- Data Monitoring for mobile Apps: A mobile application developer subscribes to remaining data allowance updates for users to alert them when they are nearing their data limit. This helps to ensure that the service does not unexpectedly fail or lead to unexpected data charges for the user.
- Content Streaming Services: A streaming service could subscribe to remaining data allowance notifications to adjust the video quality based on the user’s data usage.
Device Data Volume Subscriptions
API Description
The “Device Data Volume Subscriptions” API allows developers to receive real-time updates of the remaining data allowance that a mobile device has for the current billing cycle. This API works through a subscription-based push model, where developers can subscribe to events related to the data usage of a specific device. The API will notify developers when the remaining data allowance falls below specific thresholds, these thresholds being defined to limit the number of notifications received to a reasonable level. Using notifications allows developers to track and manage a users’ data consumption in real time as thresholds are reached without the need to resort to continuous polling of the API.
Use Cases
Benefits
- Real-time Push Notifications: Developers can subscribe to data usage events and receive instant notifications when the remaining data allowance drops below the defined thresholds, reducing the need for constant polling.
- User Awareness: Provides users with real-time alerts regarding their data consumption, allowing them to take proactive steps to manage their usage, which is especially important in regions with data caps or data overage charges.
- Data-Driven Insights: Allows developers and businesses to gather insights about user data usage patterns, which can be used to improve service offerings and user experiences.
API Portfolio: Device Information
Sub Project Wiki: Device Status
(incl. how to meet the team)
API Wiki: Device Data Volume
API Repository: Device Data Volume
API Repository Status: Sandbox
API Status: Initial
API Version(s) and Release Date(s):
- v0.1.0 (12.09.2025), Fall25 meta-release
API availability: Information which APIs are available in which country and network, and how to get access can be found on the GSMA public launch status page.