Remove a device or a bridge

Remove devices first, while the bridge is still connected, then disable the bridge, then uninstall it.

Remove a device

On the bridge’s machine, with the bridge connected:

nodelets thing list
nodelets thing remove nl_5c0e8a2f-7d41-4b9e-a3c6-2f8d1e4b7a90

The command asks you to confirm, then removes the Thing from the bridge and its Nodelet from your account. After that:

• Calls to the Nodelet answer NOT_FOUND, and keys and connections no longer list it.
• Its saved readings are deleted. Reads stop at once, and the stored readings are deleted shortly after.
• Its record stays. The Devices section of the Account page lists it as Removed, and only you can open its record.

A removed Nodelet cannot return. To connect the same device again, add it as a new Thing, which gets a new ID.

If the connection drops during a removal, the Thing shows removing, and the bridge finishes the removal when it next connects.

Disable the bridge

1. Open Account on the dashboard.
2. Under Bridges, choose the disable button beside the bridge, and confirm Disable bridge.

The bridge is disconnected and cannot reconnect, and its devices stop responding. Disabling cannot be undone, and a disabled bridge cannot be recovered. The bridge stays listed as Disabled. To stop a bridge only for now, use Stop key instead; see Recover a bridge.

Uninstall the bridge service

On the bridge’s machine, first remove the CLI’s saved session:

nodelets logout

Then uninstall:

sudo nodelets bridge uninstall

This removes the service and the nodelets executable, and keeps the state directory, with the bridge’s identity and Things, so a reinstall picks up where it left off. To delete the state as well:

sudo nodelets bridge uninstall --purge

After --purge the machine has no bridge identity. Running the installer and nodelets bridge register makes it a new bridge with a new ID.