Also see status_types => To retrieve a list of valid status_type_id.

Supported Formats

json, xml

Errors

Code Description
401 Unauthorized - ensure token is being passed with each service call.
401 Access Denied -- Not owner of building and/or the building has not been shared with this user.
404 Unsupported operation
500 Unspecified error on server.

Examples

json:
{"building":{"id":2,"name":"Test Building","last_accessed":null,"year_of_construction":2013,"address":"1234 Somewhere Ave.","city":"Richland","state":"WA","zip_code":"99352","created_at":"2015-01-26T22:46:33Z","updated_at":"2015-01-26T22:46:33Z","user_id":13,"total_floor_area":1000.0,"notes":"Some notes about my building.","status_type_id":1,"use_types":[{"id":2,"display_name":"Lodging","created_at":"2014-11-24T20:30:56Z","updated_at":"2014-11-24T20:30:56Z","service_name":"hotel","operating_hours_per_week":"106.0","cooling_set_point":"70.0","heating_set_point":"70.0","misc_energy_loads":"1.11","sq_ft_per_occ":250,"score_type_id":3}],"blocks":[{"id":2,"name":"Block 2","building_id":2,"shape_id":1,"dimension_1":10.0,"dimension_2":10.0,"dimension_3":10.0,"dimension_4":10.0,"dimension_5":10.0,"dimension_6":10.0,"dimension_7":10.0,"dimension_8":10.0,"dimension_9":10.0,"dimension_10":10.0,"number_of_floors":1,"floor_to_floor_height":10.0,"has_drop_ceiling":false,"orientation":10.0,"is_above_ground":true,"created_at":"2015-01-26T22:46:33Z","updated_at":"2015-01-26T22:46:33Z","vertices":"10","position":"10","selected":false,"floor_to_ceiling_height":10.0,"ui_id":"10","sides":"4","number_of_bg_floors":1,"uses_percent_served":false,"has_timer_controls":false,"skylight_id":null,"roof_id":null,"floor_id":null,"operation_id":null,"building_use_type_id":2,"perimeter_zone_depth":null,"zone_layout_id":null,"percent_footprint":null,"operating_season_id":null,"skylight_layout_id":null,"low_flow_faucets":null,"co_sensors":null,"building_use_type":{"id":2,"use_type_id":2,"building_id":2,"created_at":"2015-01-26T22:46:33Z","updated_at":"2015-01-26T22:46:33Z","use_type_color_id":3},"shape":{"id":1,"name":"Rectangle","file_path":"","sort_order":1,"created_at":"2014-11-24T20:30:56Z","updated_at":"2014-11-24T20:30:56Z","service_name":"rectangle","surface_count":4},"":null,"surfaces":[],"block_air_handlers":[],"air_handlers":[],"block_zone_equipments":[],"zone_equipments":[],"block_fixtures":[],"fixtures":[],"block_water_heaters":[],"water_heaters":[]}],"ratings":[],"plants":[],"air_handlers":[],"zone_equipments":[],"water_heaters":[],"fixtures":[],"walls":[],"windows":[],"roofs":[],"floors":[],"skylights":[],"operations":[]}}
xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<building>
  <id type="integer">2</id>
  <name>Test Building</name>
  <last-accessed nil="true"/>
  <year-of-construction type="integer">2013</year-of-construction>
  <address>1234 Somewhere Ave.</address>
  <city>Richland</city>
  <state>WA</state>
  <zip-code>99352</zip-code>
  <created-at type="datetime">2015-01-26T22:48:17Z</created-at>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2015-01-26T22:48:17Z</updated-at>
  <user-id type="integer">13</user-id>
  <total-floor-area type="float">1000.0</total-floor-area>
  <notes>Some notes about my building.</notes>
  <status-type-id type="integer">1</status-type-id>
  <use-types type="array">
    <use-type>
      <id type="integer">2</id>
      <display-name>Lodging</display-name>
      <created-at type="datetime">2014-11-24T20:30:56Z</created-at>
      <updated-at type="datetime">2014-11-24T20:30:56Z</updated-at>
      <service-name>hotel</service-name>
      <operating-hours-per-week type="decimal">106.0</operating-hours-per-week>
      <cooling-set-point type="decimal">70.0</cooling-set-point>
      <heating-set-point type="decimal">70.0</heating-set-point>
