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ETSI MEC 013 Location API

The MEC Location Service defined in ETSI GS MEC 013, providing network-derived location of user equipment and of radio nodes, zone and access-point occupancy, distance calculation, area and periodic location subscriptions. It is the ETSI edge-side analogue of the network location capability that CAMARA exposes commercially as Device Location.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 26

GET /queries/distance Query information about distance from a user to a location or between two users #
GET /queries/users Query location information about a specific UE or a group of Ues #
GET /queries/zones Query the information about one or more specific zones or a list of zones. #
GET /queries/zones/{zoneId} Query information about a specific zone #
GET /queries/zones/{zoneId}/accessPoints Query information about a specific access point or a list of access points under a zone #
GET /queries/zones/{zoneId}/accessPoints/{accessPointId} Query information about a specific access point under a zone. #
GET /subscriptions/area Retrieves information about the subscriptions for this requestor. #
POST /subscriptions/area Creates subscription to area notifications. #
GET /subscriptions/area/{subscriptionId} Retrieve subscription information #
PUT /subscriptions/area/{subscriptionId} Updates a subscription information #
DELETE /subscriptions/area/{subscriptionId} Cancel a subscription #
GET /subscriptions/distance Retrieves all active subscriptions to distance change notifications #
POST /subscriptions/distance Creates a subscription for distance change notification #
GET /subscriptions/distance/{subscriptionId} Retrieve user distance subscription information #
PUT /subscriptions/distance/{subscriptionId} Updates a user distance subscription information #
DELETE /subscriptions/distance/{subscriptionId} Cancel a subscription #
GET /subscriptions/users Retrieves information about the subscriptions for the requestor #
POST /subscriptions/users Create subscription to UE location notifications. #
GET /subscriptions/users/{subscriptionId} Retrieve subscription information #
PUT /subscriptions/users/{subscriptionId} Updates a subscription information #
DELETE /subscriptions/users/{subscriptionId} Cancel a subscription #
GET /subscriptions/zones Retrieves all active subscriptions to zone notifications #
POST /subscriptions/zones Creates a subscription to zone notifications #
GET /subscriptions/zones/{subscriptionId} Retrieve zone subscription information #
PUT /subscriptions/zones/{subscriptionId} Updates a zone subscription information #
DELETE /subscriptions/zones/{subscriptionId} Cancel a zone subscription #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.etsi.org/technologies/multi-access-edge-computing
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APIReference
https://forge.etsi.org/rep/mec/gs013-location-api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/etsi/refs/heads/main/openapi/mec/LocationAPI.yaml

Other Resources

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Repository
https://forge.etsi.org/rep/mec/gs013-location-api

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OpenAPI Specification

LocationAPI.yaml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  contact:
    url: https://forge.etsi.org/rep/mec/gs013-location-api
  title: ETSI GS MEC 013 - Location API
  version: 3.1.1
  description: The ETSI MEC ISG MEC013 Location API described using OpenAPI.
  license:
    name: BSD-3-Clause
    url: 'https://forge.etsi.org/legal-matters'
externalDocs:
  description: ETSI MEC013 V3.1.1 Location API
  url: 'https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_gs/MEC/001_099/013/03.01.01_60/gs_mec013v030101p.pdf'
servers:
  - url: 'https://localhost/location/v2'
tags:


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