THE CHALLENGETelematics Data Is Only Useful Where Decisions Are Made
Position and trip data sitting in a tracking platform does not move a business until it reaches the systems where work actually happens, the TMS that plans loads, the ERP that bills customers, the insurer portal that prices a policy, the government portal that checks compliance. A common mistake here is bridging these with brittle one-off scripts that break on the next API change. A proper API and integration layer carries your telematics data to every downstream system reliably, securely, and in a form those systems can consume.
One layer of the full telematics software platform platform, working closely with Telematics Backend and Data Ingestion.
SCOPE OF WORK
What's Included
REST APIs
Clean, versioned REST endpoints sit over your telematics data, with consistent resources, pagination, and filtering, so vehicles, trips, positions, and events are queryable in a predictable way that survives future changes.
Webhooks
Events are delivered by signed webhook so consumers react the moment a geofence is crossed, a trip ends, or an alert fires. Deliveries are retried with backoff so a brief outage on the receiver never loses an event.
OAuth and Rate Limiting
Access is secured with OAuth 2.0 and API keys, every token is scoped to a tenant and permission set, and rate limiting is applied per client so one integration cannot starve the rest. All traffic runs over TLS.
ERP and TMS Integration
Connectors reach into SAP, Oracle Transportation Management, and custom ERP and dispatch systems, mapping the telematics data model to theirs so vehicle, trip, and cost data lands where operations and finance already work.
Insurer and Government Connectors
Connectors reach insurer portals for usage-based programs and government and regulatory portals for compliance reporting, handling each portal authentication, format, and submission rules.
SDKs and API Docs
An OpenAPI specification, interactive documentation, and language SDKs are published, so your developers and partners integrate fast with authentication, pagination, webhook payloads, and worked examples in hand.
TECHNICAL APPROACH
How the Integration Layer Is Built
The API is designed as a stable contract first, generated from and validated against an OpenAPI specification, so the documentation and SDKs never drift from the implementation. Around it sit a gateway for auth and rate limiting and a webhook delivery service with durable queuing, so events reach external systems reliably even under load.
Contract-First API
An OpenAPI spec defines every endpoint and schema. Docs and SDKs are generated from it and requests are validated against it, so what the docs promise is exactly what the API does.
Gateway and Auth
An API gateway handles OAuth token validation, API keys, per-client rate limiting, and request logging, keeping security and throttling consistent across every endpoint rather than scattered through the code.
Durable Webhooks
Events publish to a queue and a delivery worker signs and sends each webhook, retrying with exponential backoff and recording delivery status, so a slow or briefly offline receiver does not drop data.
INTEGRATION AND OUTPUTS
Where the Data Goes
TMS and Dispatch
Live position, ETA, and trip status flow into transport management and dispatch systems, so planners and dispatchers see telematics reality inside the tool they already use to assign and track work.
ERP and Billing
Distance, utilization, and event data feed ERP and billing so customer invoices, cost centers, and asset records reflect actual vehicle activity without manual data entry.
Insurer Programs
Driving behavior and mileage data feed usage-based insurance programs through insurer connectors, so premiums can reflect real driving rather than estimates.
Partner and Customer Access
Your partners and customers consume the same documented API and SDKs, so you can offer programmatic access to telematics data as a product feature rather than a custom build each time.
FAQ
Common Questions
Are webhooks available or does the API have to be polled?
Both. REST endpoints handle on-demand queries and webhooks handle events, so a callback arrives the moment a geofence is crossed or a trip ends rather than polling for changes. Webhooks are signed and retried with backoff so a brief outage on your side does not lose events.
Can it integrate with SAP, Oracle TMS, or your ERP?
Yes. The integration layer is designed to connect telematics data into SAP, Oracle Transportation Management, and custom ERP and dispatch systems. The data model maps to the target system, authentication and rate limits are handled, and the connector is built so vehicle, trip, and event data flows into the system your operations team already uses.
How is the API secured?
OAuth 2.0 covers delegated access and API keys cover server-to-server calls, every token is scoped to a tenant and a set of permissions, and rate limiting is applied per client. All traffic runs over TLS, and webhook payloads are signed so the receiver can verify their origin.
Are SDKs and documentation available?
Yes. An OpenAPI specification, interactive docs, and language SDKs are published so your developers integrate quickly without reverse-engineering endpoints. The docs include authentication, pagination, rate limits, webhook payloads, and worked examples.
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