      <misc-energy-loads type="decimal">1.11</misc-energy-loads>
      <sq-ft-per-occ type="integer">250</sq-ft-per-occ>
      <score-type-id type="integer">3</score-type-id>
    </use-type>
  </use-types>
  <blocks type="array">
    <block>
      <id type="integer">2</id>
      <name>Block 2</name>
      <building-id type="integer">2</building-id>
      <shape-id type="integer">1</shape-id>
      <dimension-1 type="float">10.0</dimension-1>
      <dimension-2 type="float">10.0</dimension-2>
      <dimension-3 type="float">10.0</dimension-3>
      <dimension-4 type="float">10.0</dimension-4>
      <dimension-5 type="float">10.0</dimension-5>
      <dimension-6 type="float">10.0</dimension-6>
      <dimension-7 type="float">10.0</dimension-7>
      <dimension-8 type="float">10.0</dimension-8>
      <dimension-9 type="float">10.0</dimension-9>
      <dimension-10 type="float">10.0</dimension-10>
      <number-of-floors type="integer">1</number-of-floors>
      <floor-to-floor-height type="float">10.0</floor-to-floor-height>
      <has-drop-ceiling type="boolean">false</has-drop-ceiling>
      <orientation type="float">10.0</orientation>
      <is-above-ground type="boolean">true</is-above-ground>
      <created-at type="datetime">2015-01-26T22:48:17Z</created-at>
      <updated-at type="datetime">2015-01-26T22:48:17Z</updated-at>
      <vertices>10</vertices>
      <position>10</position>
      <selected type="boolean">false</selected>
      <floor-to-ceiling-height type="float">10.0</floor-to-ceiling-height>
      <ui-id>10</ui-id>
      <sides>4</sides>
      <number-of-bg-floors type="integer">1</number-of-bg-floors>
      <uses-percent-served type="boolean">false</uses-percent-served>
      <has-timer-controls type="boolean">false</has-timer-controls>
      <skylight-id nil="true"/>
      <roof-id nil="true"/>
      <floor-id nil="true"/>
      <operation-id nil="true"/>
      <building-use-type-id type="integer">2</building-use-type-id>
      <perimeter-zone-depth nil="true"/>
      <zone-layout-id nil="true"/>
      <percent-footprint nil="true"/>
      <operating-season-id nil="true"/>
      <skylight-layout-id nil="true"/>
      <low-flow-faucets nil="true"/>
      <co-sensors nil="true"/>
      <building-use-type>
        <id type="integer">2</id>
        <use-type-id type="integer">2</use-type-id>
        <building-id type="integer">2</building-id>
        <created-at type="datetime">2015-01-26T22:48:17Z</created-at>
        <updated-at type="datetime">2015-01-26T22:48:17Z</updated-at>
        <use-type-color-id type="integer">3</use-type-color-id>
      </building-use-type>
      <shape>
        <id type="integer">1</id>
        <name>Rectangle</name>
        <file-path></file-path>
        <sort-order type="integer">1</sort-order>
        <created-at type="datetime">2014-11-24T20:30:56Z</created-at>
        <updated-at type="datetime">2014-11-24T20:30:56Z</updated-at>
        <service-name>rectangle</service-name>
        <surface-count type="integer">4</surface-count>
      </shape>
      < nil="true"/>
      <surfaces type="array"/>
      <block-air-handlers type="array"/>
      <air-handlers type="array"/>
      <block-zone-equipments type="array"/>
      <zone-equipments type="array"/>
      <block-fixtures type="array"/>
      <fixtures type="array"/>
      <block-water-heaters type="array"/>
      <water-heaters type="array"/>
    </block>
  </blocks>
  <ratings type="array"/>
  <plants type="array"/>
  <air-handlers type="array"/>
  <zone-equipments type="array"/>
  <water-heaters type="array"/>
  <fixtures type="array"/>
  <walls type="array"/>
  <windows type="array"/>
  <roofs type="array"/>
  <floors type="array"/>
  <skylights type="array"/>
  <operations type="array"/>