# Set device connection status via API?

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/set-device-connection-status-via-api/4545>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** device\
**Created:** [May 23, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/set-device-connection-status-via-api/4545 "2022-05-23T10:23:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paolo\_Proxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/set-device-connection-status-via-api/4545/1 "2022-05-23T10:23:01Z")

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Hi there,  
would there be a way to force set the device connectivity status?  
I have a set of devices that are connected to another system and I can check via their API whether is online or offline.  
Ideally I don’t want to create a separate attribute for that, because it would be nice to see the device Connection Status in the dashboard panel.

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**Author:** ![Dylan\_Schuster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/dylan_schuster/32/2850_2.png) [@Dylan\_Schuster](https://forums.losant.com/u/Dylan_Schuster)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/set-device-connection-status-via-api/4545/2 "2022-05-23T11:50:43Z")

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Yes:

- [https://docs.losant.com/rest-api/device/#set-connection-status](https://docs.losant.com/rest-api/device/#set-connection-status)
- [https://docs.losant.com/devices/overview/#force-connection-status](https://docs.losant.com/devices/overview/#force-connection-status)

Note, it will only work on [device classes](https://docs.losant.com/devices/overview/#choosing-a-device-type) that can connect to our MQTT broker (so, not [systems](https://docs.losant.com/devices/overview/#system) or [peripherals](https://docs.losant.com/devices/overview/#peripheral)).

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**Author:** ![Paolo\_Proxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/set-device-connection-status-via-api/4545/3 "2022-05-23T11:54:10Z")

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That worked just fine!