Scan a Credential

• Request Parameters

• Response

Scans an encoded acs_credential from a plastic card placed on the specified encoder.

JavaScript

Scans an encoded acs_credential from a plastic card placed on the specified encoder.

Code:

await seam.acs.encoders.scanCredential({
  acs_encoder_id: "b062df92-91c6-482c-a3f9-6e578f062d36",
});

Output:

{
  "action_attempt_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "action_type": "SCAN_CREDENTIAL",
  "error": null,
  "result": {
    "acs_credential_on_encoder": {
      "card_number": "164d29dc4a09b65f",
      "created_at": "2025-06-16T16:54:17.946514Z",
      "ends_at": "2025-07-13T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "is_issued": true,
      "starts_at": "2025-07-10T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "visionline_metadata": {
        "cancelled": false,
        "card_format": "guest",
        "card_holder": "Guest",
        "card_id": "5",
        "common_acs_entrance_ids": ["5f4e3d2c-1b0a-9f8e-7d6c-5b4a3c2d1e0f"],
        "discarded": false,
        "expired": false,
        "guest_acs_entrance_ids": ["a1b2c3d4-e5f6-4a3b-2c1d-0e9f8a7b6c5d"],
        "number_of_issued_cards": 1,
        "overridden": false,
        "overwritten": false,
        "pending_auto_update": false
      }
    },
    "acs_credential_on_seam": {
      "access_method": "card",
      "acs_credential_id": "73a0a199-024f-454d-a916-9bbda8502c12",
      "acs_system_id": "b1d03165-2759-474b-a342-e02223f27b39",
      "acs_user_id": "0fc82df4-391b-4d00-a234-86378f1c3952",
      "card_number": "164d29dc4a09b65f",
      "created_at": "2025-06-16T16:54:17.946514Z",
      "display_name": "Guest Lock 1, Vingcard Lock 2",
      "ends_at": "2025-07-12T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "errors": [],
      "external_type": "visionline_card",
      "external_type_display_name": "Visionline Card",
      "is_issued": true,
      "is_latest_desired_state_synced_with_provider": true,
      "is_managed": true,
      "is_multi_phone_sync_credential": false,
      "issued_at": "2025-06-16T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "latest_desired_state_synced_with_provider_at": "2025-06-18T16:54:17.946514Z",
      "starts_at": "2025-07-10T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "visionline_metadata": {
        "card_function_type": "guest",
        "card_id": "5",
        "common_acs_entrance_ids": ["5f4e3d2c-1b0a-9f8e-7d6c-5b4a3c2d1e0f"],
        "credential_id": "15",
        "guest_acs_entrance_ids": ["a1b2c3d4-e5f6-4a3b-2c1d-0e9f8a7b6c5d"],
        "is_valid": true
      },
      "warnings": [],
      "workspace_id": "005f1e54-5360-40db-8c31-4ef6baaad1fd"
    },
    "warnings": [
      {
        "warning_code": "acs_credential_on_encoder_out_of_sync",
        "warning_message": "The following properties are out of sync between acs_credential_on_encoder and acs_credential_on_seam: ends_at"
      }
    ]
  },
  "status": "success"
}

cURL

Python

Ruby

PHP

Seam CLI

Authentication Methods

• API key

• Personal access token Must also include the seam-workspace header in the request.

To learn more, see Authentication.

Request Parameters

acs_encoder_id String (Required)

ID of the encoder to use for the scan.

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Response

action_attempt

JSON

{
  "action_attempt_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "action_type": "SCAN_CREDENTIAL",
  "error": null,
  "result": {
    "acs_credential_on_encoder": {
      "card_number": "164d29dc4a09b65f",
      "created_at": "2025-06-16T16:54:17.946514Z",
      "ends_at": "2025-07-13T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "is_issued": true,
      "starts_at": "2025-07-10T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "visionline_metadata": {
        "cancelled": false,
        "card_format": "guest",
        "card_holder": "Guest",
        "card_id": "5",
        "common_acs_entrance_ids": ["5f4e3d2c-1b0a-9f8e-7d6c-5b4a3c2d1e0f"],
        "discarded": false,
        "expired": false,
        "guest_acs_entrance_ids": ["a1b2c3d4-e5f6-4a3b-2c1d-0e9f8a7b6c5d"],
        "number_of_issued_cards": 1,
        "overridden": false,
        "overwritten": false,
        "pending_auto_update": false
      }
    },
    "acs_credential_on_seam": {
      "access_method": "card",
      "acs_credential_id": "73a0a199-024f-454d-a916-9bbda8502c12",
      "acs_system_id": "b1d03165-2759-474b-a342-e02223f27b39",
      "acs_user_id": "0fc82df4-391b-4d00-a234-86378f1c3952",
      "card_number": "164d29dc4a09b65f",
      "created_at": "2025-06-16T16:54:17.946514Z",
      "display_name": "Guest Lock 1, Vingcard Lock 2",
      "ends_at": "2025-07-12T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "errors": [],
      "external_type": "visionline_card",
      "external_type_display_name": "Visionline Card",
      "is_issued": true,
      "is_latest_desired_state_synced_with_provider": true,
      "is_managed": true,
      "is_multi_phone_sync_credential": false,
      "issued_at": "2025-06-16T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "latest_desired_state_synced_with_provider_at": "2025-06-18T16:54:17.946514Z",
      "starts_at": "2025-07-10T16:54:17.946512Z",
      "visionline_metadata": {
        "card_function_type": "guest",
        "card_id": "5",
        "common_acs_entrance_ids": ["5f4e3d2c-1b0a-9f8e-7d6c-5b4a3c2d1e0f"],
        "credential_id": "15",
        "guest_acs_entrance_ids": ["a1b2c3d4-e5f6-4a3b-2c1d-0e9f8a7b6c5d"],
        "is_valid": true
      },
      "warnings": [],
      "workspace_id": "005f1e54-5360-40db-8c31-4ef6baaad1fd"
    },
    "warnings": [
      {
        "warning_code": "acs_credential_on_encoder_out_of_sync",
        "warning_message": "The following properties are out of sync between acs_credential_on_encoder and acs_credential_on_seam: ends_at"
      }
    ]
  },
  "status": "success"
}