# (GET) Devices

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://api.sofarocean.com/api/devices`

Returns a list containing the display name and Spotter ID of any Spotters you have API access to (i.e., Spotters registered to or shared with your account).

## Query Parameters

| Name                   | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ---------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `excludeSharedDevices` | boolean | <p>Default: <code>false</code> </p><p><br>Set <code>true</code> to limit the response to Spotters registered directly to your account. Any Spotters shared to your account will be excluded.</p> |

## Response Description

The response body contains a list of Spotters associated with the account, ordered by `spotterId`.&#x20;

| Name        | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                            |
| ----------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `spotterId` | string | The Spotter's identifier.                                                                                                                              |
| `name`      | string | The Spotter's display name, as configured in the [Spotter Dashboard](https://spotter.sofarocean.com/). Returns `null` if no display name has been set. |

## Examples

### Example Request

```bash
curl "https://api.sofarocean.com/api/devices" -H 'token: YOUR_API_TOKEN'
```

### Example Responses

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200" %}
**2 Devices:**

```json
{
  "message": "2 devices",
  "data": {
    "devices": [
      {
        "spotterId": "SPOT-0017",
        "name": "Mavericks 1"
      },
      {
        "spotterId": "SPOT-0018",
        "name": "Golden Gate"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

**No Devices:**

```json
{
    "message": "0 devices",
    "data": {
        "devices": []
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401" %}
**Incorrect Token:**

```json
{
    "message": "Authentication Failed"
}
```

**Missing Token:**

```json
{
    "message": "No token provided"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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