Addresses

Update an address

Update a specific address.

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patch/addresses/{id}

Request

  • Base URL
    https://api.samsara.com
  • Auth
    HTTP bearer

Path parameters

idstring required

ID of the Address. This can either be the Samsara-provided ID or an external ID. External IDs are customer-specified key-value pairs created in the POST or PATCH requests of this resource. To specify an external ID as part of a path parameter, use the following format: key:value. For example, crmId:abc123

Request body

addressTypesstring[]

Reporting location type associated with the address (used for ELD reporting purposes). Valid values: yard, shortHaul, workforceSite, riskZone, industrialSite, alertsOnly, agricultureSource, avoidanceZone, knownGPSJammingZone, authorizedZone, unauthorizedZone, vendor, inventory.

contactIdsstring[]

An array of Contact IDs associated with this Address.

externalIdsobject

The external IDs for the given object.

formattedAddressstring

The full street address for this address/geofence, as it might be recognized by Google Maps.

latitudenumber double

Latitude of the address. Will be geocoded from formattedAddress if not provided.

longitudenumber double

Longitude of the address. Will be geocoded from formattedAddress if not provided.

namestring

Name of the address.

notesstring

Notes about the address.

tagIdsstring[]

An array of IDs of tags to associate with this address.

Example request

{
  "addressTypes": [
    "yard"
  ],
  "contactIds": [
    "22408"
  ],
  "externalIds": {
    "maintenanceId": "250020",
    "payrollId": "ABFS18600"
  },
  "formattedAddress": "350 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA",
  "geofence": {
    "circle": {
      "latitude": 37.765363,
      "longitude": -122.4029238,
      "radiusMeters": 25
    },
    "polygon": {
      "vertices": [
        {
          "latitude": 37.765363,
          "longitude": -122.403098
        },
        {
          "latitude": 38.765363,
          "longitude": -122.403098
        },
        {
          "latitude": 37.765363,
          "longitude": -123.403098
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "latitude": 37.765363,
  "longitude": -122.4029238,
  "name": "Samsara HQ",
  "notes": "Hours of operation: 8am - 6pm; Truck entrance on the Rhode Island street side.",
  "tagIds": [
    "3914"
  ]
}

Response

Updated address object with ID.

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "addressTypes": [
      "yard"
    ],
    "contacts": [
      {
        "firstName": "Jane",
        "id": "22408",
        "lastName": "Jones"
      }
    ],
    "createdAtTime": "2019-05-18T20:27:35Z",
    "externalIds": {
      "maintenanceId": "250020",
      "payrollId": "ABFS18600"
    },
    "formattedAddress": "350 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA",
    "geofence": {
      "circle": {
        "latitude": 37.765363,
        "longitude": -122.4029238,
        "radiusMeters": 25
      },
      "polygon": {
        "vertices": [
          {
            "latitude": 37.765363,
            "longitude": -122.403098
          },
          {
            "latitude": 38.765363,
            "longitude": -122.403098
          },
          {
            "latitude": 37.765363,
            "longitude": -123.403098
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "id": "22408",
    "latitude": 37.765363,
    "longitude": -122.4029238,
    "name": "Samsara HQ",
    "notes": "Hours of operation: 8am - 6pm; Truck entrance on the Rhode Island street side.",
    "tags": [
      {
        "id": "3914",
        "name": "East Coast",
        "parentTagId": "4815"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Changes

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