generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://mongoose-os.com/docs/mdash/api.md
api: openapi/cesanta-mdash-openapi.yml
authentication:
  style: bearer-token
  header: Authorization
  format: 'Bearer KEY'
  notes: mDash API key issued from the dashboard; also managed via the /keys endpoints.
  ref: authentication/cesanta-authentication.yml
content_type:
  request: application/json
  notes: POST/PUT calls that carry a JSON body must set Content-Type application/json. OTA upload uses multipart/form-data (file=@fw.zip).
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v2
  base_path: /api/v2
  ref: lifecycle/cesanta-lifecycle.yml
idempotency:
  supported: false
  notes: mDash does not document an idempotency-key mechanism. Device registration and key creation are not idempotent.
pagination:
  supported: false
  notes: Log retrieval uses an offset via the POST /logs "start" parameter; device/key lists are returned whole.
error_envelope:
  documented: false
  notes: The published reference documents happy-path responses only; no structured error envelope is specified.
  ref: errors/cesanta-problem-types.yml
rate_limiting:
  documented: false