Amazon Location Service

2022/03/22 - Amazon Location Service - 1 updated api methods

Changes  Amazon Location Service now includes a MaxResults parameter for GetDevicePositionHistory requests.

GetDevicePositionHistory (updated) Link ΒΆ
Changes (request)
{'MaxResults': 'integer'}

Retrieves the device position history from a tracker resource within a specified range of time.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.get_device_position_history(
    DeviceId='string',
    EndTimeExclusive=datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    MaxResults=123,
    NextToken='string',
    StartTimeInclusive=datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    TrackerName='string'
)
type DeviceId:

string

param DeviceId:

[REQUIRED]

The device whose position history you want to retrieve.

type EndTimeExclusive:

datetime

param EndTimeExclusive:

Specify the end time for the position history in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ. By default, the value will be the time that the request is made.

Requirement:

  • The time specified for EndTimeExclusive must be after the time for StartTimeInclusive.

type MaxResults:

integer

param MaxResults:

An optional limit for the number of device positions returned in a single call.

Default value: 100

type NextToken:

string

param NextToken:

The pagination token specifying which page of results to return in the response. If no token is provided, the default page is the first page.

Default value: null

type StartTimeInclusive:

datetime

param StartTimeInclusive:

Specify the start time for the position history in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ. By default, the value will be 24 hours prior to the time that the request is made.

Requirement:

  • The time specified for StartTimeInclusive must be before EndTimeExclusive.

type TrackerName:

string

param TrackerName:

[REQUIRED]

The tracker resource receiving the request for the device position history.

rtype:

dict

returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'DevicePositions': [
        {
            'Accuracy': {
                'Horizontal': 123.0
            },
            'DeviceId': 'string',
            'Position': [
                123.0,
            ],
            'PositionProperties': {
                'string': 'string'
            },
            'ReceivedTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'SampleTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    • DevicePositions (list) --

      Contains the position history details for the requested device.

      • (dict) --

        Contains the device position details.

        • Accuracy (dict) --

          The accuracy of the device position.

          • Horizontal (float) --

            Estimated maximum distance, in meters, between the measured position and the true position of a device, along the Earth's surface.

        • DeviceId (string) --

          The device whose position you retrieved.

        • Position (list) --

          The last known device position.

          • (float) --

        • PositionProperties (dict) --

          The properties associated with the position.

          • (string) --

            • (string) --

        • ReceivedTime (datetime) --

          The timestamp for when the tracker resource received the device position in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ.

        • SampleTime (datetime) --

          The timestamp at which the device's position was determined. Uses ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ.

    • NextToken (string) --

      A pagination token indicating there are additional pages available. You can use the token in a following request to fetch the next set of results.