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Add new object

Service version: 1
Last edit: 2022.08.31

Purpose

This endpoint creates a new object.

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}/objects/object?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}

curl command request format

post
curl command request format
1curl -XPOST "Content-type: application/json" -d
2'{
3   "name": "object_name",
4   "properties": {
5     "key": "value"
6   }
7 }'
8'https://{baseURL}/locationHistory/{versionNumber}/objects/object?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}'

POST request body format (JSON)

post
POST request body format - JSON
1{
2  "name": "object_name",
3  "properties": {
4    "key": "value"
5  }
6}

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 valid API Key.

adminKey


string

An Admin Key valid for the provided API Key.


Value: Your valid Admin Key.

Response data

Response body

Response body format - JSON
1{
2  "name": "object_name",
3  "id": "object_id",
4  "properties": {
5    "key": "value"
6  }
7}

Response fields

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

Primary fields

Description

name


string

The name of the object.

id


string

The UUID of the object.

properties


object

(Optional) The properties of the added object containing user-defined information. Its content varies between objects.

Response codes

Code

Meaning & possible causes

201

Created

400

Bad request:

  • Object with the given name already exists.

403

Forbidden:

  • Provided Admin Key is invalid.
  • Admin Key is missing.

Example

Add a new object.

Request URL example

post
Request URL example
https://api.tomtom.com/locationHistory/1/objects/object?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}

POST request body example

post
POST request body example - JSON
1{
2  "name": "Support car 1",
3  "properties": {
4    "embeddedId": "EL 11111",
5    "maxSpeedKmh": 70,
6    "driver": "John Doe"
7  }
8}

Response body example

Response body example - JSON
1{
2  "name": "Support car 1",
3  "id": "cfde72d8-4b9f-4f6d-83c8-87ae0465fd5d",
4  "properties": {
5    "embeddedId": "EL 11111",
6    "maxSpeedKmh": 70,
7    "driver": "John Doe"
8  }
9}