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Get alert rule

 

Service version: 1
Last edit: 2020.09.30

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Purpose

This endpoint shows details about the Alert Rule.

Request data

HTTPS method: GET

URL format

For ease of viewing and identification:

  • Required constants and parameters are shown in bold text.
  • Optional parameters are shown in normal text.
https://baseURL/geofencing/versionNumber/alerts/rules/ruleId?key=Your_API_Key

curl command

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.
  • If there is a default value that will be assumed when an optional parameter is not used, it is shown in the table.
  • The order of Request parameters is not important.
Required parameters
Parameter Description
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.
Optional parameters
Note: There are no optional parameters in this endpoint.

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Response data

Response body

{
    "id": "The id of the alert rule",
    "name": "The name of the alert rule",
    "object": "The id of the object",
    "project": "The id of the project",
    "fence": "The id of the fence",
    "alertType": "Type of the alert",
    "alertRuleConstraints": {
      "key": "value"
    },
    "notificationGroup": "The id of the notification group",
    "enabled": true
  }

Response fields

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

Primary fields
Field Description
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.
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
Field Description
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.

HTTP Response codes

Code Meaning and possible causes
200 OK
404 Not found: Alert with the provided id does not exist.

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Examples

Example: Get details of the specific Transition Alert Rule.

Request format

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

Response body

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

Example: Get details of the specific Dwell Time Alert Rule.

Request format

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

Response body

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

Example: Get details of the specific Object Count Alert Rule

Request format

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

Response body

{
  "id": "f19df201-09f1-4ac2-84ce-913658c32c2e"
  "name": "City ​​parking #7 with a capacity of 20 cars",
  "project": "47b10143-0b43-4803-a931-98cb1e595520",
  "fence": "0b16633b-7b2b-4fd6-a834-f36c2250ab66",
  "alertType": "OBJECT_COUNT"
  "alertRuleConstraints": {
    "maxObjectCount": 20
  },
  "notificationGroup": "8e34613a-2324-4749-ac9d-25bf7a91d218",
  "enabled": true
}

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