# Capability Guides - [Device and System Capabilities](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/device-and-system-capabilities.md): Learn about device and system capabilities, as well as capability flags. - [Smart Locks](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks.md): Learn about managing smart locks and access codes that enable you to lock and unlock doors and other entry points. - [Get started with Smart Locks](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/get-started-with-smartlocks-api.md): Learn how to connect and control smartlocks with the Seam API. - [Locking and Unlocking Smart Locks](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/lock-and-unlock.md): Learn how to lock and unlock a smart lock, and confirm the action's success. - [Creating and Managing Smart Lock Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes.md): Access codes are codes for keypad devices. These are used when you want to provide access to a lock using a PIN code. - [Creating Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/creating-access-codes.md): Learn how to program an access code onto a smart lock with a keypad, and ensure the code is successfully set. - [Understanding Code Constraints](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/creating-access-codes/understanding-code-constraints.md): Learn about manufacturer- and device-specific constraints on codes. - [Retrieving Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/retrieving-access-codes.md): Learn how to retrieve access codes using various filters or by referencing their specific IDs - [Modifying Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/modifying-access-codes.md): Learn how to update your access codes, and ensure that the changes are successfully set on the device. - [Deleting Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/deleting-access-codes.md): Learn how to delete your access codes, and ensure that the code is successfully removed from the device. - [Lifecycle of Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/lifecycle-of-access-codes.md): Learn how access codes transition between states, and the corresponding events that are emitted. - [Access Code Requirements for Door Locks](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/access-code-requirements-for-door-locks.md): Learn about the specific requirements and constraints for setting access codes on door locks. - [Streamlining Access Code Management from the Manufacturer App](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/accommodating-manufacturer-mobile-apps.md): This guide covers how to ensure that codes created via the Seam API are easily identified and can be editable within the smart lock manufacturer app. - [Troubleshooting Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/troubleshooting-access-code-issues.md): Learn about how to diagnose and fix access code issues. - [Managing Backup Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/backup-access-codes.md): Learn how to bullet proof your access code implementation with back up access codes. - [Managing Offline Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/offline-access-codes.md): Learn how to create offline access codes for applicable smart locks with keypads. - [Creating and Updating Multiple Linked Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/creating-and-updating-multiple-linked-access-codes.md): Learn how to create and update groups of access codes with the same code for properties with multiple door locks. - [Migrating Existing Unmanaged Access Codes](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/smart-locks/access-codes/migrating-existing-access-codes.md): Learn how to migrate existing lock access codes into Seam - [Access Control Systems](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems.md): Learn about managing access control systems that enable you to control users' access to physical spaces, using credentials. - [Access System Quick Starts](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/acs-quick-starts.md): Seam provides a unified API to manage your access system. These guides walk you through the process of issuing your first credentials to access system users. - [PIN Code Quick Start](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/acs-quick-starts/pin-code-quick-start.md): Create your first PIN code credential to start controlling an access control system with Seam. - [Encodable Key Card Quick Start](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/acs-quick-starts/encodable-key-card-quick-start.md): Create your first encodable key card credential to start controlling an access control system with Seam. - [Mobile Key Quick Start](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/acs-quick-starts/mobile-key-quick-start.md): Create your first mobile key credential to start controlling an access control system with Seam. - [Connect an Access System to Seam](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/connect-an-acs-to-seam.md): Learn how to connect your access system to Seam. - [Retrieving ACS System Details](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/connect-an-acs-to-seam/retrieving-acs-system-details.md): Learn how to list and get information about your ACS systems. - [Access Control System Resources](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/connect-an-acs-to-seam/access-control-system-resources.md): Learn about the Seam resources that you use to manage your ACS. - [Understanding Access Control System Differences](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/connect-an-acs-to-seam/understanding-access-control-system-differences.md): Seam provides the flexibility to support various ACSs, including manufacturer-specific differences. - [Managing ACS Users](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/user-management.md): Learn how to manage your ACS users to grant or revoke physical access for people. - [Suspending and Unsuspending ACS Users](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/user-management/suspending-and-unsuspending-users.md): Learn how to make temporary access changes by suspending or unsuspending ACS users. - [Assigning ACS Users to Access Groups](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/user-management/assigning-users-to-access-groups.md): Learn how to use access groups to manage ACS