Release a Metasys operator override and return a point to normal control
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Documented steps
Authenticate and resolve the point to an objectId.
GET {base}/objects/{objectId}/attributes/presentValue and inspect condition.presentValue.priority to determine which priority level currently controls the point.
GET {base}/objects/{objectId}/commands and confirm which release command the object exposes: overrideReleaseCommand (title 'Release Operator Override'), releaseCommand ('Release'), or releaseAllCommand ('Release All').
To clear an operator override specifically: PUT {base}/objects/{objectId}/commands/overrideReleaseCommand with body {} or {"annotation":"released by automation"}. This command takes no parameters - only an optional annotation.
To release a specific attribute at a specific priority: PUT {base}/objects/{objectId}/commands/releaseCommand with parameters [attribute, priority], e.g. {"parameters":["attributeEnumSet.presentValue","writePriorityEnumSet.priority12"]}. Defaults are attributeEnumSet.presentValue and writePriorityEnumSet.priorityDefault.
To clear every commanded priority on the attribute: PUT {base}/objects/{objectId}/commands/releaseAllCommand with the same attribute/priority parameter shape.
Expect 202 Accepted with no body, then re-read presentValue and confirm condition.presentValue.priority has dropped to the expected level (or to the scheduler / program that should own it).
Record the annotation text - Metasys stores it against the resulting audit entry, which is what an operator will see later in the audit trail.
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
Releasing the wrong priority level silently does nothing useful: the point stays under the control of a higher-priority write. Always read condition.<attribute>.priority first rather than guessing.
overrideCommand ('Operator Override') has no 'priority' property in its body schema - it writes at the operator-override level implicitly. The matching release is overrideReleaseCommand, not releaseCommand at an arbitrary priority.
releaseAllCommand can wipe writes placed by other systems (demand limiting, load rolling, scheduling). In a live building this is disruptive - prefer a targeted releaseCommand.
Release commands return 202 Accepted, like all Metasys commands. Verify by re-reading, never by assuming.
Command invocation requires the Monitoring and Commanding API license and the command must appear in effectivePermissions.canInvoke.
Life-safety priorities (priorityManualEmergency, priorityFireApplications) must not be written or released by automation without an explicit, human-approved procedure.
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