tbctl 0.2.1

CLI for ThingsBoard: OTA packages, devices, telemetry, and attributes

tbctl

CLI for ThingsBoard: OTA packages, devices, telemetry, and attributes.

Installation

uv tool install tbctl
tbctl --install-completion
exec zsh

Testing pre-releases

Release candidates are published to TestPyPI. Install one with the extra index so uv can resolve the runtime dependencies from PyPI:

uv tool install \
  --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ \
  --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ \
  tbctl

From a local checkout

To install the working tree instead of the published package, point uv tool install at the path (a bare uv tool install tbctl fails because the package is not on the public registry):

./generate.sh            # build the generated client (gitignored, bundled into the wheel)
uv tool install .        # install the current checkout as a uv tool
tbctl --install-completion
exec zsh

Update

uv tool upgrade tbctl
tbctl --install-completion
exec zsh

For a local checkout, uv tool upgrade does not apply; reinstall instead. Because the version does not change between builds, --refresh is needed to bypass the cached wheel:

uv tool install . --reinstall --refresh

Configuration

The quickest way to get started is the interactive wizard, which prompts for the URL and token and verifies them against the server before saving:

tbctl config init

The individual commands are also available:

tbctl config set-url https://thingsboard.example.com
tbctl config set-token <api-token>
tbctl config show

Multiple config profiles are supported via --config <name> / -c (default: default).

Usage

tbctl ota list
tbctl ota list --search firmware --type FIRMWARE --sort-by createdTime --sort-order DESC
tbctl ota list --version 1.4.0                             # filter by version (client-side)
tbctl ota list --search app-fw --version 1.4.0             # narrow by title, then version
tbctl ota list --device-profile <uuid> --type FIRMWARE
tbctl ota list --json

tbctl ota get <uuid>
tbctl ota delete <uuid>

tbctl ota upload firmware.bin --title app-fw --version 1.4.0 --device-profile sensor-v2
tbctl ota upload firmware.bin --title app-sw --version 1.4.0 --type SOFTWARE --device-profile sensor-v2
tbctl ota upload --url http://host/fw.bin --title app-fw --version 1.4.0 --device-profile sensor-v2

tbctl ota download <uuid>                                   # by package id
tbctl ota download --device-profile sensor-v2               # profile's assigned firmware
tbctl ota download --device-profile sensor-v2 --version 1.4.0
tbctl ota download --device thermostat-01                   # device's firmware (falls back to its profile)
tbctl ota download --device thermostat-01 --version 1.4.0
tbctl ota download --name app-fw --latest                   # newest package with this title
tbctl ota download --name app-fw --version 1.4.0 --type SOFTWARE
tbctl ota download --name app-fw -o ./out.bin --force       # custom path, overwrite if present

tbctl ota assign app-fw thermostat-01                       # assign latest by title, to a device
tbctl ota assign app-fw thermostat-01 --version 1.4.0 --type SOFTWARE
tbctl ota assign <package-uuid> <device-uuid>
tbctl ota unassign thermostat-01                            # clear the device's FIRMWARE assignment
tbctl ota unassign thermostat-01 --type SOFTWARE

tbctl device list
tbctl device list --search sensor --type default --sort-by createdTime --sort-order DESC
tbctl device list --customer <customer-uuid> --token   # devices of a customer, with access tokens
tbctl device list --json
tbctl device get <device>
tbctl device create sensor-1 --profile default --label Lobby
tbctl device update sensor-1 --label "Main hall" --profile thermostat
tbctl device delete sensor-1 --yes
tbctl device assign sensor-1 --customer <customer-uuid>

tbctl telemetry keys <device>
tbctl telemetry latest <device> --keys temperature,humidity
tbctl telemetry history <device> --keys temperature --last 24h
tbctl telemetry history <device> --keys temperature --start 2026-06-01 --end 2026-06-25
tbctl telemetry history <device> --keys temperature --last 7d --plot

tbctl attributes get <device>
tbctl attributes get <device> --scope SERVER_SCOPE --keys fwVersion

<device> accepts a device UUID or a device name. Name resolution needs an API token with tenant device-read permission; otherwise pass the UUID directly.

tbctl ota upload creates a package from exactly one source: a local file argument or --url for an externally hosted package. --title, --version, and --device-profile (name or UUID) are required; --type defaults to FIRMWARE. For file uploads the checksum is computed locally (--checksum-algorithm, default SHA256) and sent alongside the data.

tbctl ota list --search maps to ThingsBoard's server-side text search, which matches the package title only. Use --version for a client-side, case-insensitive substring filter on the version; when given, all pages are fetched and filtered locally, and it combines with --search.

tbctl ota download takes exactly one selector (a package id, --device-profile, --device, or --name). For a profile or device, the assigned package is used unless --version is given; for --name, the newest version is used unless --version is given. --type defaults to FIRMWARE (--type SOFTWARE for software). Without -o/--output the file is saved under the package's own file name in the current directory, and an existing file is only overwritten with --force.

tbctl ota assign takes a package id or title and a device. --type defaults to FIRMWARE; with a title, the newest version is used unless --version is given. tbctl ota unassign clears the device's --type assignment (default FIRMWARE).

Development

./generate.sh   # build the client first, so the editable install can see it
uv sync
uv run tbctl
uv run pytest
pre-commit run --all-files

The editable install only sees tb_client if it exists at install time. After regenerating the client, refresh the editable path:

uv pip install -e . --force-reinstall