user permissions across different doors and areas. - [Retrieving Entrance Details](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/retrieving-entrance-details.md): Learn how to get details about the entrances in your ACS, including listing the credentials that provide access to a specific entrance. - [Managing Credentials](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/managing-credentials.md): Learn how to manage credentials and assign them to users. - [Assigning Credentials to ACS Users](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/managing-credentials/assigning-credentials-to-users.md): Learn how to assign existing credentials the ACS users and unassign credentials from ACS users. - [Listing Credentials and Associated Entrances](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/managing-credentials/listing-credentials-and-associated-entrances.md): Learn how to list entrances associated with a credential and credentials associated with an entrance. - [Working with Card Encoders and Scanners](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/working-with-card-encoders-and-scanners.md): Learn how to encode plastic cards and then scan these cards. - [Creating and Encoding Card-based Credentials](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/working-with-card-encoders-and-scanners/creating-and-encoding-card-based-credentials.md): Learn how to create a card-based credential and then encode this credential onto a plastic card. - [Creating and Encoding Card Access Methods](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/working-with-card-encoders-and-scanners/creating-and-encoding-card-access-methods.md): Learn how to create a card access method and then encode this access method onto a plastic card. - [Scanning Encoded Cards](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/working-with-card-encoders-and-scanners/scanning-encoded-cards.md): Learn how to scan an encoded card to retrieve useful information about the card. - [Troubleshooting Your Access Control System](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems/troubleshooting-your-access-control-system.md): Learn about ACS-related errors and warnings, as well as how to resolve them. - [Mobile Access](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access.md): Use Seam to issue mobile credentials across a wide variety of access platforms. - [Prepare your Workspace](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/mobile-access-setup.md): Learn how to set up the prerequisite components for the Seam mobile access solution. - [Managing Mobile App User Accounts with User Identities](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/managing-mobile-app-user-accounts-with-user-identities.md): Learn how to use Seam user identities to manage mobile app user accounts. - [Managing Phones for a User Identity](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/managing-phones-for-a-user-identity.md): Learn how to manage the phones associated with a user identity. - [Issuing Mobile Credentials from an Access Control System](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/issuing-mobile-credentials-from-an-access-control-system.md): Learn how to create mobile credentials across a user's multiple phones. - [Developing in a Sandbox Workspace](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/developing-in-a-sandbox-workspace.md) - [Integrating into Your Mobile Application](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/mobile-device-sdks.md): The Seam mobile SDKs help you to create native applications for Apple (iOS) and Android devices and platforms. - [Initializing the Seam Mobile SDK](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/mobile-device-sdks/initializing-the-seam-mobile-sdk.md) - [Handling System Permissions](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/mobile-device-sdks/handling-system-permissions.md) - [Using Unlock With Tap](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/mobile-access/mobile-device-sdks/using-unlock-with-tap.md): This feature enables your app to perform unlock operations using mobile credentials. - [Access Grants](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants.md): Learn how to grant users access to entrances using intuitive and efficient Access Grants. - [Access Grant Quick Start](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/access-grant-quick-start.md): Create your first Access Grant to give a user scheduled access to a set of entrances with Seam. - [Creating an Access Grant Using Entrances](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/creating-an-access-grant-using-entrances.md): Learn how to create an access grant to define the "who, where, when, and how" for assigning a user access to entrances. - [Creating an Access Grant Using Spaces](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/creating-an-access-grant-using-spaces.md): Learn how to create an Access Grant to define the "who, where, when, and how" for assigning a user access to entrances grouped into spaces. - [Delivering Access Methods](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/delivering-access-methods.md): Learn how to deliver key cards, PIN codes, mobile keys, and Instant Keys to your users. - [Reservation Access Grants](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/reservation-access-grants.md): Learn how to use reservation\_key with Access Grants to handle guest and resident credentials on offline access systems. - [Retrieving Access Grants and Access Methods](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/retrieving-access-grants-and-access-methods.md): Learn how to list and get Access Grants and access methods. - [Updating an Access Grant](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/updating-an-access-grant.md): Learn how to update the time window for an Access Grant - [Revoking an Access Method](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/revoking-an-access-method.md): Learn how to revoke an access method so that a user can no longer use it. - [Deleting an Access Grant](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-grants/deleting-an-access-grant.md): Learn how to delete an Access Grant. - [Instant Keys](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/instant-keys.md): Learn about Seam Instant Keys, the most streamlined mobile access experience available