Business Operations and ERPs
Beacon by Codex Solutions International
13 min
beacon is a supply chain visibility platform that centralizes shipment tracking, collaboration, and analytics integrating with make com enables automated workflows, real time updates, and seamless data sharing across supply chain operations, improving efficiency and communication for users this is ai generated content based on official beacon documentation the content may still contain errors—please verify important information if you have questions, contact beacon support directly how to get support on beacon beacon is a community developed application and is subjected to the developer's terms and conditions, which may include applicable fees make does not maintain or support this integration for assistance, please https //f make com/r/reachout?app name=beacon\&app slug=beacon community\&app unique id=beacon rpp4yn requirements to use the beacon app in make, you must have an active account and an api key, create your account on beacon app installation to install this app, you need admin, owner, or app developer permissions organizations go to the make integration page click the install button follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup connect beacon and {{product name}} to get started, you must first create a connection between beacon and {{product name}} , allowing the two services to communicate you can connect using the following method oauth2 0,api key oauth2 0 instructions you need to generate your token login to your platform using your credentials navigate to the developer settings or api section create a new application configure the application, specifying the required scopes (permissions) for the data you wish to access note the generated client id and client secret api key instructions you need to retrieve your api key from your account settings login to your platform using your credentials navigate to the api section or developer settings in your account locate the section labeled api key copy the value of your api key some community developers require an additional specific api key retrieve the required api key from the community developer's dashboard, generally found under settings/api for more info, please https //f make com/r/reachout?app name=beacon\&app slug=beacon community\&app unique id=beacon rpp4yn create the connection in {{product name}} log in in your make account , add the beacon module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and click create a connection if you add a module with an instant tag, click create a webhook , then create a connection optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection enter the authentication credentials you copied from your beacon or follow the on screen instructions to create the connection you must also enter any required third party api keys obtained earlier for detailed information on connecting an application, see connect an application page beacon modules after connecting to the beacon app, you can choose from a list of available modules to build your {{scenario plural lowercase}} create a container creates a new container for storing and organizing your files or data within the specified service get a container retrieve details about a specific container, such as its properties and current status list container the "list container" module retrieves a list of all containers available in your account, allowing you to view and manage your existing containers easily make an api call perform a custom api call to interact directly with the selected app’s api, allowing you to send or retrieve specific data not covered by the standard modules templates you can look for more templates in make's template gallery , where you'll find thousands of pre created {{scenario plural lowercase}} beacon resources you can have access to more resources related to this app on the following links beacon topics on make community beacon website beacon documentation beacon api documentation beacon page on make