Getting started
How to get started using Airthings MQTT
It's necessary to create Airthings MQTT client with its ID and certificate. You can either get a certificate and a private key from us or upload a self-signed certificate to authorize your client.
For the purpose of demonstration, MQTT explorer will be used to connect and subscribe to the MQTT broker.
Requirements
- Access to an Airthings for Business account and its
accountId
- An onboarded, online device within the account
Create Airthings MQTT client
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Navigate to MQTT Integration in dashboard
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Create a client
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Download/upload a certificate to activate the client. Uploading a certificate only allow file types of
.cert
and.pem
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Add the location(s) you want the client to subscribe to
After a client is created, you are now ready to connect and receive data from us.
Connect to Airthings MQTT Broker
Use the following connection details:
Field | Value |
---|---|
Protocol | mqtts or mqtt with Use TLS/SSL option |
Host | mqtt.airthings.com |
Port | 8883 |
Client ID | Airthings MQTT client ID, e.g. 00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000 |
MQTT Client name | Airthings MQTT client name, e.g. a-nice-place |
CA File | Download this file |
Certificate File | Use -cert.pem you downloaded/uploaded from/to Airthings dashboard |
Key File | Use -key.pem you downloaded/uploaded from/to Airthings dashboard |
Note: Airthings MQTT does not use
username
andpassword
Here is an example using MQTT explorer:



Subscribe to Device Data
A wildcard-subscription can be made to the topic {accountId}/#
to receive the first samples via MQTT.
See Topics to read more about all available topics.
Here is an example of a subscription to data from all accessible locations in the account using MQTT explorer:


Updated 7 days ago