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Geofencing API

Create new fence, assign to multiple projects

Service version: 1Last edit: 2022.09.01

Decommission notice

December 16, 2025

  • This service will be decommissioned on January 31, 2027.
  • All endpoints will be withdrawn following a 12 months deprecation period.
  • There is no recommended migration path.

Purpose

This endpoint creates a new fence and assigns it to multiple projects.

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}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/fences/fence?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}

curl command request format

post
curl command request format
curl -v -XPOST -H "Content-type: application/json" -d '{
  "name": "fence_name",
  "type": "Feature",
  "projects": ["project_1_id", ...],
  "geometry": {
    "radius": radius_in_meters,
    "type": "Point",
    "shapeType": "shape_type",
    "coordinates": [longitude, latitude]
  },
  "properties": {                    //Optional
    "key": "value"
  }
}' https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/fences/fence?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}'

POST request body

post
POST request body format - JSON
{
  "name": "fence_name",
  "type": "Feature",
  "projects": ["project_1_id", ...],
  "geometry": {
    "radius": radius_in_meters,
    "type": "Point",
    "shapeType": "shape_type",
    "coordinates": ["longitude", "latitude"]
  },
  "properties":
    "key": "value"
  }
}

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.

Required parameters

Description

baseURL
string

The base URL for calling the API.
Value: api.tomtom.com

versionNumber
string

Service version number.
Value: 1

key
string

An API Key valid for the requested service.
Value: Your valid API Key.

adminKey
string

A valid Admin Key.
Value: Your valid Admin Key.

Optional parameters

Description

showGeoJson
boolean

If set to true, the output contains a GeoJSON representation of a custom fence shape.
For fences that are defined as GeoJSON, this parameter changes nothing.
Default value: false
Other value: true

Response data

Response body

Response body format - JSON
{
  "name": "fence_name",
  "id": "fence_id",
  "type": "Feature",
  "projects": [project_1_id, ... , project_N_id],
  "geometry": {
    "radius": radius_in_meters,
    "type": "Point",
    "shapeType": "shape_type",
    "coordinates": [longitude, latitude]
  },
  "properties": {
    "key:" "value"
  }
}

Response fields

The following data tables describe all of the fields that can appear in a response. Fields are listed by the response section they belong to and in the order that they appear in the response.

Primary fields

Field

Description

name
string

The name of the fence.

id
string

The UUID of the fence.

type
string

In the current version its always “Feature”.

projects
array

The list of projects the fence was assigned to.

geometry
object

An object that describes fence geometry. See the Custom fence shapes section.

properties
object

(Optional) An object containing user-defined properties of the fence. Its content varies between fences.

projects array

Field

Description

id
string

The UUID of a project.

name
string

The name of a project.

Response codes

Code

Meaning & possible causes

201

Created

400

Bad request:

  • Fence with the given name already exists.
  • Fence geometry is invalid or not supported.
  • At least one project has to be defined for a new fence.

403

Forbidden:

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

Example

Create a new fence and assign it to multiple projects.

URL request example

post
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/geofencing/1/fences/fence?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}

POST request body example

post
POST request body example - JSON
{
  "name": "No-fly zone 23",
  "type": "Feature",
  "projects": [
    "131db271-752e-4462-bd7a-ac948864110e",
    "36188f87-03ea-4fd4-b606-68d28f781365"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "radius": 75,
    "type": "Point",
    "shapeType": "Circle",
    "coordinates": [-67.137343, 45.137451]
  },
  "properties": {
    "maxSpeedKmh": 70
  }
}

Response body example

Response body example - JSON
{
  "name": "No-fly zone 23",
  "id": "aaab6d78-1738-45bd-a78b-ff3a7ba839f3",
  "type": "Feature",
  "projects": [
    "131db271-752e-4462-bd7a-ac948864110e",
    "36188f87-03ea-4fd4-b606-68d28f781365"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "radius": 75,
    "type": "Point",
    "shapeType": "Circle",
    "coordinates": [-67.137343, 45.137451]
  },
  "properties": {
    "maxSpeedKmh": 70
  }
}