Locations

The /locations endpoint is the core of the Locations API. Each location record has the following attributes:

Attribute name	Example	Notes
active	true
address1	123 Fake St.
addressCountry	USA
addressMunicipality	Stateville
addressPostalCode	54466
addressRegion	Wisconsin
addressRegionDescriptor	State
addressRegionSubdivision	Wood
addressRegionSubdivisionDescriptor	County
buildingName	Buckington Hall	Just the name of the building (if applicable), no IDs or other concatenated attributes
buildingNumber	1234
wdCreatedOn	2025-07-01
wdLastModified	2025-07-01
hierarchyId	LH_UWABC LH_UWABC_BRANCHCAMPUS	For locations within branch campuses, hierarchy IDs include the ID of both the parent campus and the branch.
inactiveDate	2025-07-01	Only present if active is false
referenceId	LCABC_0123A_NA_3030	The full ID for a location. Use this as a filter criterion if you want to get just one location back.
fullName	Blue Gym-2345-01-5555	The full name for a location. Includes the name and ID of the building along with floor and room IDs (if applicable). Most API users will be more interested in the buildingName and roomName attributes.
roomName	Bucky Badger Auditorium	Most rooms don’t have names, but a few do
roomNumber	4567
superiorBranchCampusId	LCABC_BRN	Only populated if the location belongs to a branch campus
superiorBuildingId	LCABC_0123A	Only populated if the location belongs to a building or non-building
superiorCampusId	LCABC	Populated for all locations except the very top level (UW System)
superiorFloorId	LCABC_0123A_03	Only populated if the location belongs to a floor
superiorLocationId	LCABC_0123A_03	The ID of the immediate superior location, no matter what type it is. Usually less useful than superiorBuildingId or superiorCampusId.
type	Building	See Types for more details
usages	WORK SPACE	See Usages for more details