LocationService / Client / get_device_position

get_device_position#

LocationService.Client.get_device_position(**kwargs)#

Retrieves a device’s most recent position according to its sample time.

Note

Device positions are deleted after 30 days.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.get_device_position(
    TrackerName='string',
    DeviceId='string'
)
Parameters:

  • TrackerName (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The tracker resource receiving the position update.

  • DeviceId (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The device whose position you want to retrieve.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

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

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    • DeviceId (string) –

      The device whose position you retrieved.

    • SampleTime (datetime) –

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

    • ReceivedTime (datetime) –

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

    • Position (list) –

      The last known device position.

      • (float) –

    • 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.

    • PositionProperties (dict) –

      The properties associated with the position.

      • (string) –

        • (string) –

Exceptions