Location by Wi-Fi Access Point - Precisely Data Integrity Suite

Data Integrity Suite APIs

Product
Data_Integrity
Spatial_Analytics
Data_Enrichment
geo_addressing_1
Services
Spatial Analytics
Data Enrichment
Geo Addressing
ft:title
Data Integrity Suite APIs
ft:locale
en-US
PublicationType
pt_developer
copyrightfirst
2023
copyrightlast
2026

This API endpoint will allow users to provide a Wi-Fi access point's MAC address and retrieve its estimated location coordinates (latitude and longitude).

Request Structure
  • Input:
    • Mandatory: Wi-Fi Access Points (string).
    • Optional: Access Points (minimum 2, if available), ssid, rssi, speed.
  • Output:
    • Coordinates
    • Accuracy: Value with units

This section describes how to use Location By IP Address end point using the Geolocation API service. You may want to try it out with a FreeTrial Account.

This method will consume credits.

HTTP Request

  • URL Composition
    • Base URL: https://api.cloud.precisely.com
    • Location By Wi-Fi Access Point Service: /v1/geolocation/access-point
  • Supported Methods: POST only
    • Input Fields Each request to the API service requires parameters listed below
      {
        "servingCell": {
          "mac": "string",
          "ssid": "string",
          "rssi": "string",
          "speed": "string"
        },
        "otherCells": [
          {
            "mac": "string",
            "ssid": "string",
            "rssi": "string",
            "speed": "string"
          }
        ]
      }
      Note: ServingCell and mac are mandatory, otherCells is optional.
  • Rate Limit (Transactions per second): 100

Request Parameter

Table 1.
Parameter Description
mac the mac address (required)
ssid service set identifier
rssi received signal strength identifier
speed link speed