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Data Sources Explained

While configuring your integration distribution in our integration portal, you will encounter the field "data source". This article provides a detailed explanation of what data sources are and how they can be utilized in your integration.

My Account​

Requirements: None
Data shared: Only the data associated with distribution owner account

This data source is available to anyone using the integration portal. It is primarily intended for initial testing and evaluation. When selected, it provides access only to the data associated with the same account, as the account creating the distribution (owner). Only devices registered to this account are visible, ensuring privacy and isolation from other users' data.

Device Group​

Requirements: Existing device group related to an order of Dronetag devices
Data shared: All data, regardless of privacy settings or registration status

Device Group is intended for customers who have entered into a partnership with Dronetag and have purchased a group of devices. These devices are assigned to a pre-defined static group, which can be selected as a data source. The group membership is fixed and can only be changed upon request. Device groups are not visible or accessible to regular Dronetag users.

Partner Integration​

Requirements: Partnership registration with Dronetag
Data shared: Opt-in by users, all data regardless of privacy settings

Partner Integrations are visible and accessible to users, who have full control over which integrations can access their data.

Users can allow or deny access to their data for each integration via the Dronetag App, in the "Integrations" section. This means that users can choose to share their data with specific integrations while keeping it private from others.

Partner Integrations can be configured to prompt users for an arbitrary token, identifier, or authorization value when enabling the integration in the Dronetag App. This allows users to enter credentials or identifiers required by the third-party service, which can reliably associate Dronetag users with their own user accounts or authorization systems.

Partner integration approach increases transparency and user awareness, allowing users to remain in private mode while still enabling third-party integrations. This is the recommended approach for most integrations.

Each partner integration requires following information to be provided, which is then displayed in the Dronetag App 'Integrations' section:

  • Full/display company/app name
  • Logo URL (optional) – horizontal logo to improve brand recognition
  • Description (optional) – short text describing your company/app/platform
  • Website URL - link to your website
  • Manager account – Dronetag account that will be allowed to select this partner integration as a data source in the integration portal
  • Client ID configuration (optional) - a preference if you wish to require users to enter identification before enabling the integration

All Public Data (Deprecated)​

Previous requirements: None
Data shared: All public data of all Dronetag users (but not private data)

This data source previously allowed all public data available in the Dronetag App to be shared with any third party via the integration portal.

To enhance user experience and privacy, this option has been deprecated and is no longer available.