:doc:`LocationService <../../location>` / Client / get_device_position

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get_device_position
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.. py:method:: LocationService.Client.get_device_position(**kwargs)

  

  Retrieves a device's most recent position according to its sample time.

   

  .. note::

    

    Device positions are deleted after 30 days.

    

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/location-2020-11-19/GetDevicePosition>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.get_device_position(
        TrackerName='string',
        DeviceId='string'
    )
    
  :type TrackerName: string
  :param TrackerName: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The tracker resource receiving the position update.

    

  
  :type DeviceId: string
  :param DeviceId: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The device whose position you want to retrieve.

    

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'DeviceId': 'string',
          'SampleTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
          'ReceivedTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
          'Position': [
              123.0,
          ],
          'Accuracy': {
              'Horizontal': 123.0
          },
          'PositionProperties': {
              'string': 'string'
          }
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **DeviceId** *(string) --* 

        The device whose position you retrieved.

        
      

      - **SampleTime** *(datetime) --* 

        The timestamp at which the device's position was determined. Uses `ISO 8601 <https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html>`__ format: ``YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ``.

        
      

      - **ReceivedTime** *(datetime) --* 

        The timestamp for when the tracker resource received the device position. Uses `ISO 8601 <https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html>`__ format: ``YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ``.

        
      

      - **Position** *(list) --* 

        The last known device position.

        
        

        - *(float) --* 
    
      

      - **Accuracy** *(dict) --* 

        The accuracy of the device position.

        
        

        - **Horizontal** *(float) --* 

          Estimated maximum distance, in meters, between the measured position and the true position of a device, along the Earth's surface.

          
    
      

      - **PositionProperties** *(dict) --* 

        The properties associated with the position.

        
        

        - *(string) --* 
          

          - *(string) --* 
    
  
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`LocationService.Client.exceptions.InternalServerException`

  
  *   :py:class:`LocationService.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException`

  
  *   :py:class:`LocationService.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException`

  
  *   :py:class:`LocationService.Client.exceptions.ValidationException`

  
  *   :py:class:`LocationService.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException`

  