings | an array of accountNames using the service plan that the trigger will act upon. |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.condition required |
object | Defines the trigger condition to monitor for notification. |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.condition.conditionType | string | The condition type defines how the trigger will evaluate the usage:
|
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.condition.comparator | string | The type of comparison to be made against the threshold:
(Required for “Individual” and “AccountLevel” conditionTypes) |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.condition.threshold | integer | The number of units defining the threshold. (Required for “Individual” and “AccountLevel” conditionTypes) |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.condition.thresholdUnit | string | The units the threshold is measured in:
(Required for “Individual” and “AccountLevel” conditionTypes) |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.condition.cycletype | string | The accumulation cycle of the trigger. Required for “Individual” and “AccountLevel” conditionTypes:
Weekly cycles start on Monday, and monthly cycles are based on the account billing cycle |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone. condition.separateOrCombined |
string | Only applicable for “AccountLevel” conditionType. Determines whether or not to aggregate usage of multiple accounts together, or separate by account:
|
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.allowanceThreshold | object | Only applicable for “UsageAllowance” conditionType. Defines trigger threshold based on percentage of plan allowance. |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone. allowanceThreshold.percentage50 pricePlanTrigger.standAlone. allowanceThreshold.percentage75 pricePlanTrigger.standAlone. allowanceThreshold.percentage90 pricePlanTrigger.standAlone. allowanceThreshold.percentage100 |
boolean | Indicates whether the trigger should be activated when usage reaches the specified percentage of the plan allowance:
|
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action required |
object | When the trigger activates, this is the action taken. |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.suspend | boolean | Suspend the devices from further usage:
Only applicable for “Individual” and “AccountLevel” conditionType. Suspend and changePlan cannot both be true. |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.suspendDetails | array | suspendDetails is required if suspend boolean is true |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action. suspendDetails.suspendFromAccounts |
array of strings | An array of accountNames to suspend from usage |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.suspendDuration | integer | Number of days to suspend service:
|
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.suspendOption | string |
|
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.threshold | integer | The number of units that cause suspension. (Required if suspend is true and conditionType is “AccountLevel”) |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.thresholdUnit | string | The units the threshold is measured in:
(Required if suspend is true and conditionType is “AccountLevel”) |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.changePlan | boolean | Changes the plan of the device upon activation of the trigger.
Only applicable for “Individual” conditionType. Suspend and changePlan cannot both be true |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.changePlanDetails | object | changePlanDetails is required if changePlan boolean is true and conditionType is “Individual” |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action. changePlanDetails.toCarrierServicePlanCode |
string | The service plan ID to change the plan of the device to. |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action.agingDetails | object | agingDetails is required if conditionType is “Aging” |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action. agingDetails.onNumberOfBillCycle |
integer | Number of bill cycles that a device can be on the price plan before alert is sent |
pricePlanTrigger.standAlone.action. agingDetails.toCarrierServicePlanCode |
string | The service plan ID to change the plan of the device to. Only required if changePlan is true. |
notification required |
object | Defines the type and frequency of notification. |
notification.notificationType | string |
|
notification.callback | boolean | Indicates if a callback will be generated by the notification or not:
|
notification.emailNotification | boolean | Indicates if the notification will send an email or not:
|
notification.notificationGroupName | string | A user defined name for a group to notify. |
notification.notificationFequencyFactor | integer | Number of reminder notifications to send after the trigger is activated. |
notification.notificationFrequencyInterval | string | The frequency of the reminder notifications.
|
notification.externalEmailRecipients | string | A comma separated list of email addresses to notify if Email notification is used. |
notification.smsNotification | boolean | Indicates if a notification Short Messaging Service (SMS) message will be sent:
|
notification.smsNumbers | array | An array of mobile numbers to send text messages to. |
notification.smsNumbers.number | string | The 10-digit mobile number to send an SMS message to. |
notification.smsNumbers.carrier | string | The service provider for that mobile number. |
notification.reminder | boolean | If a reminder will be sent at the defined intervals:
|
notification.severity | string | The severity associated with the notification:
|
active | boolean | Indicates the trigger is active or not:
|
{
"triggerName":"user assigned trigger name",
"ecpdId":"Verizon profile ID",
"triggerCategory":"PricePlanDataUsage",
"pricePlanTrigger":{
"standAlone":{
"filterCriteria":{
"carrierServicePlanCode": "Service plan code value",
"accountNameList": [
"0000123456-00001"
]
},
"condition":{
"conditionType":"Individual",
"comparator":"gt",
"threshold":100,
"thresholdUnit":"KB",
"cycleType":"Daily"
},
"action":{
"changePlan":true,
"changePlanDetails":{
"toCarrierServicePlanCode":"Destination service plan code value",
