Delete fence

Service version: 1
Last edit: 2022.07.20

Purpose

This endpoint provides a command used to delete fences.

  • Information about all affected projects will be sent in the response.
  • The delete command can also be used in dry run mode, which removes nothing but sends information about affected projects in the response.

Request data

HTTPS method: DELETE

  • 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

DELETE
URL request example
https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/fences/{fenceId}?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}&dryRun={true/false}

curl command format

DELETE
Request curl command example
curl -v -XDELETE -H 'https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/fences/{fenceId}?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}&dryRun={true/false}'

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: Your valid API Key.
adminKey
string		An Admin key valid for the provided API key.
Value: Your valid Admin Key.
fenceId
string		The fence id to delete.
Value: A fence id.
Optional parametersDescription
dryRun
boolean		Simulates fence removal without actually deleting anything. The service just sends the response, containing the affected projects.
Default value: false
Other value: true

Response data

Response body

Response body - JSON
1{
2  "name": "fence_name",
3  "id": "fence_id",
4  "dryRun" : true/false,
5  "affectedProjects": [
6    {
7      "id" : project_1_id,
8      "name" : project_1_name
9    },
10    ... ,
11    {
12      "id" : project_N_id,
13      "name" : project_N_name
14    }
15  ]
16}

Response fields

The following data tables describe all of the fields that can appear in a response.

Primary fields
FieldDescription
name
string		The name of the fence.
id
string		The UUID of the fence.
dryRun
boolean		Indicates if the output is for the non-delete request (true), or the changes were actually made (false).
affectedProjects
array		(Optional) The list of projects from which the fence was unlinked.
affectedProjects array
FieldDescription
id
string		The UUID of a project.
name
string		The name of a project.

Response codes

CodeMeaning & possible causes
200OK (for dry run mode) Deleted
403Forbidden:
  • Provided Admin Key is invalid.
  • Admin Key is missing.
404Not found: Fence with the specified id does not exist.

Example

Delete a fence

Request URL

DELETE
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/geofencing/1/fences/aaab6d78-1738-45bd-a78b-ff3a7ba839f3?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}&dryRun=true

Response body

Response body - JSON
1{
2  "name": "No-fly zone 23",
3  "id": "aaab6d78-1738-45bd-a78b-ff3a7ba839f3",
4  "dryRun": true,
5  "affectedProjects": [
6    {
7      "id": "65f88b21-63f8-4dc9-8e5a-330523c57f55",
8      "name": "Project 1 Name"
9    },
10    {
11      "id": "6608a5c5-d9e8-4589-acb8-1d5bba02b3f8",
12      "name": "Project 2 Name"
13    }
14  ]
15}