Connector names in the API
This article provides a list of the various Connector names that is being used in the internal REST API
When using the internal REST API you often needs to refer to the Connector which has a different internal name than the visual title the user sees in the portal.
An example of an API endpoint could be /api/plugins/{connector_name} which would show you all the meta data of the Connector and its Instances and Item. The {connector_name} would refer to the internal name of the Connector which is being shown in below table:
| Title of Connector | Internal name of Connector |
|---|---|
| Ethernet/IP | ab_eip |
| BACnet IP | bacnet_ip |
| BACnet MS/TP | bacnet_mstp |
| Beckhoff TwinCAT | beckhoff_twincat |
| CAMP NITP | camp_nitp |
| IFM VSE | ifm_vse |
| Keyence KV | keyence_kv |
| Mitsubishi MELSEC | melsec |
| Modbus TCP | modbus_tcp |
| Modbus RTU | modbus_rtu |
| Modbus RTU over TCP | modbus_rtu_tcp |
| MBus | mbus |
| W-MBus | wmbus |
| OPC-UA Client | opc_ua_client |
| OPC-UA Server | opc_ua_server |
| Siemens S7 | siemens_s7 |
| Siemens LOGO | siemens_logo |
| (Demo) Random number | random_number |
| Omron FINS | omron_fins |
| Omron Host Link | omronhostlink |
| Universal Robot | universal_robot |
| Virtual | virtual |
| Title of Connector | Internal name of Connector |
|---|---|
| Azure IoT | azure_iot |
| FILE | file |
| MS SQL | mssql |
| MQTT | mqtt |
| MySQL | mysql |
| PostgreSQL | psql |
| Pulsar | pulsar |
| REST API | rest_api |
| Siemens Mindsphere | siemens_mindsphere |