SitesSpectrum Analysis

initiateSiteAnalyzeSpectrum

POST
/api/v1/sites/{site_id}/analyze_spectrum

Initiate a spectrum analysis for a site

The output will be available through websocket. As there can be multiple command issued against the same device at the same time and the output all goes through the same websocket stream, session is introduced for demux.

Subscribe to Device Command outputs

WS /api-ws/v1/stream

json { "subscribe": "/sites/{site_id}/analyze_spectrum" }

Example output from ws stream

{  "event": "data",  "channel": "/sites/4ac1dcf4-9d8b-7211-65c4-057819f0862b/analyze_spectrum",  "data": {      "session": "session_id",      "fft_samples": [          {              "frequency": 2437.0,              "rssi / signal ?": -93          },          ...      ],      "channel_usage": [          {              "channel": 36,              "noise": -78,              "wifi": 0.13,              "non_wifi": 0.08          },          ...      ]  }}

Authorization

Authorization<token>

Preferred authentication method for automation and integrations. Send the API token in the HTTP Authorization header.

Format: Authorization: Token {apitoken}

Notes:

  • An API token generated for a specific admin has the same privileges as that admin
  • An API token is automatically removed if it is not used for more than 90 days
  • SSO admins cannot generate admin API tokens. Use organization API tokens when scoped Org/Site privileges are needed.

In: header

Path Parameters

site_id*string
Formatuuid

Request Body

application/json

Request Body

Request parameters for starting AP spectrum analysis at a site

band*spectrum_analysis_band

Radio band to scan during spectrum analysis. enum: 24, 5, 6.

Value in

  • "24"
  • "5"
  • "6"
channels?array<integer>

Optional list of channels to scan. If not specified, all supported channels will be scanned

device_id?string

Optional device-generated UUID of the AP that is performing spectrum analysis. Required when device_ids is not provided.

Formatuuid
device_ids?array<>

Optional device-generated UUIDs of APs to scan. When provided, these take precedence over device_id; maximum 5 devices.

Items1 <= items <= 5
duration?integer

Length of the spectrum analysis run, in seconds

Range60 <= value <= 3600
Default600
format?spectrum_analysis_format

Output format for the spectrum analysis results. enum: json, stream.

Default"json"

Value in

  • "json"
  • "stream"

Response Body

curl -X POST "https://example.com/api/v1/sites/000000ab-00ab-00ab-00ab-0000000000ab/analyze_spectrum" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "band": "5",    "channels": [      36,      40,      44,      48    ],    "device_id": "00000000-0000-0000-1000-5c5b35bd76bb",    "duration": 600,    "format": "stream"  }'
{  "band": "24",  "channels": [    0  ],  "device_id": "3bafab7b-4400-4bcf-8e6e-09f954699940",  "device_ids": [    "743d709b-361e-4f32-8914-0bf36add9bdd"  ],  "duration": 0,  "format": "json",  "invalid_device_ids": {    "property1": [      "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08"    ],    "property2": [      "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08"    ]  },  "session_id": "1ffd059c-17ea-40a8-8aef-70fd0307db82",  "started_time": 0,  "width": 0}