Upload CSV measurements
Submit a batch of measurements in a CSV file.
Uploading measurements from a CSV file
POST https://opencellid.org/measure/uploadCsvSend a multipart/form-data request containing your API key and a measurement file.
Form fields
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
key | string | Yes | Your OpenCellID API key. |
datafile | file | Yes | Measurement file, up to 2 MB. Split larger uploads into multiple files. |
File contents
Include a header row with the field names. This example contains the required fields for a GSM observation:
mcc,mnc,lac,cellid,lon,lat
262,2,434,9200,9.436598,52.892139Supported fields: mcc, mnc, lac, cellid, lat, lon, signal, measured_at, rating, speed, direction, act, ta, psc, tac, pci, sid, nid, bid. See Measurement fields for types, required fields and network-specific alternatives.
Example request
Save your measurements as measurements.csv and replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key.
curl "https://opencellid.org/measure/uploadCsv" \
-F "key=YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "[email protected];type=text/plain"Response
An accepted upload returns HTTP 200 with this plain-text body:
0,OKErrors can also return HTTP 200. Check the response body and see Measurement submission errors for key, file-upload and service errors.
For processing stages and when cell positions update, see Processing time.