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Show HN: An API for “where are you now?”

7 points by cillian 11y ago

dublinmadyoke 11y ago
Interesting. What pain does it solve?
- cillian 11y ago
  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.
  - drited 11y ago
    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.
squeaks 11y ago
How does pricing work
- cillian 11y ago
  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
cvdmaat 11y ago
Is it a once off connection with the deliver company or can they get your location a number of times after the initial contact?
- cillian 11y ago
  Only with the user's consent, if the user refreshes or revisits the URL they will resubmit a fresh location.
susanck 11y ago
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?
- cillian 11y ago
  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.
jpm70 11y ago
Hi, Sounds great. How easy is it to integrate into my existing code?
- cillian 11y ago
  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)
platinum95 11y ago
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?
johnbreslin 11y ago
Very cool - nice one Pin Logic team!
sile 11y ago
Really wish the guy delivering my takeaway last night used this API.

7 points by cillian 11y ago

dublinmadyoke 11y ago

Interesting. What pain does it solve?

cillian 11y ago
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.
- drited 11y ago
  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.

squeaks 11y ago

How does pricing work

cillian 11y ago
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

cvdmaat 11y ago

Is it a once off connection with the deliver company or can they get your location a number of times after the initial contact?

cillian 11y ago
Only with the user's consent, if the user refreshes or revisits the URL they will resubmit a fresh location.

susanck 11y ago

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?

cillian 11y ago
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.

jpm70 11y ago

Hi, Sounds great. How easy is it to integrate into my existing code?

cillian 11y ago
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)

platinum95 11y ago

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?

johnbreslin 11y ago

Very cool - nice one Pin Logic team!

sile 11y ago

Really wish the guy delivering my takeaway last night used this API.