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Introduction

This tutorial sets you up to use the Butlr API for programmatic access to your occupancy and asset data.

What you'll need​

We use OAuth2.0 and JWT's to secure our API's, therefore you'll need the following:

  • Username and Password provided by support@butlr.io
  • Client id and Secret provided by support@butlr.io

Getting started​

  1. Get your access token
  2. Query your assets:
  3. Query your occupancy data:
    • POST - https://api.butlr.io/api/v3/reporting

What is an asset?

An asset is a physical object that is connected to the Butlr platform. Assets can be anything from a sensor to a room to a hive. Assets are the building blocks of the Butlr platform, and they are the foundation of the data that is collected and analyzed by the Butlr platform.

Hierarchical structure​

Some of these assets have not been implemented yet, but they are in the works. The hierarchy of assets is as follows: Butlr Ontology