Adding many devices at once

When you're bringing up a fleet of similar devices — say twenty Modbus energy meters on one gateway — you don't have to add them one at a time. Add Multiple lets you configure a single device and stamp out as many copies as you need.

How it works

1. Go to Devices → Add Device and click Add Multiple.
2. Configure one device using the normal add-device form: pick the protocol, the gateway, the connection settings and the tags. This becomes your template. Click Use these settings →.
3. Generate the rows. Set:
   • a name pattern — use {n} for the number, e.g. Meter-{n} → Meter-01, Meter-02, …
   • a start number and zero-padding width,
   • a count, and
   • for RS-485/Modbus, a Modbus ID start and step so each device gets a unique address.
4. Review the grid. Every generated device is a row you can edit or delete. Duplicate or empty names are highlighted — fix them before continuing.
5. Click Create. Devices are created one by one and you get a per-row result: how many succeeded, and the reason for any that failed (for example a duplicate name).

Gateways and going live

Devices behind a gateway only start reporting once the gateway's config is resent (it reboots to apply, ~30 s). Leave Resend gateway config after ticked and it happens automatically once, for each gateway — no need to resend per device. If you'd rather do it later, untick it; the result screen offers a Resend now button.

Plan requirements

Add Multiple is a paid feature — it's available on plans that include bulk provisioning. If your plan doesn't, the Add Multiple button is hidden; upgrade your plan to enable it.

Every device also counts against your plan's max_devices. Bulk add checks the whole batch up front: if creating N devices would take you over the limit, nothing is created and you're told how much room you have. Trim the count or upgrade.