If you need functionality in the AWS services used by the Amplify Geo category that isn't available, we provide an escape hatch so you can get a reference to that service.

Note: If you provisioned your Geo resources via Amplify CLI, then the IAM policy will be specifically scoped to only allow actions required by the library.
Please [adjust your authorization permissions](/lib-v1/geo/existing-resources) accordingly for your escape hatch use-cases.

<BlockSwitcher>
<Block name="Java">

```java
import android.util.Log;
import com.amazonaws.services.geo.AmazonLocationClient;
import com.amazonaws.services.geo.model.ListMapsRequest;
import com.amazonaws.services.geo.model.ListMapsResult;
import com.amplifyframework.core.Amplify;
import com.amplifyframework.geo.location.AWSLocationGeoPlugin;
```

```java
// Obtain reference to the plugin
AWSLocationGeoPlugin geoPlugin = (AWSLocationGeoPlugin)
        Amplify.Geo.getPlugin("awsLocationGeoPlugin");
AmazonLocationClient locationClient = geoPlugin.getEscapeHatch();

// Send a new request to the Location Maps endpoint directly using the client
ListMapsRequest request = new ListMapsRequest();
ListMapsResult response = locationClient.listMaps(request);
Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", response.getEntries().toString());
```

</Block>
<Block name="Kotlin">

```kotlin
import android.util.Log
import com.amazonaws.services.geo.AmazonLocationClient
import com.amazonaws.services.geo.model.ListMapsRequest
import com.amplifyframework.core.Amplify
```

```kotlin
// Obtain reference to the Amazon Location Service client
val geoPlugin = Amplify.Geo.getPlugin("awsLocationGeoPlugin")
val locationClient = geoPlugin.escapeHatch as AmazonLocationClient

// Send a new request to the Location Maps endpoint directly using the client
val request = ListMapsRequest()
val response = locationClient.listMaps(request)
Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", response.entries.toString())
```

</Block>
</BlockSwitcher>

### Documentation Resources

* [How to manage Amazon Location Service resources through console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/welcome.html)

**Maps**
* [Using Amazon Location Maps in your application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/using-maps.html)
* [Amazon Location Maps API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location-maps/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html)

**Places**
* [Searching place and geolocation data using Amazon Location](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/searching-for-places.html)
* [Amazon Location Places API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location-places/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html)

**Device Tracking**
* [Managing your tracker resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/managing-trackers.html)
* [Amazon Location Trackers API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location-trackers/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html)