Add new fence to a project

Service version: 1
Last edit: 2022.07.20

Purpose

The Add new fence to a project endpoint creates a new fence and automatically links it to a single project.

  • The easiest way to add a new fence is by adding a new one to a project.
  • Instead of listing fences in the request body, a new fence can be added to the single project selected in the request URL.

Request data

HTTPS method: POST

  • Constants and parameters enclosed in curly brackets { } must be replaced with their values.
  • Please see the following Request parameters section with the required and optional parameters tables for their values. The generic request format is as follows.

URL format

POST
URL request example
https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/projects/{projectId}/fence?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}

curl command format

POST
Request curl command example
1curl -XPOST -H "Content-type: application/json" -d '{
2  "name": "fence_name",
3  "type": "Feature",
4  "geometry": {
5    "radius": radius_in_meters,
6    "type": "Point",
7    "shapeType": "shape_type",
8    "coordinates": [longitude, latitude]
9  },
10  "properties": {             //Optional
11    "key": "value"
12  }
13}' 'https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/projects/{projectId}/fence?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}'

POST request body

POST
Request body example - JSON
1{
2  "name": "fence_name",
3  "type": "Feature",
4  "geometry": {
5    "radius": radius_in_meters,
6    "type": "Point",
7    "shapeType": "shape_type",
8    "coordinates": ["longitude", "latitude"]
9  },
10  "properties": {
11    "key": "value"
12  }
13}

Request parameters

The following table describes the parameters that can be used in a request.

  • Required parameters must be used or the call will fail.
  • Optional parameters may be used.
  • The order of request parameters is not important.
Required parametersDescription
baseURL
string		The base URL for calling the API.
Value: api.tomtom.com
versionNumber
string		Service version number.
Value: 1
key
string		An API Key valid for the requested service.
Value: API Key
adminKey
string		Admin Key valid for provided API Key.
Value: A valid Admin Key.
projectId
string		The project id to create a fence for.
Value: UUID
Optional parametersDescription
showGeoJson
boolean		If set to true, the output contains a representation of a custom fence shape.
For fences that are defined as GeoJSON, this parameter changes nothing.
Default value: false
Other value: true

Response data

Response body

Response body - JSON
1{
2  "name": "fence_name",
3  "id": "fence_id",
4  "type": "Feature",
5  "geometry": {
6    "radius": radius_in_meters,
7    "type": "Point",
8    "shapeType": "shape_type",
9    "coordinates": ["longitude, latitude"]
10  },
11  "properties": {
12    "key": "value"
13  }
14}

Response fields

The following table describes all of the response fields.

Primary fieldsDescription
name
string		The name of the fence.
id
string		The UUID of the fence.
type
string		In the current version it is always "Feature".
geometry
object		An object that describes fence geometry. See the Custom fence shapes section.
properties
object		(Optional) An object containing user-defined properties of the fence. Its content varies between fences.

Response codes

CodeMeaning & possible causes
201Created
400Bad request:
  • Fence with the given name already exists.
  • Fence geometry is invalid or not supported.
403Forbidden:
  • The provided Admin Key is invalid.
  • The Admin Key is missing.

Example

Add a new fence to a project

Request URL

POST
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/geofencing/1/projects/44de824d-c368-46cf-a234-a6792682dfd6/fence?key=Your_API_Key&adminKey=Your_Admin_Key

POST request body

POST
Request body example - JSON
1{
2  "name": "No-fly zone 23",
3  "type": "Feature",
4  "geometry": {
5    "radius": 75,
6    "type": "Point",
7    "shapeType": "Circle",
8    "coordinates": [-67.137343, 45.137451]
9  },
10  "properties": {
11    "maxSpeedKmh": 70
12  }
13}

Response body

Response body - JSON
1{
2  "name": "No-fly zone 23",
3  "id": "aaab6d78-1738-45bd-a78b-ff3a7ba839f3",
4  "type": "Feature",
5  "geometry": {
6    "radius": 75,
7    "type": "Point",
8    "shapeType": "Circle",
9    "coordinates": [-67.137343, 45.137451]
10  },
11  "properties": {
12    "maxSpeedKmh": 70
13  }
14}