# \#device **URL:** https://forums.losant.com/tag/device/50.md [Latest](https://forums.losant.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.losant.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.losant.com/tags.md) --- ## [Name column in data export csv](https://forums.losant.com/t/name-column-in-data-export-csv/6010)
**Author:** [@Allan\_West](https://forums.losant.com/u/Allan_West)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/name-column-in-data-export-csv/6010 "2026-08-11T14:18:13Z")
If I request a data export for multiple devices, and select ‘concatenate all devices into a single file’, I have the option to include a column for device ID. Would it be possible to add the option to include a column fo… --- ## [Search using "contains" for tags](https://forums.losant.com/t/search-using-contains-for-tags/6003)
**Author:** [@Tanner\_Williams](https://forums.losant.com/u/Tanner_Williams)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/search-using-contains-for-tags/6003 "2026-07-22T15:10:59Z")
For example we have serial numbers on our devices and it would be nice to be able to get a query that returns all SN that start with B. Being able to search for not complete matches would be useful. --- ## [Is there a native way to buffer device commands and replay on reconnect?](https://forums.losant.com/t/is-there-a-native-way-to-buffer-device-commands-and-replay-on-reconnect/5987)
**Author:** [@Surya\_Kapisetti](https://forums.losant.com/u/Surya_Kapisetti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/is-there-a-native-way-to-buffer-device-commands-and-replay-on-reconnect/5987 "2026-04-13T17:19:59Z")
Here’s a clean forum post: Title: Is there a native way to buffer device commands and replay on reconnect? Body: Hi Losant community, Is there any native capability in Losant to buffer commands sent to a device whi… --- ## [Csv email widget](https://forums.losant.com/t/csv-email-widget/5937)
**Author:** [@Allan\_West](https://forums.losant.com/u/Allan_West)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/csv-email-widget/5937 "2025-11-05T11:41:43Z")
Are there any plans for a dashboard widget that has a similar function as the ‘request data export’ function within the Losant UI (under device actions)? We can’t seem to do this in a way where the end-user isn’t emaile… --- ## [Sending Workflow Output (Array) to Device List Block](https://forums.losant.com/t/sending-workflow-output-array-to-device-list-block/5908)
**Author:** [@Surya\_Kapisetti](https://forums.losant.com/u/Surya_Kapisetti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/sending-workflow-output-array-to-device-list-block/5908 "2025-08-26T18:45:03Z")
Hi team, I’m working on a dashboard implementation and need some guidance. I have an Input Controls block that collects user input and a button which triggers an Application Workflow. The workflow processes the in… --- ## [MQTT message overload on reconnect with Weintek HMI](https://forums.losant.com/t/mqtt-message-overload-on-reconnect-with-weintek-hmi/5882)
**Author:** [@Jonatas\_Liasch](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jonatas_Liasch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/mqtt-message-overload-on-reconnect-with-weintek-hmi/5882 "2025-06-30T19:14:28Z")
Hello, I’m using a Weintek HMI to publish data via MQTT. I’m using this device because it offers more flexibility in its programming. It has a buffer storage that retains messages in case of an internet disconnection. … --- ## [How to distinguish between gateway device and peripheral device in MQTT communication](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-distinguish-between-gateway-device-and-peripheral-device-in-mqtt-communication/5879)
**Author:** [@Rei\_Naraoka](https://forums.losant.com/u/Rei_Naraoka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-distinguish-between-gateway-device-and-peripheral-device-in-mqtt-communication/5879 "2025-06-30T12:18:36Z")
I have a question about identifying gateway devices and peripheral devices in MQTT communication. In the documentation, ・losant/my-gateway-id/state ・losant/my-peripheral-device/state It says that the devices are iden… --- ## [Device attributes randomly being deleted](https://forums.losant.com/t/device-attributes-randomly-being-deleted/5852)
**Author:** [@Stewart\_McCallum](https://forums.losant.com/u/Stewart_McCallum)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/device-attributes-randomly-being-deleted/5852 "2025-06-02T18:42:12Z")
Hello, I have noticed that on several occasion some of my devices have had certain attibutes cleared/deleted. ( Not Tags ) . I do not have any workflows that would overwrite or set new values to those attributes. Any id… --- ## [Accidentally bulk updated all devices](https://forums.losant.com/t/accidentally-bulk-updated-all-devices/5849)
**Author:** [@Anshul\_Maske](https://forums.losant.com/u/Anshul_Maske)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/accidentally-bulk-updated-all-devices/5849 "2025-05-21T21:15:35Z")
I wanted to remove an attribute from 1 device from a total of 269 devices. The default query filter under bulk update was set to match NONE of the following and I had the ID of the 1 devices filled in. I updated the devi… --- ## [Data from future timestamp](https://forums.losant.com/t/data-from-future-timestamp/5704)
**Author:** [@Cesar\_Guedes](https://forums.losant.com/u/Cesar_Guedes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/data-from-future-timestamp/5704 "2024-12-16T17:22:16Z")
Hello! I have a specific situation to deal with, where I need to check the reported data when the timestamp is (more than 30 days) in the future. However, it doesn’t really act like an invalid payload, so it can’t b… --- ## [CPF Alerting modifications](https://forums.losant.com/t/cpf-alerting-modifications/5687)
