Both our VIN Barcode Scanner apps for iOS and for Android can be integrated with any other mobile application or even a web site.

How it works

Any third party app or web site can open our app automatically. Our app will scan a VIN code and then return its value back to app or site which had opened our app.

Why do you need it

It will be an awesome feature for your app or site to allow user to scan VIN code automatically instead of typing it in manually. It cost nothing for you and the only thing you have to do — add a button which will open our VIN Barcode Scanner app.

It’s absolutely awesome for example if you have a site with VIN number input form. Just imagine, if your user browse your site from a phone it’s quite hard for them to input 17 characters of VIN code from a phone’s keyboard. Instead of typing it, user can just tap “Scan” button to get VIN code in the proper field automatically!

Example

We have a small example of how it can work with a site.

Please install one of our apps:

iOS — https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vin-barcode-scanner/id497948900?mt=8

Android — https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bees4honey.vinscanner

And navigate to the following page from your smartphone:

http://bees4honey.com/integration_test.html

Then tap a “Scan VIN” url, you will be redirected to our app where you can scan VIN a tap “GO BACK” button. You will be redirected back to the web page where you can see scanned VIN number.

The same can easily be done on your site or mobile app.

Please contact us directly for more details — vin@bees4honey.com

Integration Functionality

Our application VIN Barcode Scanner(http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vin-barcode-scanner/id497948900?mt=8) can be used from any other application installed on a device to scan, recognize and return VIN code in text form. It works via standard protocol. Each app can call other on-board app with a URL like this:

appname://command?param1=value1&param2=value2…

Here the typical workflow (on Filemaker Go example):

• Filemaker Go launches VIN Barcode Scanner with a URL
• VIN Barcode Scanner captures the parameters passed by the URL
• VIN Barcode Scanner scans a VIN code
• VIN Barcode Scanner places the VIN in a return URL provided as one of the parameters
• VIN Barcode Scanner launches the modified return URL
• Filemaker Go receives a recognized VIN code

So in other words, instead of developing your own VIN scanner feature you may use our app to scan VIN codes. Our app is proved to be the best solution currently in the AppStore. To unlock this Integration Functionality you will need to purchase corresponding IAP in the VIN Barcode Scanner app.

Here are some integration details

In order to activate VIN Barcode Scanner from some iOS app, it is necessary to use URL of the following form

b4hvinscan://scan?caller_name=Filemaker Go&callback_url=fmp7script://$/BarcodeTest?script=Scan&param=B4HVINCODE

Where

• caller_name — optional parameter which sets text on a button. This button will return the user from our VIN Scanner app to your app.
• callback_url — sets URL (with template) for a return activation (call). This URL allows us to redirect user back to your app and pass scanned VIN.
• B4HVINCODE — template, which will be changed to a recognized VIN code.

Each parameter’s value in this URL have to be encoded. Encoded string:

b4hvinscan://scan?caller_name=Filemaker%20Go&

callback_url=fmp7script%3A%2F%2F%24%2FBarcodeTest%3Fscript%3D

Scan%26param%3DB4HVINCODE

We are always happy to help you with our Integration Functionality or in VIN Scanning technologies in general, so please feel free to get in touch with us by email info@bees4honey.com