Read and write ThingWorx Thing property values via its REST API for machine/asset data
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Steps
Authenticate using either an appKey query parameter (?appKey={key}&x-thingworx-session=true) or HTTP Basic auth against the ThingWorx server
GET /Things/{thingName}/Properties to retrieve all current property values for a Thing
GET /Things/{thingName}/Properties/{propertyName} to retrieve a single property's value
PUT /Things/{thingName}/Properties/{propertyName} with a JSON body like {"propertyName": value} to write a new value
For newly created Things, call POST .../Services/EnableThing then .../Services/RestartThing before properties can be read or written
Known gotchas
A Thing created via CreateThing must be enabled and restarted before its properties are usable — writes/reads against a disabled Thing will fail
Compound property types (e.g. LOCATION) require a nested JSON object matching the internal schema (e.g. {location: {latitude, longitude, elevation, units}}), not a flat value
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