Register Admin Key

Service version: 1
Last edit: 2022.08.31

Purpose

This endpoint is used to register a customer. Before a customer can use the service, or act as an Admin for Location History endpoints, they must register. Registering creates a configuration for the customer and creates an Admin Key, used to create/edit/delete Location History data.

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 request format

post
URL request format
https://{baseURL}/locationHistory/{versionNumber}/register?key={Your_API_Key}

curl command request format

post
curl command request format
1curl -XPOST "Content-type: application/json" -d
2'{
3 "secret": "your_secret"
4 }'
5'https://{baseURL}/locationHistory/{versionNumber}/register?key={Your_API_Key}'

POST request body format

post
POST request body format
1{
2 "secret": "secret_key"
3}

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 parameters

Description

baseURL


string

The base URL for calling the API.


Value: api.tomtom.com

versionNumber


string

Service version.


Value: 1

key


string

An API Key valid for the requested service.


Value: Your API Key

Response data

Response body

The following JSON code block demonstrates a successful response from the API server.

Response body format - JSON
1{
2 "adminKey": "admin_key"
3}

Response fields

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

Primary fields

Description

adminKey


string

A generated Admin Key that can be used to administer location history objects.

Response codes

Code

Meaning & possible causes

200

OK : Configuration registered. Admin Key regenerated.

400

Bad request : Missing or invalid request data.

403

Forbidden : Each customer can register only one configuration.

Example

Register a customer account using a passed secret value.

Request URL example

post
POST request URL example
https://api.tomtom.com/locationHistory/1/register?key={Your_API_Key}

POST request body example

post
POST request body example - JSON
1{
2 "secret": "My very secret secret"
3}

Response body example

Successful response - JSON
1{
2 "adminKey": "UpP9m2jg4PU6fWAFnvskU33CwfW24e17P0oTC5byUfUzMElS"
3}