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Inlet Connection Guide with Mangobeds

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Inlet is a Norwegian smart lock middleware. A single Inlet integration connects you to a wide range of lock systems with one set of credentials:

  • Salto Systems
  • ASSA ABLOY
  • Dormakaba
  • EVVA
  • Igloohome
  • Iloq
  • Paxton Net2
  • 2N Access Control
  • Danalock
  • Schneider Electric Security Expert
  • Siemens Sipass
  • Johnson Controls CCure
  • Livionkey
  • Metra Smart Locker
  • Stroxx

This is the broadest single-integration coverage Mangobeds offers. If you have a mixed-vendor portfolio or you’re already using one of these systems, Inlet usually has you covered.

Setting It Up

Step 1: Open the Smart Locks App

In your Mangobeds dashboard, go to Apps and select Smart Locks.

Step 2: Connect

Click Get Started and select Inlet as your provider. Enter your Inlet API Token — a single property-scoped token Inlet provides at sign-up. No username or password.

Click Connect. Mangobeds validates the token with Inlet by fetching your lock list.

You’ll see a list of all your locks (only those that support PIN-code access — mobile-key-only or auto-unlock-only locks are filtered out for now). For each unit, select a lock from the dropdown and click Link.

Step 4: Let Mangobeds Do the Rest

About 48 hours before each guest’s check-in, Mangobeds asks Inlet to grant access for the booking dates. Inlet sets a PIN on the lock, returns it to Mangobeds, and you can deliver it to your guest via the access-code variable in your check-in email. Date changes and cancellations are handled automatically too.

Managing Keys

Editing a key: Click Edit to change check-in or checkout dates. Mangobeds updates the access window with Inlet automatically.

Revoking a key: Click Revoke. Mangobeds asks Inlet to revoke the access. The PIN no longer works on the lock.

Lock details: Click Details to see the lock system, location, group, and online status.

Requirements

  • An active Inlet partnership and an API token (contact Inlet to set up)
  • A lock system supported by Inlet, already paired in their platform
  • The lock must support PIN-code access (most do; mobile-key-only models are not supported in this first release)

Every lock, in one place

Access codes work the same way whatever lock you use: Mangobeds creates them a couple of days before check-in, makes them valid from before check-in until after check-out, and sends them to the guest with the {{ACCESS_CODES}} variable in any communication. See how smart lock keys work in Mangobeds for the full picture, including the other providers we support.