post forwarding.md
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Data Forwarding
Set up optional custom delivery endpoints to get a POST request any time one of your Spotters generates new data.
You can configure and manage your delivery endpoints in the Spotter Dashboard. To add a new delivery endpoint, click the menu icon ☰ and select Sofar API, then under Delivery Endpoints, enter the URL path in the New Delivery Endpoint field and click the Add Endpoint button. All of your delivery endpoints will be listed there. To remove one, click the corresponding Remove button.
Any new data will be included in the JSON body of the POST request. The content and structure will vary based on the Spotter's operating mode and configuration.
Examples
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request Body: Waves Mode" %}
{% hint style="info" %}
frequencyData is only transmitted in Waves: Spectrum mode or HDR mode, and partitionData is only transmitted in Waves: Partition mode or HDR mode.
{% endhint %}
{% code expandable="true" %}
{
"data": {
"spotterId": "SPOT-0018",
"spotterName": "Mavericks 2",
"payloadType": "waves",
"batteryVoltage": 4.07,
"batteryPower": -0.41,
"solarVoltage": 0.0,
"humidity": 32.8,
"waves": [
{
"significantWaveHeight": 1.14,
"peakPeriod": 9.3,
"meanPeriod": 8.3,
"peakDirection": 302.3,
"peakDirectionalSpread": 42.11,
"meanDirection": 286.2,
"meanDirectionalSpread": 56.16,
"timestamp": "2017-11-08T07:06:57.000Z",
"latitude": 34.30115,
"longitude": -120.6133
},
{
"significantWaveHeight": 1.14,
"peakPeriod": 10.24,
"meanPeriod": 8.44,
"peakDirection": 312.28,
"peakDirectionalSpread": 37.07,
"meanDirection": 284.18,
"meanDirectionalSpread": 57.4,
"timestamp": "2017-11-08T07:36:57.000Z",
"latitude": 34.29883,
"longitude": -120.61127
}
],
"track": [
{
"timestamp": "2017-11-08T07:06:57.000Z",
"latitude": 34.30115,
"longitude": -120.6133
},
{
"timestamp": "2017-11-08T07:36:57.000Z",
"latitude": 34.2988333,
"longitude": -120.6112667
}
],
"frequencyData": [
{
"frequency": [0.02930,0.03906,0.04883,...],
"df": [0.00977, 0.00977, 0.00977,...],
"a1": [-0.097752, -0.095797, -0.054741,...],
"b1": [-0.054741, 0.021505, 0.073314,...],
"a2": [0.120235, 0.115347, -0.018573,...],
"b2": [0.414467, 0.180841, 0.184751,...],
"varianceDensity": [0.7111054247697032, 0.6186233367451381, 0.6411207778915046,...],
"direction": [335.6588548979852, 338.1985905136482, 269.8174396209903,...],
"directionalSpread": [79.181787169671, 74.12281945451112, 67.45630665882223,...],
"timestamp": "2017-10-12T13:28:40.000Z",
"latitude": 35.19229,
"longitude": -120.86748
}
],
"partitionData": [
{
"partitions": [
{
"startFrequency": 0.025,
"endFrequency": 0.078125,
"significantWaveHeight": 0.69,
"meanPeriod": 15.38,
"meanDirection": 240.014,
"meanDirectionalSpread": 29.828
},
{
"startFrequency": 0.078125,
"endFrequency": 0.8,
"significantWaveHeight": 0.97,
"meanPeriod": 8.58,
"meanDirection": 251.647,
"meanDirectionalSpread": 29.645
}
],
"location": {
"latitude": 35.19229,
"longitude": -120.86748,
"timestamp": "2017-10-12T13:28:40.000Z"
}
}
],
"wind": [
{
"speed": 1,
"direction": 171,
"location": {
"latitude": 37.8973,
"longitude": -122.6868833,
"timestamp": "2019-08-09T20:14:54.000Z"
},
"seasurfaceId": 1
}
],
"surfaceTemp": [
{
"degrees": 14.44,
"location": {
"latitude": 37.7733,
"longitude": -122.3861833,
"timestamp": "2019-11-05T19:34:31.000Z"
}
}
],
...