}
}
}
},
"notification":{
"notificationType":"PerEvent",
"callback":true,
"emailNotification":false,
"notificationGroupName":"NotificationGroupName",
"notificationFrequencyFactor":3,
"notificationFrequencyInterval":"Daily",
"externalEmailRecipients":"Email Addresses",
"smsNotification":true,
"smsNumbers":[
{
"number":"10-digit mobile number",
"carrier":"mobile service provider"
},
{
"number":"10-digit mobile number",
"carrier":"mobile service provider"
}
],
"reminder":true,
"severity":"Critical"
},
"active":true
}
{
"triggerName":"user assigned trigger name",
"ecpdId":"Verizon profile ID",
"triggerCategory":"PricePlanDataUsage",
"pricePlanTrigger":{
"standAlone":{
"filterCriteria":{
"carrierServicePlanCode": "Service plan code value",
"accountNameList": [
"0000123456-00001"
]
},
"condition":{
"conditionType":"Aging"
},
"action":{
"changePlan":true,
"agingDetails":{
"onNumberOfBillCycle":2,
"toCarrierServicePlanCode":"Destination service plan code value",
}
}
}
},
"notification":{
"notificationType":"PerEvent",
"callback":true,
"emailNotification":false,
"notificationGroupName":"NotificationGroupName",
"notificationFrequencyFactor":3,
"notificationFrequencyInterval":"Daily",
"externalEmailRecipients":"Email Addresses",
"smsNotification":true,
"smsNumbers":[
{
"number":"10-digit mobile number",
"carrier":"mobile service provider"
},
{
"number":"10-digit mobile number",
"carrier":"mobile service provider"
}
],
"reminder":true,
"severity":"Critical"
},
"active":true
}
{
"triggerName":"user assigned trigger name",
"ecpdId":"Verizon profile ID",
"triggerCategory":"PricePlanDataUsage",
"pricePlanTrigger":{
"standAlone":{
"filterCriteria":{
"carrierServicePlanCode": "Service plan code value"
},
"condition":{
"conditionType":"UsageAllowance",
"allowanceThreshold":{
"percentage50":true,
"percentage75":false,
"percentage90":false,
"percentage100":true
}
},
"action":{}
}
},
"notification":{
"notificationType":"PerEvent",
"callback":true,
"emailNotification":false,
"notificationGroupName":"NotificationGroupName",
"notificationFrequencyFactor":3,
"notificationFrequencyInterval":"Daily",
"externalEmailRecipients":"Email Addresses",
"smsNotification":true,
"smsNumbers":[
{
"number":"10-digit mobile number",
"carrier":"mobile service provider"
},
{
"number":"10-digit mobile number",
"carrier":"mobile service provider"
}
],
"reminder":true,
"severity":"Critical"
},
"active":true
}
Status 200
Example Success Response:
{
"triggerId": "b9cc1da6-89d8-4b52-b91a-7eba8859ab5e"
}
Status 400
All error messages are returned in this format:
{
"errorCode": "error code string",
"errorMessage": "error message string"
}
{
"username": "user making the request",
"password": "user's password",
"requestId": "system generated request ID",
"deviceResponse": {
"alertServiceResponse": {
"triggerId": "b9cc1da6-89d8-4b52-b91a-7eba8859ab5e",
"triggerName": "user assigned trigger name",
"triggerCategory": "PricePlanDataUsage",
"accountName": "0000123456-00001",
"standAlone": {
"carrierServicePlanCode": "sevice plan code value",
"servicePlanDescription": "description of the service plan",
"deviceIds": [
{
"id": "15-digit IMEI",
"kind": "IMEI"
}
],
"triggerDateTime": "2022-04-13T00:07:54.7410000Z",
"triggerValue": 2,
"cycleType": "DAILY",
"threshold": 1,
"thresholdUnit": "KB",
"message": "Usage in KB > 1.00 KBDAILY (Usage in KB = 2.00 on device {device ID})"
}
}
},
"callbackCount": 1,
"maxCallbackThreshold": 4
}
Parameter Name | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|
username |
string | The name of the user making the request. |
password |
string | The user's password. |
requestId | string | System generated ID of the request being made. |
deviceResponse |
object | All of the trigger information details. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse |
object | All of the trigger information details. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.triggerId | string | The trigger ID being queried |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.triggerName | string | The user defined name of the trigger. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.triggerCategory | string | Price plan triggers will always have the type PricePlanDataUsage . |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.accountName | string | The billing ID. Account names are usually numeric and must include the leading zeros. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone | object | Details about the Pay As You Go Trigger |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone. carrierServicePlanCode |
string | The service plan ID |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone. servicePlanDescription |
string | A short description of the service plan. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.deviceIds | array | An array of device ID objects associated with the trigger. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.deviceIds.id | string | The device's ID value. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.deviceIds.kind | string | The type of ID. Valid types include:
|
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.triggerDateTime | string($date-time) | The date and time that the trigger was activated. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.triggerValue | integer | The value for when the trigger activates as set by the threshold. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.cycleType | string | The accumulation cycle of the trigger. Required for “Individual” and “AccountLevel” conditionTypes:
Weekly cycles start on Monday, and monthly cycles are based on the account billing cycle. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.threshold | integer | The number of units measured as a threshold for the trigger. |
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.thresholdUnits | string | The units the threshold is measured in:
|
deviceResponse.alertServiceResponse.standAlone.message | string | A message to be sent once the trigger activates. |
callbackCount | integer | The number of callbacks returned from the request. |
maxCallbackThreshold | integer | The maximum number of callbacks allowed per request. |
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Error codes and messages are listed on the Error Messages page, along with explanations and suggestions for corrective actions.