Fetch a vehicle's location using its ID (v2)

Purpose: Use this API to fetch the location of a particular vehicle using its ID. You must also specify the date for which you want to check the information of the vehicle as a query parameter.

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NOTE

This is the v2 of the "Fetch the location of a vehicle using its ID" endpoint. For this API, you must specify the following Query Parameters:

• start_date: Provide the start date from which you want to check the location history of the vehicle.
• end_date: Provide the end date for when you want to check the location history of the vehicle.

IMPORTANT: The duration between the start date and the end date must not exceed 3 months.

• updated_after: Provide the date after which the location records have been updated.

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'json'

url = URI("https://api.gomotive.com/v2/vehicle_locations/<id>?start_date=<yyyy-mm-dd>&end_date=<yyyy-mm-dd>")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request['Authorization'] = "Bearer <OAUTH_TOKEN>"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

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NOTE

This endpoint has a limit of 10 simultaneous requests at a time.

Response Parameters

id

• Type: String
• Description: The unique identifier for the vehicle location.

located_at

• Type: String (ISO 8601 Date-Time)
• Description: The timestamp when the vehicle was located.

lat

• Type: Number
• Description: The latitude coordinate of the vehicle's location.

lon

• Type: Number
• Description: The longitude coordinate of the vehicle's location.

bearing

• Type: Number
• Description: The direction the vehicle is heading in degrees.

battery_voltage

• Type: Number
• Description: The voltage of the vehicle's battery at the time of location.

engine_hours

• Type: Number
• Description: The total engine hours at the time of location.

type

• Type: String
• Description: The type of location data (e.g., "breadcrumb").

description

• Type: String
• Description: A textual description of the vehicle's location.

speed

• Type: Number
• Description: The speed of the vehicle at the time of location in miles per hour (mph).

odometer

• Type: Number
• Description: The odometer reading of the vehicle in miles at the time of location.

fuel

• Type: Number
• Description: The fuel level of the vehicle in gallons at the time of location.

fuel_primary_remaining_percentage

• Type: Number
• Description: The percentage of fuel remaining in the primary fuel tank.

fuel_secondary_remaining_percentage

• Type: Number
• Description: The percentage of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank.

id

• Type: Number
• Description: The unique identifier for the driver.

first_name

• Type: String
• Description: The first name of the driver.

last_name

• Type: String
• Description: The last name of the driver.

username

• Type: String
• Description: The username associated with the driver.

email

• Type: String
• Description: The email address of the driver.

driver_company_id

• Type: String
• Description: The company identifier associated with the driver.

status

• Type: String
• Description: The status of the driver (e.g., "active").

role

• Type: String
• Description: The role of the driver (e.g., "driver").

id

• Type: Number
• Description: The unique identifier for the vehicle gateway.

identifier

• Type: String
• Description: The identifier of the vehicle gateway.

model

• Type: String
• Description: The model of the vehicle gateway.