**Author:** [@Tanner\_Williams](https://forums.losant.com/u/Tanner_Williams)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/cpf-alerting-modifications/5687 "2024-11-26T21:27:29Z")
I’m currently setting up a workflow that uses data to auto set thresholds for certain attributes on the devices alerting tab. Looking into the work flow that does this when the page is submitted it looks like its submitt… --- ## [Block specific device via MQTT](https://forums.losant.com/t/block-specific-device-via-mqtt/5686)
**Author:** [@Jonatas\_Liasch](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jonatas_Liasch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/block-specific-device-via-mqtt/5686 "2024-11-25T16:46:14Z")
Hi I have several devices connected to the platform via MQTT, these devices execute a workflow when they send data to the system. I would like to know if it is possible to block the system so that a device no longer… --- ## [Query by Device Tags](https://forums.losant.com/t/query-by-device-tags/5644)
**Author:** [@Felipe\_Lavoura](https://forums.losant.com/u/Felipe_Lavoura)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/query-by-device-tags/5644 "2024-10-17T13:28:56Z")
Hello out there! When querying by device tags, filling more than one tag, does the query take into consideration an “AND” or “OR” approach? --- ## [Max30100 sensor not reporting to losant](https://forums.losant.com/t/max30100-sensor-not-reporting-to-losant/4426)
**Author:** [@Sunday\_Ajiroghene](https://forums.losant.com/u/Sunday_Ajiroghene)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/max30100-sensor-not-reporting-to-losant/4426 "2024-09-20T07:37:31Z")
Hello, I need help! I have successfully connected my Esp32 to losant using the unsecured connection method as secured protocol is taking forever to connect. I can easily send data from my Esp32 to losant. But then I c… --- ## [Reading failed reported states](https://forums.losant.com/t/reading-failed-reported-states/5576)
**Author:** [@Cesar\_Guedes](https://forums.losant.com/u/Cesar_Guedes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/reading-failed-reported-states/5576 "2024-08-22T15:35:16Z")
Hello! I’m currently working on an issue with a device I have. It randomly sends messages in the wrong format, and I need to be alerted when it happens. To make things clear, this is the kind of error that will appear … --- ## [Device showing offline](https://forums.losant.com/t/device-showing-offline/5562)
**Author:** [@Tanner\_Williams](https://forums.losant.com/u/Tanner_Williams)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/device-showing-offline/5562 "2024-08-15T14:44:33Z")
We have a edge device that is now appearing offline(Its only online cause i forced the status online for testing). Were not sure why it went offline but all tempts to reach out to it through losant using edge workflows… --- ## [Batch payload reporting is not updating device state](https://forums.losant.com/t/batch-payload-reporting-is-not-updating-device-state/5527)
**Author:** [@Logan\_Parker](https://forums.losant.com/u/Logan_Parker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/batch-payload-reporting-is-not-updating-device-state/5527 "2024-07-18T15:09:08Z")
I am currently attempting to record data in relatively frequent intervals, and then use batch reporting to update the device state. as shown in the device log, the MQTT broker is receiving each of the payloads that i… --- ## [Application key / secret invalid](https://forums.losant.com/t/application-key-secret-invalid/5495)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Blaylock](https://forums.losant.com/u/Dave_Blaylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/application-key-secret-invalid/5495 "2024-06-17T16:01:10Z")
Hello All, I am getting Application Key/Secret Invalid errors in my log for a few of my devices in the field. The problem is that these devices are running in the field autonomously and to fix I would need to send some… --- ## [Best way to display devices within groupings](https://forums.losant.com/t/best-way-to-display-devices-within-groupings/5459)
**Author:** [@Nick\_Calibey](https://forums.losant.com/u/Nick_Calibey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/best-way-to-display-devices-within-groupings/5459 "2024-06-12T10:31:03Z")
Hi there, I’m currently working with a setup where: Each customer has 1+ “sites” (i.e. locations, facilities, etc.) Each site has 1+ devices The sites are implemented as user groups that are nested underneath the the… --- ## [Cloning of device attribute to another (one, many, but not ALL as in device recipe)](https://forums.losant.com/t/cloning-of-device-attribute-to-another-one-many-but-not-all-as-in-device-recipe/4412)
**Author:** [@Jose\_Cruz](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jose_Cruz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/cloning-of-device-attribute-to-another-one-many-but-not-all-as-in-device-recipe/4412 "2024-06-11T04:38:08Z")
Greetings. If not already, it would be a good suggestion to be able to Clone a single device’s attribute(s) individually (not as a whole ‘recipe’) to other device(s). There are many attributes, during development, that o… --- ## [Globals being pass to a device and back again](https://forums.losant.com/t/globals-being-pass-to-a-device-and-back-again/5468)
