Amazon Location Jobs
Amazon Location Jobs provides asynchronous bulk processing capabilities that enable you to perform actions on large batches of location data efficiently and cost-effectively. Instead of making multiple API calls to perform the same action on each data entry individually, you can process thousands of actions on large batches of data in a single operation using the Jobs API.
Amazon Location Jobs currently supports address validation as a job action type. For details about address validation capabilities, see Address validation.
Features
- Bulk processing
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Process thousands of records in a single job operation rather than making individual API calls for each record.
- Asynchronous operations
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Submit jobs and monitor their progress while they run in the background, freeing your application to perform other tasks.
- Amazon S3 integration
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Seamlessly integrate with Amazon S3 for both input data storage and output result delivery using Apache Parquet
format. - Event notifications
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Receive real-time updates about job status changes through Amazon EventBridge integration.
Use cases
Amazon Location Jobs supports various use cases depending on the action type. Each action type addresses different bulk processing needs for location data.
For address validation use cases, see Address validation use cases.
Jobs APIs overview
The Jobs API provides four core operations for managing bulk processing workflows:
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StartJob |
Initiates a new job with specified input and output configurations. |
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GetJob |
Retrieves detailed information about a specific job, including current status, configuration, and processing results. |
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CancelJob |
Cancels a running or pending job when processing is no longer needed. |
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ListJobs |
Retrieves a list of jobs with optional filtering and pagination support for job management. |
