# Deployments created via REST are not discovered by device **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** mender-client, deployment, rest\ **Created:** [January 24, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-created-via-rest-are-not-discovered-by-device/6509 "2024-01-24T17:29:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![donasmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@donasmi](https://hub.mender.io/u/donasmi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-created-via-rest-are-not-discovered-by-device/6509/1 "2024-01-24T17:29:52Z")
Hi there, I use a REST call to create a deployment for a specific device ID. When I `sudo mender check-update` on my device to force the client to check for a server update, I see that the deployment status is updated to `pending`, but the device does not seem to find any update info, and thus cannot be updated. If I create a deployment for the same device and artifact using the GUI, after `sudo mender check-update`ing on the device the deployment immediately jumps into ‘inprogress’ and awaits user confirmation. This used to work when creating a deployment via REST before the major bump. Has something changed on this front? Has anyone experienced a similar issue? Many thanks! ---
**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-created-via-rest-are-not-discovered-by-device/6509/2 "2024-01-24T17:46:07Z")
Hi @donasmi, I’m not aware of any issues here, recently used this very mechanism. Which “major version” bump are you referring to? There should not have been anything that affects this. The `sudo mender` invocation suggests that this is a debianoid image on Mender Client 3.X, but can you please give a few more details? Eventually check the logs? Greets, Josef ---
**Author:** ![donasmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@donasmi](https://hub.mender.io/u/donasmi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-created-via-rest-are-not-discovered-by-device/6509/3 "2024-01-24T17:56:11Z")
Thanks for responding so quickly! We are using mender client 3.5.2. I checked the journal and it doesn’t really give me a lot of info. For the deployment that I create via REST, I see the following once I force check for an update on the server: ```auto Jan 24 17:53:30 x mender[6861]: time="2024-01-24T17:53:30+01:00" level=info msg="Forcing state machine to: update-check" Jan 24 17:53:30 x mender[6861]: time="2024-01-24T17:53:30+01:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> update-check [Sync]" Jan 24 17:53:30 x mender[6861]: time="2024-01-24T17:53:30+01:00" level=info msg="State transition: update-check [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" Jan 24 17:59:03 x mender[6861]: time="2024-01-24T17:59:03+01:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> inventory-update [Sync]" Jan 24 17:59:04 x mender[6861]: time="2024-01-24T17:59:04+01:00" level=info msg="State transition: inventory-update [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" Jan 24 17:59:05 x mender[6861]: time="2024-01-24T17:59:05+01:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> update-check [Sync]" Jan 24 17:59:05 x mender[6861]: time="2024-01-24T17:59:05+01:00" level=info msg="State transition: update-check [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" ``` But maybe I create the deployment incorrectly? This is my rest call to deploy one artifact to one device ID: ```auto headers = _authenticate( { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Accept": "application/json", } ) data = { "name": "production", "artifact_name": f"{artifact_name}", "devices": [f"{device_id}"], "phases": [], "retries": 0, } response = requests.post( f"{MENDER_SERVER_URI}/api/management/v1/deployments/deployments", json=data, headers=headers, ) ``` Does this seem right? ---
**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-created-via-rest-are-not-discovered-by-device/6509/4 "2024-01-25T11:33:05Z")
Hi @donasmi, Looks about right, indeed. My code is slightly different (and also, JS), but the key parts are: ```auto const artifact_name = "..."; const device_id = "..."; const token = "..."; const req = { method: "POST", url: "https://hosted.mender.io/api/management/v1/deployments/deployments", headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, { data: { name: device_id, artifact_name: artifact_name, devices: [ device_id ], all_devices: false } }; axios(req) .then((response) => { ... }) .catch((error) => { ... }) ``` Maybe setting the empty `phases` property is getting into the way here, but that’s really just guessing. Greets, Josef ---
**Author:** ![donasmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@donasmi](https://hub.mender.io/u/donasmi)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-created-via-rest-are-not-discovered-by-device/6509/5 "2024-01-25T11:40:26Z")
Hi @TheYoctoJester , Indeed, I removed “phases” and added all\_devices: false, and now the deployment is picked up and the device can be upgraded. Thank you so much for your support! 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![bradley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bradley](https://hub.mender.io/u/bradley)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/deployments-created-via-rest-are-not-discovered-by-device/6509/6 "2024-08-15T17:53:05Z")
Hi Josef! Do you have to specify `'name': 'device_id'`? From the NewDeployment scheme in the Mender API [docs](https://docs.mender.io/api/#management-api-deployments-schemas-newdeployment), I inferred that this should be free-form? But I might have missed something. I ask, because I am noticing that I also have to set the `name` field to the `device_id` in order to get the deployment created successfully.