**Author:** [@Tanner\_Williams](https://forums.losant.com/u/Tanner_Williams)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/globals-being-pass-to-a-device-and-back-again/5468 "2024-05-10T18:35:18Z")
Hi, I apologize if this has been asked before already I tried looking around and a lot of the stuff was similar but not exactly getting me where i needed. Anyways I was wondering if there is an easy way to pass global d… --- ## [Send individual reports (copy of dashboard) to the user who own them](https://forums.losant.com/t/send-individual-reports-copy-of-dashboard-to-the-user-who-own-them/5463)
**Author:** [@Tanner\_Williams](https://forums.losant.com/u/Tanner_Williams)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/send-individual-reports-copy-of-dashboard-to-the-user-who-own-them/5463 "2024-05-01T15:17:40Z")
I was wondering if there was an easy way to send individualized reports to the owner of a device. Pretty much what I’m looking for is a screen cap of the current dashboard emailed to them. I see the API to send dashboar… --- ## [Is there any way to increase the device attribute limit?](https://forums.losant.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-increase-the-device-attribute-limit/5458)
**Author:** [@Davi\_Gramm\_Bauer](https://forums.losant.com/u/Davi_Gramm_Bauer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-increase-the-device-attribute-limit/5458 "2024-04-22T19:50:04Z")
I have an application where the device hierarchy has been structured in a way that usually works well, but we have some exceptions where the device requires more than 256 attributes. Is there any way to increase the dev… --- ## [Batch Reporting Device State via losantmqtt Python library fails](https://forums.losant.com/t/batch-reporting-device-state-via-losantmqtt-python-library-fails/5441)
**Author:** [@Logan\_Parker](https://forums.losant.com/u/Logan_Parker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/batch-reporting-device-state-via-losantmqtt-python-library-fails/5441 "2024-03-27T19:18:30Z")
I have devices in the field which I would like to configure to do batch reporting, where they sample data and return an array of payloads. It seems as though this is a supported feature, as there is mention of it in the d… --- ## [Enable Device System attributes calculated via workflow](https://forums.losant.com/t/enable-device-system-attributes-calculated-via-workflow/5407)
**Author:** [@Logan\_Parker](https://forums.losant.com/u/Logan_Parker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/enable-device-system-attributes-calculated-via-workflow/5407 "2024-02-08T15:29:17Z")
Device systems are an awesome way of aggregating different sets of devices - however, the attributes on the device systems should be able to be set not only as aggregates of the children device data, but also by workflow… --- ## [Constant Device Reconnection When Using NodeJs](https://forums.losant.com/t/constant-device-reconnection-when-using-nodejs/5399)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Logsdon](https://forums.losant.com/u/Ryan_Logsdon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/constant-device-reconnection-when-using-nodejs/5399 "2024-01-29T16:53:23Z")
Hi there, I am working to develop a NodeJs application that receives data from Losant via Mqtt. I followed the documentation about setting up a device in Javascript, however, when I run my application, the application s… --- ## [How to modify device tenancy tags without breaking CPF logic?](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-modify-device-tenancy-tags-without-breaking-cpf-logic/5396)
**Author:** [@emcdee](https://forums.losant.com/u/emcdee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-modify-device-tenancy-tags-without-breaking-cpf-logic/5396 "2024-01-19T18:39:28Z")
Firstly, CPF is epic. So when \[bulk\] creating devices on the ‘back end’ (not using the app’s Device \> Register Device menu), if I manually assign Customer, Site tags here to match the queries in “Users and Groups” for m… --- ## [Device Get using "Match All of the following"](https://forums.losant.com/t/device-get-using-match-all-of-the-following/5361)
**Author:** [@Stewart\_McCallum](https://forums.losant.com/u/Stewart_McCallum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/device-get-using-match-all-of-the-following/5361 "2023-12-12T17:16:10Z")
Im trying to use the “Device Get” node to look up a peripheral device that is tied to a particular gateway using the “Report From A Specific Gateway” feature. The peripheral’s identifier is a decimal number but other pe… --- ## [Reporting question](https://forums.losant.com/t/reporting-question/5343)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Blaylock](https://forums.losant.com/u/Dave_Blaylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/reporting-question/5343 "2023-11-30T18:52:20Z")
I am looking for guidance. I have been dabbling around Losant for the last 3 years working through understanding the application that we had programmed for our company. Unfortunately with all the other hats I wear here I… --- ## [Mqtt output edge workflow](https://forums.losant.com/t/mqtt-output-edge-workflow/5325)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Pinheiro](https://forums.losant.com/u/Lucas_Pinheiro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/mqtt-output-edge-workflow/5325 "2023-11-09T17:15:54Z")
Good morning I have the following question, how can I send a command to a device through my edge compute gateway workflow? I’m trying to publish in the topic exposed in the documentation but the mqtt output block prese… [Next page](https://forums.losant.com/tag/device/50.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=device)