Guides

Learn it properly

From the first scan to a verified webhook receiver. Every claim in these pages is checked against the shipping product, not the roadmap.

Getting started

Your first scan4 minFrom creating an account to a barcode in your inventory, in about five minutes, including what the free plan does and does not include.The web dashboard is a back office, not a second scanner3 minWhat the browser is for, what it deliberately does not do, and why the split between phone and web is the point.Groups: the organizing unit5 minHow FieldScan organizes stock (groups plus a free-text place name per scan) and the honest answer to "what about more than one location?"

Scanning & GPS

GPS tagging and place names4 minEvery scan records where it happened: coordinates automatically, a place name when you add one. What that is good for and what to watch.Offline scanning: the exact contract5 minWhat an offline scan carries, what it does not, when things sync, and what happens when the server refuses one. The details an auditor asks about.

API & webhooks

REST API quickstart8 minMint a key, list scans, push scans, pull a CSV, with the merge semantics and rate limits you need before writing an integration.Verifying webhook signatures7 minThe exact HMAC scheme, working verifiers in Node and Python, and the delivery guarantees you should design around.

Teams & roles

Invite your team4 minOne shared workspace, up to 25 people, with roles that decide who manages and who counts. What Team changes and how attribution works.

Exports & integrations

Export: fields, formats, and column order6 minThirteen fields, two formats, tap order as column order, and why the TXT export has no header row. Everything about getting data out.

Prefer to see a whole workflow instead? The playbooks walk one job each, start to finish — worked examples, not customer testimonials.