thing.connection event

The thing.connection event is triggered when a Thing connects or disconnects.

Form

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
Thing key	String		This trigger can be limited to a specific thing identified by it's key. Leave blank to not limit this trigger to a specific thing.
Thing tags	String		This trigger can be limited to things identified by tag. Leave blank to not limit this trigger by tags. When multiple tags are specified in the trigger event, the thing must have at least one tag in common for the trigger to execute.
State	String	Yes	Whether the thing has connected or disconnected.
Time in condition (seconds)	Integer		The length of time (in seconds) that the thing must be in the specified state before this trigger will execute.

Event variables

Name	Type	Description
$(event.state)	String	The connected/disconnected state of the thing when this trigger was initiated.
$(event.thing.key)	String	The key of the thing that initiated this trigger.
$(event.thing.name)	String	The name of the thing that initiated this trigger.
$(event.ts)	String	The timestamp when the connect/disconnect occurred.
$(event.remoteAddr)	String	The IP address of the thing.