Required.Resource nameof the Device in format:devices/{device}/deviceUsers/{deviceUser}, where device is the unique ID assigned to the Device, and deviceUser is the unique ID assigned to the User.
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
JSON representation
{"customer":string}
Fields
customer
string
Optional.Resource nameof the customer. If you're using this API for your own organization, usecustomers/my_customerIf you're using this API to manage another organization, usecustomers/{customer}, where customer is the customer to whom the device belongs.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance ofOperation.
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