}
}
{% endcode %} {% endtab %}
{% tab title="Request Body: Track Mode" %}
{% hint style="info" %}
The track property represents a Spotter's location, ordered by timestamp values.
{% endhint %}
{% code expandable="true" %}
{
"data": {
"spotterId": "SPOT-0018",
"spotterName": "Mavericks 2",
"payloadType": "track",
"batteryVoltage": 4.13,
"batteryPower": -0.03,
"solarVoltage": 7,
"humidity": 9.6,
"waves": [],
"track": [
{
"timestamp": "2017-09-27T22:41:27.000Z",
"latitude": 34.777083,
"longitude": -120.7396172
},
{
"timestamp": "2017-09-27T22:44:27.000Z",
"latitude": 34.7769077,
"longitude": -120.7390585
},
{
"timestamp": "2017-09-27T22:47:27.000Z",
"latitude": 34.776726,
"longitude": -120.7385352
},
{
"timestamp": "2017-09-27T22:50:27.000Z",
"latitude": 34.7765415,
"longitude": -120.7380058
},
{
"timestamp": "2017-09-27T22:53:27.000Z",
"latitude": 34.7763545,
"longitude": -120.7375838
}
],
"frequencyData": [],
"partitionData": [],
"wind": []
}
}
{% endcode %} {% endtab %}
{% tab title="Request Body: Smart Mooring" %} {% hint style="info" %}
- The
sensorPositionproperty represents a sensor's physical position in the Smart Mooring relative to the Spotter, with1being closest to the Spotter. - The
data_type_nameproperty represents the type of information being sent by a sensor, as ingested by the API. - Timestamps within this data format, while ordered, are not necessarily unique. It is possible for two or more sensors to send different values with identical timestamps (e.g., a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor may both emit data at the same time). {% endhint %}
{% code expandable="true" %}
{
"data": {
"spotterId": "SPOT-0018",
"spotterName": "Mavericks 2",
"payloadType": "sensorData",
"batteryVoltage": 4.13,
"batteryPower": -0.03,
"solarVoltage": 7,
"humidity": 9.6,
"sensorData": [
{
"latitude": 37.7733833,
"longitude": -122.38715,
"timestamp": "2020-12-01T23:46:43.000Z",
"sensorPosition": 2,
"units": "μbar",
"value": 1020490,
"unit_type": "pressure",
"data_type_name": "rbrcoda3_meanpressure_21bits"
},
{
"latitude": 37.7733833,
"longitude": -122.38715,
"timestamp": "2020-12-01T23:46:43.000Z",
"sensorPosition": 2,
"units": "μbar",
"value": 100,
"unit_type": "pressure",
"data_type_name": "rbrcoda3_stdevpressure_15bits"
},
{
"latitude": 37.7733833,
"longitude": -122.38715,
"timestamp": "2020-12-01T23:46:43.000Z",
"sensorPosition": 2,
"units": "°C",
"value": 13.426700000000004,
"unit_type": "temperature",
"data_type_name": "rbrcoda3_meantemperature_20bits"
},
{
"latitude": 37.7733833,
"longitude": -122.38715,
"timestamp": "2020-12-02T00:01:43.000Z",
"sensorPosition": 2,
"units": "μbar",
"value": 1020390,
"unit_type": "pressure",
"data_type_name": "rbrcoda3_meanpressure_21bits"
},
{
"latitude": 37.7733833,
"longitude": -122.38715,
"timestamp": "2020-12-02T00:01:43.000Z",
"sensorPosition": 2,
"units": "μbar",
"value": 50,
"unit_type": "pressure",
"data_type_name": "rbrcoda3_stdevpressure_15bits"
},
{
"latitude": 37.7733833,
"longitude": -122.38715,
"timestamp": "2020-12-02T00:01:43.000Z",
"sensorPosition": 2,
"units": "°C",
"value": 15.081299999999999,
"unit_type": "temperature",
"data_type_name": "rbrcoda3_meantemperature_20bits"
}
]
}
}
{% endcode %} {% endtab %} {% endtabs %}