Delete fence
Decommission notice
Purpose
This endpoint provides a command used to delete fences.
- Information about all affected projects will be sent in the response.
- The delete command can also be used in dry run mode, which removes nothing but sends information about affected projects in the response.
Request data
HTTPS method: DELETE
- 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 format
https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/fences/{fenceId}?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}&dryRun={true/false}curl command request format
curl -v -XDELETE -H 'https://{baseURL}/geofencing/{versionNumber}/fences/{fenceId}?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}&dryRun={true/false}'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 |
|---|---|
| The base URL for calling the API. |
| Service version number. |
| An API Key valid for the requested service. |
| An Admin key valid for the provided API key. |
| The fence id to delete. |
Optional parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| Simulates fence removal without actually deleting anything. The service
just sends the response, containing the affected projects. |
Response data
Response body
{ "name": "fence_name", "id": "fence_id", "dryRun" : true/false, "affectedProjects": [ { "id" : project_1_id, "name" : project_1_name }, ... , { "id" : project_N_id, "name" : project_N_name } ]}Response fields
The following data tables describe all of the fields that can appear in a response.
Primary fields | |
|---|---|
Field | Description |
| The name of the fence. |
| The UUID of the fence. |
| Indicates if the output is for the non-delete request (true), or the changes were actually made (false). |
| (Optional) The list of projects from which the fence was unlinked. |
affectedProjects array | |
Field | Description |
| The UUID of a project. |
| The name of a project. |
Response codes
Code | Meaning & possible causes |
|---|---|
| OK (for dry run mode) Deleted |
| Forbidden:
|
| Not found: Fence with the specified id does not exist. |
Example
Delete a fence
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/geofencing/1/fences/aaab6d78-1738-45bd-a78b-ff3a7ba839f3?key={Your_API_Key}&adminKey={Your_Admin_Key}&dryRun=trueResponse body example
{ "name": "No-fly zone 23", "id": "aaab6d78-1738-45bd-a78b-ff3a7ba839f3", "dryRun": true, "affectedProjects": [ { "id": "65f88b21-63f8-4dc9-8e5a-330523c57f55", "name": "Project 1 Name" }, { "id": "6608a5c5-d9e8-4589-acb8-1d5bba02b3f8", "name": "Project 2 Name" } ]}