Edit Metasys object attributes safely with PATCH /objects/{objectId}
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Documented steps
Authenticate and resolve the object id.
GET {base}/objects/{objectId}/attributes?attributeFilter=writableBasic to see which attributes are actually writable; use prioritizedBasic to identify attributes that are written through the priority array instead.
GET {base}/objects/{objectId}?includeSchema=true and read the schema for each attribute you intend to change, noting its metasysType.
PATCH {base}/objects/{objectId} with Content-Type: application/json and body {"item":{"name":"ZN-T","description":"Zone Temperature"}}. Only the 'item' wrapper is permitted at the top level.
For any attribute whose metasysType is struct, array or object, send the complete value. Partial updates to structured attributes are undefined behavior in this API.
Expect 200 on success. Verify with a follow-up GET of the object or the specific attribute.
Check effectivePermissions.canModify on the object before attempting the PATCH - a user without it gets 403 rather than a validation error.
For present-value writes on commandable points, use PUT /objects/{objectId}/commands/{commandId} instead of PATCH so the write lands at a defined BACnet priority.
Reference: https://jci-metasys.github.io/api-landing/api/v6-16 (Metasys REST API, 'Version 6 for 16.0', OpenAPI 3.0.3). Doc set index: https://jci-metasys.github.io/api-landing/ | changelog: https://jci-metasys.github.io/api-landing/guides/api-changelog/ | version support: https://jci-metasys.github.io/api-landing/guides/version-support-matrix/ | polling and streaming limits: https://jci-metasys.github.io/api-landing/guides/attribute-access-guidelines/
Known gotchas
PATCH writes bypass the priority array semantics that commands provide. On a commandable point, PATCHing presentValue is not equivalent to an operator override and will behave differently from the Metasys UI.
Structured attributes must be written whole. Sending a subset of a struct's fields is not a merge - the spec explicitly requires updating attributes in whole.
Editing an object requires the Monitoring and Commanding API license.
The request body must be exactly {"item":{...}}; additionalProperties is false, so any extra top-level key produces a 400.
400 responses cover invalid body, missing/incorrectly typed parameters, out-of-range values, values outside an enum set, wrong format, and unsupported Content-Type - read errorMessage.statusName to tell them apart.
Changing name or description alters what operators see in the Metasys UI and in alarm text; coordinate before scripting bulk renames.
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