About beacon
Beacon object reflect your real beacon. It contains informations about name, description, location and configuration.
Keep your beacons organised
It is a good practice to provide detailed information about beacon position and role. This will allow you in a future to create campaigns, share with others or support beacons on site
JSON representation
beacon
{
"id":"object id",
// beacon id contains proximityId /no dashes/ major and minor
"bid":"000000000000000000000021474836475936412297",
// beacon technical location
"latitude": 52.505581,
"longitude": 13.429550,
"createdAt":1431949901000, // created date in millis
"description":"beacon description",
"proximityId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-002147483647", // proximity id
"major":59364, // major
"minor":12297, // minor
"name":"beacon name",
"shared":false, // is beacon shared by someone with you
"sharedWith":null, // information about share
"tags":["tag1","tag2"], // a list of tags
"updatedAt":1432212924000 // updated date in millis
}
beacon list item
{
"id":"object id",
// beacon id contains proximityId /no dashes/ major and minor
"bid":"000000000000000000000021474836475936412297",
"createdAt":1431949901000, // created date in millis
"updatedAt":1432212924000, // updated date in millis
"name":"beacon name",
"latitude": 52.505581,
"longitude": 13.429550,
"shared":false, // is beacon shared by someone with you
"tags":["tag1","tag2"] // a list of tags
}
bid format
For beacon with:
- proximityId: aa991a74-96af-4371-876b-4724b668a3dd
- major: 12345
- minor: 67890
bid will be represented by proximityId without dashes joined with major and minor:
- aa991a7496af4371876b4724b668a3dd1234567890