# Create a Device Profile ### `POST /dm/v1/deviceConfigurationProfiles` Use this endpoint to create a device profile. ## Header Parameters The request header must set the content-type to JSON, contain a current ThingSpace authorization token and a current VZ-M2M session token. For more details on how to get these tokens, visit [Getting Started](https://thingspace.verizon.com/documentation/api-documentation.html#/http/connectivity-management/guides/getting-started/introduction-to-the-connectivity-management-api). |Parameter Name|Data Type|Description| |-----|-----|-----| | **Authorization** *(required)* | string | HTTP Authorization request header containing a valid Bearer token: `Authorization: Bearer {token}` | | **VZ-M2M-Token** *(required)* | string | A valid session token returned by a Connectivity Management `POST /session/login` request. | | **Content-Type** *(required)* | string | Must be `application/json`. | ## HTTP Request [POST https://thingspace.verizon.com/api/dm/v1/deviceConfigurationProfiles](/docs/specialized-apis/sensor-insights/api-endpoints/device-profiles/createaprofile) ## Request Parameters **Note:** All parameters are required unless marked *(optional)* | Parameter | Data Type | Description | | ---------- | --------- | ------------ | | **accountname** | string | The numeric name of the account and must include leading zeros. | | **profiles** |object| An object containing the details of the device profile. | | **kind** |string| The kind of profile being created. This value is determined by the user. | | **version** |string| The version of the profile. This value is determined by the user. | | **modelid** |string| The UUID of the sensor's model identifier. A UUID is a 32 to 36-bit alphanumeric string. This value is assigned at onboarding. | | **name** |string| The name of the sensor as assigned by the user. | | **configuration** |object| The time intervals for the sensor to report data as a default. | | **randomInt** |integer| The reporting interval (in hours) if an event is detected. | | **reportingInterval** |integer| The reporting interval (in hours) as a default. | ## Request Body Example Request: ```json { "accountname": "0000123456-00001", "profiles": [ { "kind": "the kind of profile being created", "version": "1.0", "modelid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000019", "name": "Demo Entry sensor 1730928792", "configuration": { "randomInt": 21, "resportingInterval": 24 } } ] } ``` ## Success Response **Status 201** This is a synchronous response, so the details of the device profile will be returned. Example Response: ```json [ { "id": "cb4169ec-eeee-ffff-gggg-d2951060421a", "kind": "the kind of profile being created", "version": "1.0", "versionid": "15bd78a1-eeee-ffff-gggg-86daa842009b", "createdon": "2023-10-02T15:46:34.562Z", "lastupdated": "2023-10-02T15:46:34.562Z", "name": "Demo Entry sensor 1730928792", "foreignid": "c1f178d3-eeee-ffff-gggg-0d6b7ae6022a", "billingaccountid": "0000123456-00001", "modelid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000019", "configuration": { "randomInt": 21, "resportingInterval": 24 } } ] ``` ## Success Parameters | Parameter | Data Type | Description | | ---------- | -------- | ----------- | | **id** |string| The UUID of the request. A UUID is a 32 to 36-bit alphanumeric string. | | **kind** |string| The kind of profile created, as per the user. | | **version** |string | the version of the device profile. | | **versionid** | string | The UUID of the version. A UUID is a 32 to 36-bit alphanumeric string. | | **createdon** |string ($date-time)|The timestamp of when the record was created. | | **lastupdated** |string ($date-time)|The timestamp of when the last update to the record was made.| | **name** |string| The user-assigned name of the sensor.| | **foreignid** |string| The UUID value of the user's Enterprise Customer Profile Database (ECPD) account. A UUID is a 32 to 36-bit alphanumeric string. | | **billingaccountid** |string| The numeric name of the account and must include leading zeros. This value matches the `accountname`. | | **modelid** |string| The UUID of the sensor's model identifier. A UUID is a 32 to 36-bit alphanumeric string. This value is assigned at onboarding. | | **configuration** |object| The time intervals for the sensor to report data as a default. | | **randomInt** |integer| The reporting interval (in hours) if an event is detected. | | **reportingInterval** |integer| The reporting interval (in hours) as a default. | ## Failure Responses Example Response: ```json { "error": "Error name or code", "error_description": "A longer error description.", "cause": "A cause for the error" } ```