today. - [How Instant Keys Work](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/instant-keys/how-instant-keys-work.md): Learn the details of how Seam Instant Keys work. - [Setting Up Your Site for Instant Keys](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/instant-keys/setting-up-your-site-for-instant-keys.md): Learn about the site requirements for using Instant Keys. - [Using Access Grants to Issue Instant Keys](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/instant-keys/using-access-grants-to-issue-instant-keys.md): Learn how to create an Access Grant that issues an Instant Key. - [Using Seam Console to Issue Instant Keys](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/instant-keys/using-seam-console-to-issue-instant-keys.md): Learn how to issue an Instant Key through Seam Console. - [Delivering Instant Keys](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/instant-keys/delivering-instant-keys.md): Learn how to deliver Instant Keys to your users, through text, email, or your own app. - [Thermostats](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats.md): Learn about managing smart thermostats that automatically adjust and program your users' heating and cooling systems for comfort and cost savings. - [Understanding Thermostat Concepts](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/understanding-thermostat-concepts.md): Learn about HVAC mode and set points. - [HVAC Mode](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/understanding-thermostat-concepts/hvac-mode.md): Learn about the HVAC mode setting that you can configure for thermostats. - [Set Points](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/understanding-thermostat-concepts/set-points.md): Learn about heating and cooling set point temperatures that you can configure for thermostats. - [Retrieving Thermostats](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/retrieving-thermostats.md): Learn how to retrieve all thermostats or a specific thermostat by ID. - [Setting and Monitoring Temperature Thresholds](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/setting-and-monitoring-temperature-thresholds.md): Learn how to use temperature thresholds to monitor your thermostat for potential HVAC system misuse or malfunctioning. - [Setting the Current HVAC and Fan Mode Settings](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/configure-current-climate-settings.md): Learn how to configure the current climate settings on a thermostat. - [Creating and Managing Climate Presets](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/creating-and-managing-climate-presets.md): Learn how to create, list, update, and delete climate presets for thermostats. - [Setting the Fallback Climate Preset](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/creating-and-managing-climate-presets/setting-the-fallback-climate-preset.md): Learn how to set a configured climate preset as the "fallback" preset for a thermostat. - [Activating a Climate Preset](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/creating-and-managing-climate-presets/activating-a-climate-preset.md): Learn how to activate a preconfigured climate preset immediately. - [Creating and Managing Thermostat Schedules](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/creating-and-managing-thermostat-schedules.md): Learn how to create, list, get, update, and delete thermostat schedules for thermostats. - [Creating and Managing Thermostat Programs](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/creating-and-managing-thermostat-programs.md): Learn how to create and manage daily and weekly programs for thermostats. - [Testing Your Thermostat App with Simulate Endpoints](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/thermostats/testing-your-thermostat-app-with-simulate-endpoints.md): Learn how to use the Seam suite of simulate endpoints to test your thermostat app. - [Noise Sensors](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/noise-sensors.md): Learn about managing noise sensors that detect noise levels that exceed configured thresholds in specific areas. - [Configuring Noise Threshold Settings](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/noise-sensors/configure-noise-threshold-settings.md): Learn how to configure noise thresholds for noise sensors. - [Seam Bridge](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/seam-bridge.md): Use Seam Bridge to connect on-premises access systems to Seam. - [Seam Bridge Setup for Windows](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/seam-bridge/seam-bridge-setup-for-windows.md): Step-by-step instructions for installing, launching, and configuring Seam Bridge on Windows. - [Seam Bridge Setup for macOS](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/seam-bridge/seam-bridge-setup-for-macos.md): Step-by-step instructions for installing, launching, and configuring Seam Bridge on macOS. - [Seam Bridge Setup for Linux](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/seam-bridge/seam-bridge-setup-for-linux.md): Step-by-step instructions for installing, launching, and configuring Seam Bridge on Linux. - [Customer Portals](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/customer-portals.md): Allow your customers to manage their own devices and systems. - [Customers](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/customer-portals/customers.md): Link your customers to Seam with customer\_key. - [Preview the customer portal in Console](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/customer-portals/preview-the-customer-portal-in-console.md) - [Integrate customer portal into your application](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/customer-portals/integrate-customer-portal-into-your-application.md) - [Filtering Portal Resources by Custom Metadata](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/customer-portals/filtering-portal-resources-by-custom-metadata.md): Use customer\_resources\_filters to control which resources are visible to customers in a portal, based on custom\_metadata on property\_listings and reservations. - [Reservation Automations](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/reservation-automations.md): Learn how to automate access and climate around reservations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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