Amazon Location Service

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"Suite of geospatial services including Maps, Places, Routes, Tracking, and Geofencing"

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET ListTagsForResource

Returns a list of tags that are applied to the specified Amazon Location resource.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/tags/{ResourceArn}

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/tags/{ResourceArn}"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/tags/{ResourceArn}",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/tags/{ResourceArn}';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/tags/{ResourceArn}"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/tags/{ResourceArn}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/tags/{ResourceArn}";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GetMapStyleDescriptor

Retrieves the map style descriptor from a map resource. The style descriptor contains speciﬁcations on how features render on a map. For example, what data to display, what order to display the data in, and the style for the data. Style descriptors follow the Mapbox Style Specification.</

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/maps/v0/maps/{MapName}/style-descriptor?key=YOUR_API_KEY

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/maps/v0/maps/{MapName}/style-descriptor?key=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests
params = {
    "key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/maps/v0/maps/{MapName}/style-descriptor",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/maps/v0/maps/{MapName}/style-descriptor');
url.searchParams.set('key', 'YOUR_API_KEY');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/maps/v0/maps/{MapName}/style-descriptor")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/maps/v0/maps/{MapName}/style-descriptor")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/maps/v0/maps/{MapName}/style-descriptor?" . http_build_query([
    "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET DescribeGeofenceCollection

Retrieves the geofence collection details.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/geofencing/v0/collections/{CollectionName}

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/geofencing/v0/collections/{CollectionName}"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/geofencing/v0/collections/{CollectionName}",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/geofencing/v0/collections/{CollectionName}';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/geofencing/v0/collections/{CollectionName}"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/geofencing/v0/collections/{CollectionName}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/location/2020-11-19/geofencing/v0/collections/{CollectionName}";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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What can you build with Amazon Location Service?

Amazon Location Service is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
automating deployments and container orchestration
monitoring uptime and performance metrics
managing storage buckets and databases
setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Amazon Location Service is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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