Get alert rule

Service version: 1
Last edit: 2021.01.19

Purpose

This endpoint shows details about the Alert Rule.

Request data

HTTPS method: GET

  • 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

GET
URL request example
https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/alerts/rules/{ruleId}?key={Your_API_Key}

curl command format

GET
Request curl command example
curl 'https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/alerts/rules/{ruleId}?key={Your_API_Key}'

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.

Note: There are no optional parameters in this endpoint.

Required parametersDescription
baseURL
string		The base URL for calling the API.
Value: api.tomtom.com
versionNumber
string		Service version.
Value: 1
ruleId
string		The UUID of the alert rule.
key
string		An API Key valid for the requested service.
Value: Your valid API Key.

Response data

Response body

Response body - JSON
1{
2  "id": "The id of the alert rule",
3  "name": "The name of the alert rule",
4  "object": "The id of the object",
5  "project": "The id of the project",
6  "fence": "The id of the fence",
7  "alertType": "Type of the alert",
8  "alertRuleConstraints": {
9    "key": "value"
10  },
11  "notificationGroup": "The id of the notification group",
12  "enabled": true
13}

Response fields

The following table describes all of the fields that can appear in a response.

Primary fields
FieldDescription
id
string		The UUID of the Alert Rule.
name
string		The name of the Alert Rule.
object
string		The UUID of the Object or * for any Object in Configuration.
project
string		The UUID of the Project or * for any Project in Configuration.
fence
string		The UUID of the Fence or * for any Fence in Configuration.
alertType
string		The type of the Alert Rule.
Possible values:
  • "TRANSITION": When an Object entered or exited the Fence.
  • "DWELL": When an Object stays too long inside a Fence.
  • "OBJECT_COUNT": When the maximum number of Objects in a Fence is exceeded.
  • "PROXIMITY": When the distance between an Object and a Fence is smaller than the provided threshold.
alertRuleConstraints
object		Contains information specific to this Alert Rule.
notificationGroup
string		The UUID of the owned group in the Notification Service to send the Alert Rule.
enabled
boolean		The Boolean value that says if an Alert Rule is enabled or not.
Values:
  • true - Alert is enabled
  • false - Alert is disabled
alertRuleConstraints object
FieldDescription
transitionType
string		The type of the Transition to Alert.
Possible values:
  • "ENTER": When an Object just entered the Fence.
  • "EXIT": When an Object just exited the Fence.
  • "ALL": When an Object just entered or exited the Fence.
This field exists for the "TRANSITION" Alert Type.
maxDwellTime
integer		Maximum time (in seconds) an Object can stay inside a Fence before an Alert is raised.
This field exists for the "DWELL" Alert type.
maxObjectCount
integer		Maximum number of Objects that can be present in a Fence at one time before an Alert is raised.
This field exists for the "OBJECT_COUNT" Alert type.
proximityDistance
integer		Distance from the fence within which the alarm will be triggered. The value is expressed in meters.
This field exists for the "PROXIMITY" Alert type.
proximitySide
string		Side of the fence in which the proximity will be measured.
Possible values:
  • "INSIDE": When proximity will be measured inside a Fence.
  • "OUTSIDE": When proximity will be measured outside a Fence.
This field exists for the "PROXIMITY" Alert type.

Response codes

CodeMeaning & possible causes
200OK
404Not found: Alert with the provided id does not exist.

Examples

Get details of the specific Transition Alert Rule

Request format

GET
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/geofencing/1/alerts/rules/bf40406b-1d8d-4218-bcf2-e67b83063d02?key=PJD7y0G5AFj9Jiok6F0tIK16NiWYotb3

Response body

Response body - JSON
1{
2  "id": "bf40406b-1d8d-4218-bcf2-e67b83063d02",
3  "name": "Airport transition alert",
4  "project": "47b10143-0b43-4803-a931-98cb1e595520",
5  "fence": "*",
6  "object": "fc94720b-23cd-4ddf-a560-00f8518e43c9",
7  "alertType": "TRANSITION",
8  "alertRuleConstraints": {
9    "transitionType": "ALL"
10  },
11  "notificationGroup": "358a3348-26d6-4d9d-8d5a-c3de41b26f63",
12  "enabled": true
13}

Get details of the specific Dwell Time Alert Rule

Request format

GET
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/geofencing/1/alerts/rules/a5e0e694-851e-4b6e-9c35-0dee908165c1?key=PJD7y0G5AFj9Jiok6F0tIK16NiWYotb3

Response body

Response body - JSON
1{
2  "id": "a5e0e694-851e-4b6e-9c35-0dee908165c1",
3  "name": "24-hour parking #5 alert",
4  "project": "47b10143-0b43-4803-a931-98cb1e595520",
5  "fence": "0b16633b-7b2b-4fd6-a834-f36c2250ab66",
6  "object": "*",
7  "alertType": "DWELL",
8  "alertRuleConstraints": {
9    "maxDwellTime": 600
10  },
11  "notificationGroup": "8e34613a-2324-4749-ac9d-25bf7a91d218",
12  "enabled": true
13}

Get details of the specific Object Count Alert Rule

Request format

GET
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/geofencing/1/alerts/rules/f19df201-09f1-4ac2-84ce-913658c32c2e?key=PJD7y0G5AFj9Jiok6F0tIK16NiWYotb3

Response body

Response body - JSON
1<pre class="prettyprint linenums"><code>{
2  "id": "f19df201-09f1-4ac2-84ce-913658c32c2e",
3  "name": "City ​​parking #7 with a capacity of 20 cars",
4  "project": "47b10143-0b43-4803-a931-98cb1e595520",
5  "fence": "0b16633b-7b2b-4fd6-a834-f36c2250ab66",
6  "alertType": "OBJECT_COUNT",
7  "alertRuleConstraints": {
8    "maxObjectCount": 20
9  },
10  "notificationGroup": "8e34613a-2324-4749-ac9d-25bf7a91d218",
11  "enabled": true
12}

Get details of the specific Proximity Alert Rule

Request format

GET
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/geofencing/1/alerts/rules/274c7ff0-8030-4b67-a239-aa9f62cefef0?key=PJD7y0G5AFj9Jiok6F0tIK16NiWYotb3

Response body

Response body - JSON
1{
2  "id": "274c7ff0-8030-4b67-a239-aa9f62cefef0",
3  "name": "Driver is approaching the end of the safety zone",
4  "project": "47b10143-0b43-4803-a931-98cb1e595520",
5  "fence": "0b16633b-7b2b-4fd6-a834-f36c2250ab66",
6  "object": "*",
7  "alertType": "PROXIMITY",
8  "alertRuleConstraints": {
9    "proximityDistance": 1000,
10    "proximitySide": "OUTSIDE"
11  },
12  "notificationGroup": "8e34613a-2324-4749-ac9d-25bf7a91d218",
13  "enabled": true
14}