> ## Documentation Index
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# Customer Portals

> Allow your customers to manage their own devices and systems.

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Provide self-service functions to your customers by setting up a customer portal. You can configure it entirely in the Console, or use our API to automate generating the portal.

You can extend the portal experience with [Seam access and climate automations](../reservation-automations). When a customer books a stay, reserves a gym slot, or schedules a visit, automations automatically issue and revoke access or adjust climate settings. You create and manage them in the Console.

### Get started with the customer portal

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### Customer portal features

A customer portal allows your customers to self-manage connecting devices, manage their devices, and handle day-to-day management in one place.

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th width="206.46875">Feature</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Customer management</td>

      <td>
        <p>
          Offer your customers a self-serve method to:

          <br />

          <i class="fa-hyphen">:hyphen:</i> Connect existing smart lock,
          thermostat, or access control accounts

          <br />

          <i class="fa-hyphen">:hyphen:</i> Organize devices to match their
          property structure

          <br />

          <i class="fa-hyphen">:hyphen:</i> Manage and troubleshoot their
          devices
        </p>

        <p>
          <i class="fa-hyphen">:hyphen:</i> Control Access or Climate features
          that you’ve configured for them.
        </p>
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Interoperability</td>

      <td>
        Works seamlessly with other Seam products, including Access and Climate.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Customized branding</td>

      <td>
        Configure the portal with your branding, including your logo, colors,
        and business information.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Ephemeral sessions</td>

      <td>
        Portal sessions are temporary. New portal sessions expire after 7 days
        period. They should be regenerated every time a customer needs to access
        the portal, whether from a new browser, a new device, or after the
        previous session has expired.
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

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