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Automation & Integrations

Browser barcode scanning, webhooks, the external API, and Excel import that remove manual work.

6 articles

Automation is how a small team runs a large floor. Shipider scans barcodes straight from a device camera in the browser, fires webhooks on the events that matter, exposes a REST API for orders, pallets, and inventory, and imports storage locations and pallets from Excel so a site is ready in minutes.

This hub shows how to wire the warehouse into the rest of your stack, scan without buying hardware, and stand up a warehouse from a spreadsheet. See the full API reference in the API docs.

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Automation & Integrations

Do You Need a Barcode Scanner Gun for Your Warehouse?

Dedicated barcode scanner guns used to be the only option for warehouse scanning. Here's how to decide if your operation still needs one, or if a phone camera scanning inside your WMS gets the job done for less.

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Automation & Integrations

Phone Camera Barcode Scanning vs Bluetooth Gun vs Rugged Handheld: Which One Actually Fits Your Floor

Phone camera scanning, Bluetooth guns, and rugged handhelds all read a barcode, but they cost, break, and onboard very differently. Here's the real comparison.

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Automation & Integrations

ERP Sync Without Double Entry: Connecting Your WMS to Your ERP

Double entry between your ERP and your warehouse floor wastes hours and creates mismatched records. Here is how to wire a WMS to your ERP so inventory, orders, and receipts sync automatically, with a real audit trail behind every update.

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Automation & Integrations

Setting up a warehouse in minutes with Excel import

Building a warehouse row by row is the slowest part of going live. Importing storage locations and pallets from a spreadsheet gets a site ready in minutes. Here is how to prepare the import and what it respects.

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Automation & Integrations

Wiring your warehouse into your stack with webhooks and the API

Polling for order status wastes cycles and lags reality. Webhooks push events the moment they happen, and the API reads and writes every operational object. Here is how to connect Shipider to the rest of your stack.

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Automation & Integrations

Browser barcode scanning: run the floor with no dedicated hardware

Most WMS platforms ask for $500 to $5,000 of scanners before you receive a single pallet. Shipider scans from any device camera in the browser. Here is why that changes what a warehouse costs to start.