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Query Apple's FindMy network with Python

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378 points nkko | 2 comments | 21 Dec 24 12:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.415s | source
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daft_pink ◴[21 Dec 24 18:41 UTC] No.42481346[source]▶
It’s interesting, because it could allow you to log location over time. Generally, I can only see peoples location when I open the app, but this would allow me to ping every 30 minutes and create a very long log that I could technically create manually, but would be quite a bit of work.
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1. stavros ◴[22 Dec 24 00:13 UTC] No.42483402[source]▶
You don't need to do that, the API will happily return the last N days of location pings.
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2. malmeloo ◴[22 Dec 24 01:35 UTC] No.42483788[source]▶
This, indeed. Quick addition: Apple only stores locations for up to 7 days, so I would recommend running it once per day or so if you don't need live data. If you do, be careful not to request too often (sub-30 mins) if you value your account dearly.