> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rescueconsole.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# SmartTag

> Check whether a microchip is registered with SmartTag, and register it, from the animal record.

SmartTag is used from the animal record, by hand. Nothing is sent on a schedule.

SmartTag charges nothing for this.

## What it does

| Button                  | What happens                                                                                                       |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Check with SmartTag** | Asks whether the microchip is already registered with them, and what registering it would change. Nothing is sent. |
| **Register**            | Registers the chip, to your organization or to the adopter.                                                        |

## What you need

An **API key** from SmartTag, and nothing else. Their key is issued per customer and every pet sent with it lands in that customer's account, so there is no organization ID to type: the key is the account.

## Set it up

<Steps>
  <Step title="Ask SmartTag for a key">
    Their [API documentation](https://www.idtag.com/api/) is public. Ask them for a key for your organization.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the integration">
    In RescueConsole, open **Settings → Advanced & security → Integrations**, find **SmartTag** under *Microchip registries*, and add it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Paste the key">
    Enter the **API key** and press **Save it**. It is stored and never shown again.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the server">
    The **Server** box starts on SmartTag's live server. Change it to their sandbox only while you are testing with a development key.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test the connection">
    **Test the connection** asks SmartTag to confirm the key and reports back in their own words.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  This is built from SmartTag's published documentation and has not yet been run against their servers, because they had not issued a key when it was written. Check the first registration against their records before you rely on it.
</Warning>