import_zones_read
To read geofences from a file, use the exchange/import_zones_read method.
Endpoint
svc=exchange/import_zones_read¶ms={
"eventHash": <text>
}
The method is a resource-intensive request, so the limit on simultaneous resource-intensive requests during one session applies to it. If the limit is reached, the error 1003 with the
LIMIT api_concurrentreason is returned. For the list of resource-intensive requests, see Limitations.
Parameters
You can include the optional parameter eventHash in the request. It allows specifying the event name which is generated after reading the data.
Uploading a file
To upload a file with geofences, use a POST request with multiple contents (multipart/form-data). For example:
Request URL: https://hst-api.wialon.com/wialon/ajax.html?svc=exchange/import_zones_read&sid=SESSION_IDENTIFIER
Request Method: POST
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 1281
Cache-Control: no-cache
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundaryzmBiAUFQVzA8mRkx
Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8
Accept-Charset: windows-1251,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.3
Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate,sdch
Accept-Language: ru,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6
------WebKitFormBoundaryzmBiAUFQVzA8mRkx
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="params"
{"eventHash":"jUploadForm1372771850650"}
------WebKitFormBoundaryzmBiAUFQVzA8mRkx
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="eventHash"
jUploadForm1372771850650
------WebKitFormBoundaryzmBiAUFQVzA8mRkx
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="import_file"; filename="geofence.kml"
Content-Type: application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
------WebKitFormBoundaryzmBiAUFQVzA8mRkx--
Response
If the request is completed successfully, an empty response is returned.
{ }
To make sure that the geofences have been read, you can execute the avl_evts method:
{
"tm": <uint>, /* current server time (UTC) */
"events": [
{
"i": -1,
"d": { /* data */
"hash": <text>, /* upload complete */
"zones": [<Object>] /* array of geofences read */
}
}
]
}
If the request fails, an error code is returned.
Error codes
| Error code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Invalid or obsolete request SID. |
| 4 | No files attached. |
| 7 | Failed to fetch the user. |