Super interesting, especially if this makes it easy to share your location via any app. How does the API work? Is there a cost for developers? What is your vision regarding distribution?
The API is essentially taking a crude geolocation processes and refining it into something more useful. It shouldn't cost anything until the usage gets quite high. We're aiming to have it embedded into breakdown/delivery/emergency job management systems.
Interesting concept. Does it require the receiver to have google maps (or similar play services) installed to view locations or is it entirely browser based?
Is it a once off connection with the deliver company or can they get your location a number of times after the initial contact?
Only with the user's consent, if the user refreshes or revisits the URL they will resubmit a fresh location.
Interesting. What pain does it solve?
It essentially replaces telling someone verbally where you are. For breakdown assistance they can now get the customer's exact location without that person needing an app or trying to describe their location. The same goes for delivery or emergency.
Not needing an app to share location to a requester is cool. I didn't immediately get that this was what the app was for either - the fact that the user doesn't need an app is hidden from the frontpage under the 'more' link. I think if I wasn't motivated to find out what this was for I would have just skipped on to something else. Would suggest amending the frontpage so that users are bashed over the head with this right from the get-go.
Really wish the guy delivering my takeaway last night used this API.
Hi, Sounds great. How easy is it to integrate into my existing code?
Very easy! You just need to make a Http request to our server. You'll need a web hook to receive a location (or you can get it sent to an email address for testing)
Very cool - nice one Pin Logic team!
How does pricing work
If you're referring to the credits, 1 credit is a single API call, 50 credits for an API call including an SMS send (as it costs more). So the free tier should have ample credits for some decent testing or even for production (5000 credits). See pinlogic.co/pricing for more