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Microsoft Azure Spatial API

The Spatial API from Microsoft Azure — 5 operation(s) for spatial.

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Microsoft Azure Spatial API is one of 1667 APIs that Microsoft Azure publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Spatial. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, pricing, a JSON-LD context, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 9 operations across 5 paths, and defines 22 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2020-08-01-preview.

9 operations 5 paths 22 schemas 5 GET4 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2020-08-01-preview
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 9

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 5 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Spatial 9
GET
/spatial/geofence/{format}
Microsoft Azure Get Spatial Geofence Format
microsoftAzureSpatialGetgeofence 13 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/spatial/geofence/{format}
Microsoft Azure Post Spatial Geofence Format
microsoftAzureSpatialPostgeofence 12 params body → 200400401403404500
POST
/spatial/buffer/{format}
Microsoft Azure Post Spatial Buffer Format
microsoftAzureSpatialPostbuffer 4 params body → 200400401403404500
GET
/spatial/buffer/{format}
Microsoft Azure Get Spatial Buffer Format
microsoftAzureSpatialGetbuffer 6 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/spatial/closestPoint/{format}
Microsoft Azure Post Spatial Closestpoint Format
microsoftAzureSpatialPostclosestpoint 7 params body → 200400401403404500
GET
/spatial/closestPoint/{format}
Microsoft Azure Get Spatial Closestpoint Format
microsoftAzureSpatialGetclosestpoint 8 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/spatial/pointInPolygon/{format}
Microsoft Azure Post Spatial Pointinpolygon Format
microsoftAzureSpatialPostpointinpolygon 6 params body → 200400401403404500
GET
/spatial/pointInPolygon/{format}
Microsoft Azure Get Spatial Pointinpolygon Format
microsoftAzureSpatialGetpointinpolygon 7 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/spatial/greatCircleDistance/{format}
Microsoft Azure Get Spatial Greatcircledistance Format
microsoftAzureSpatialGetgreatcircledistance 5 params → 200400401403404500

Schemas 22

The contract defines 22 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are GeofenceGeometry (7 properties), GeofenceResponse (4 properties), ODataError (4 properties), ClosestPointResultEntry (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GetPointInPolygonSummary
object
Point In Polygon Summary object
3 properties
PointInPolygonResult
object
Point In Polygon Result Object
2 properties
GeofenceResponse
object
This object is returned from a geofence proximity call.
4 properties
PostClosestPointResponse
object
This object is returned from a successful Post Spatial Closest Point call
2 properties
PostClosestPointSummary
object
Post Closest Point Summary object
3 properties
GetClosestPointResponse
object
This object is returned from a successful Get Spatial Closest Point call
2 properties
GeofenceGeometry
object
The geofencing geometry.
7 properties
PostPointInPolygonSummary
object
Point In Polygon Summary object
3 properties
ODataErrorResponse
object
This response object is returned when an error occurs in the Azure Maps API.
1 property
BufferResponse
object
This object is returned from a successful Spatial Buffer call.
2 properties
ClosestPointResultEntry
object
Closest Point Result Entry Object
3 properties
SpatialCoordinate
object
A location represented as a latitude and longitude
2 properties
GreatCircleDistanceResponse
object
This object is returned from a successful Great Circle Distance call
2 properties
GeoJSONFeatureCollection
object
A valid GeoJSON FeatureCollection object type. Please refer to [RFC 7946](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946section-3.3) for details.
2 properties 2 required
GetPointInPolygonResponse
object
Returns true if point is within the polygon, false otherwise
2 properties
GeometryId
string
The Spatial geometry
BufferRequestBody
object
An object with a FeatureCollection and a list of distances. All the feature's properties should contain geometryId, which is used for identifying the geometry…
2 properties
GetClosestPointSummary
object
Get Closest Point Summary object
3 properties
ODataError
object
This object is returned when an error occurs in the Azure Maps API.
4 properties
PostPointInPolygonResponse
object
Returns true if point is within the polygon, false otherwise
2 properties
ClosestPointResult
array
Closest Point Result Array
GeoJSONGeometry
object
A valid GeoJSON geometry object. Please refer to [RFC 7946](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946section-3.1) for details.
1 property 1 required

Specification

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Source

microsoft-azure-spatial-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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