Add Geofence
Contents
This API allows you to create a geofence inside an existing geofence set.
POST /Geofence
Request Element
The Add Geofence operation requires JSON format data in the Post body.
| Element | Definition | Required |
|---|---|---|
SetId | The Id of the set you are adding this geofence to. | Y |
Name | The name of your geofence. | Y |
Label | The optional label of your geofence. Max length is 255. | N |
ShapeType | The shape of this geofence. 1 = circle 5 = polygon | Y |
Radius | The radius in miles for a circular geofence. | Y - if defining a circle geofence |
ShapePoints | An array of latitude and longitude coordinates that represent the border of the fence. The first and last points in the array must match. For circle geofences, use a single point as the center of the geofence. | Y |
StartTime | The date/time indicating the beginning of a time window during which this geofence will be active. The time should be formatted according to the ISO 8601 Standard (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ) | N |
EndTime | The date/time indicating the end of a time window during which this geofence will be active. The time should be formatted according to the ISO 8601 Standard (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ) | N |
Sample JSON Post Body
{
"SetId": 1013,
"Name": "myFence",
"Label": "my label",
"ShapeType": 5,
"ShapePoints": [
[-75.152955714212, 39.204307443124],
[-75.129804285788, 39.204307443124],
[-75.129804285788, 39.18629254291],
[-75.152955714212, 39.18629254291],
[-75.152955714212, 39.204307443124]
],
"StartTime": "2017-01-06T14:59:36-04:00",
"EndTime": "2018-01-06T14:59:36-04:00"
}
Response
The return from this operation is the ID of your newly created geofence.
1013
Errors
| Data Element | Description | Data Type | Value/Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Indicates whether the error is an exception or warning |
Enum | Warning Exception |
Code | Error code |
Enum | Please refer to Appendix for complete list |
LegacyErrorCode | The legacy error code with is an integer valued code that would have been returned in PC*MILER Web Services v25 and earlier. |
int | |
Description | The detailed error description. |
string |