Hello,
Is there a way to control or manage payload frequency directly within the Losant platform, or does this need to be handled at the device or machine level? Additionally, is there a workflow node similar to a “read device state/data” or “block device state/data” node?
We had two months where our payload volume exceeded the platform limit, so we’re looking for a solution within Losant to help better manage or reduce payload usage. Thank you!
Is there a way to control or manage payload frequency directly within the Losant platform, or does this need to be handled at the device or machine level?
No, there is no way to, at a global level, throttle payload consumption within a Losant application. You can do things like disable or lower the frequency of Timer Triggers but, assuming the vast majority of your payload consumption comes from devices reporting state to our MQTT broker (as is true for most of our customers), this will have to be managed at the device level with how frequently they report state.
Additionally, is there a workflow node similar to a “read device state/data” or “block device state/data” node?
There are several nodes that allow for reading device state data in one way or the other - the Data: Time Series Node and Data: Gauge Query Node being a couple of them. But we do not have any way of blocking device state from being reported. You can delete device data after it has been recorded but those billable payloads will still count even if you do.
We had two months where our payload volume exceeded the platform limit, so we’re looking for a solution within Losant to help better manage or reduce payload usage.
You can monitor your usage over time within your organization or at a per-application level. As your IoT solution grows, though, it’s reasonable to assume your usage will grow along with it. Your best bet for reducing usage is to lower the frequency at which your devices report state, if that is an option for your solution.
You can also reach out to your account manager here at Losant to negotiate updated usage terms as well; that would help with excessive overage fees.
Thank you Dylan for your response.