Bandwidth Locations API

Provision and manage physical locations (addresses) for 911 emergency services routing. Locations are validated against the Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) for accuracy.

Operations 5

GET /accounts/{accountId}/e911s/locations List E911 locations #
POST /accounts/{accountId}/e911s/locations Create an E911 location #
GET /accounts/{accountId}/e911s/locations/{locationId} Get E911 location details #
PUT /accounts/{accountId}/e911s/locations/{locationId} Update an E911 location #
DELETE /accounts/{accountId}/e911s/locations/{locationId} Delete an E911 location #

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OpenAPI Specification

bandwidth-locations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Bandwidth Emergency Calling Locations API
  description: The Bandwidth Emergency Calling API provides programmatic access to provision and manage 911 endpoints and locations for emergency services routing. It supports Dynamic Location Routing (DLR) for real-time address validation and location updates, ensuring compliance with Kari's Law and RAY BAUM's Act requirements. Bandwidth is the only CPaaS provider that also operates its own emergency services network, providing direct connectivity to public safety answering points (PSAPs) across the United States and Canada.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Bandwidth Support
    url: https://support.bandwidth.com
  termsOfService: https://www.bandwidth.com/legal/
servers:
- url: https://dashboard.bandwidth.com/api
  description: Production Server
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Locations
  description: Provision and manage physical locations (addresses) for 911 emergency services routing. Locations are validated against the Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) for accuracy.
paths:
  /accounts/{accountId}/e911s/locations:
    get:
      operationId: listLocations
      summary: List E911 locations
      description: Retrieves a list of all validated locations provisioned for emergency calling within the account.
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Locations retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationListResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    post:
      operationId: createLocation
      summary: Create an E911 location
      description: Provisions a new location for emergency calling. The address is validated against the Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) to ensure it can be properly routed to the correct PSAP. Bandwidth can generate a location ID automatically, or you can provide your own custom location ID.
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/xml:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Location created and validated successfully
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        '400':
          description: Invalid location or address validation failed
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /accounts/{accountId}/e911s/locations/{locationId}:
    get:
      operationId: getLocation
      summary: Get E911 location details
      description: Retrieves detailed information about a specific validated location.
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/locationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location details retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Location not found
    put:
      operationId: updateLocation
      summary: Update an E911 location
      description: Updates a specific location. The new address will be re-validated against the MSAG.
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/locationId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/xml:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location updated successfully
        '400':
          description: Invalid location or address validation failed
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Location not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteLocation
      summary: Delete an E911 location
      description: Removes a location from the account. The location must not be currently associated with any active endpoints.
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/locationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Location deleted successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Location not found
components:
  schemas:
    Location:
      type: object
      description: A validated physical location for E911 emergency routing
      properties:
        locationId:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier for the location
        description:
          type: string
          description: A description of the location
        address:
          type: object
          properties:
            houseNumber:
              type: string
              description: The house or building number
            houseSuffix:
              type: string
              description: The house number suffix (e.g., A, B, 1/2)
            prefixDirectional:
              type: string
              description: The street prefix directional (N, S, E, W)
            streetName:
              type: string
              description: The street name
            streetSuffix:
              type: string
              description: The street suffix (St, Ave, Blvd, etc.)
            postDirectional:
              type: string
              description: The street post directional (N, S, E, W)
            addressLine2:
              type: string
              description: Secondary address line (suite, floor, etc.)
            city:
              type: string
              description: The city name
            stateCode:
              type: string
              description: The two-letter state code
            zip:
              type: string
              description: The five-digit ZIP code
            plusFour:
              type: string
              description: The ZIP+4 extension
            country:
              type: string
              description: The country code
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - VALID
          - INVALID
          - GEOCODED
          description: The validation status of the location
        latitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The latitude coordinate of the location
        longitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The longitude coordinate of the location
    LocationListResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response containing a list of E911 locations
      properties:
        totalCount:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of locations
        locations:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
  parameters:
    accountId:
      name: accountId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier for the Bandwidth account
      schema:
        type: string
    locationId:
      name: locationId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier for the E911 location
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication using your Bandwidth Dashboard API credentials.
externalDocs:
  description: Bandwidth Emergency Calling API Documentation
  url: https://dev.bandwidth.com/docs/emergency/emergencyCallingApi/