SmartCover Integration
Phase 1 — read existing level sites through the vendor's documented API. No new hardware at those sites.
Fleet Size (to confirm)
Illustrative346
Not yet ingested
API Cost
IllustrativeFREE to all users
Per vendor terms
Baseline Available
Illustrative3 yrs
If export is enabled
Transport
HTTPS / TLS
JWT secured
Endpoint
GET
JSON timeserieshttps://www.mysmartcover.com/api/locations/data.phpParameters
locationSmartCover location identifierstart_timeISO timestamp — window startend_timeISO timestamp — window enddata_typeSeries to return (e.g. level)Bearer JWT over TLS
Public API documentation
- SmartCover's own utility-association presentation lists the API as a product feature
- "SCADA/Data Integration — standardized programming interface using modern data formats"
- HTTPS based, JSON responses, secured using JWT and TLS encryption
- A working Python example circulates in the Ignition SCADA community
- The SmartRain sheet also confirms "API available"
Ingestion Surface
IllustrativeProtocol-agnostic ingestion. SCADA is read-only; nothing writes back to plant systems.
| Protocol | Detail | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SmartCover REST API | Level timeseries, Bearer JWT | Planned |
| LoRaWAN | Open standard — any conforming sensor | Supported |
| Modbus | Pump controllers, VFDs | Supported |
| MQTT | Broker-based telemetry | Supported |
| REST / Webhook | 500+ platform integrations | Supported |
| SCADA historian | Ignition, plant systems | Read-only, on request |
Example SmartCover Locations
Illustrative sample of 8 sites, showing how ingested locations will appear.
| Location ID | Site | Basin | Last Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC-0203 | SW 8th St & 137th Ave | West Kendall | 2 min ago |
| SC-0187 | Biscayne Blvd & NE 54th | Little River | 6 min ago |
| SC-0311 | Coral Way & SW 22nd Ave | Miami River | 7 min ago |
| SC-0298 | US-1 & SW 152nd St | South Dade | 5 min ago |
| SC-0334 | NE 163rd St & Biscayne | North Dade | 3 min ago |
| SC-0142 | NW 27th Ave & 79th St | Little River | 4 min ago |
| SC-0261 | NW 7th Ave & 119th St | Miami River | 9 min ago |
| SC-0359 | SW 88th St & 117th Ave | West Kendall | 187 min ago — stale |