# Zimark Developer Documentation

Zimark is a smart pallet tracking system that combines camera-equipped gates, scannable markers, and automated verification to track shipments through your warehouse. The system works standalone for basic tracking, but integration with your WMS or ERP unlocks its full potential.

With integration, you can automate manifest creation, synchronize loading status in real-time, trigger workflows based on gate events, and maintain unified visibility across all your warehouse systems. This eliminates manual data entry, reduces loading errors, and provides instant operational insights.

This documentation provides everything you need to build integrations using Zimark's REST API and webhooks.

## What You Can Build

- **Automated Manifest Management** - Create and track shipments directly from your WMS
- **Real-time Status Updates** - Sync loading progress and gate events to your systems
- **Event-driven Workflows** - Trigger actions based on pallet movements and gate activity
- **Operational Visibility** - Monitor warehouse operations across systems


## Integration Methods

- **REST API** - Manage manifests, tracks, and gate operations programmatically
- **Webhooks** - Receive real-time event notifications from Zimark
- **Custom connectors** - For specialized integration scenarios. Requires consultation with Zimark team.


![Zimark integration platform](/assets/zimark-integration.f771bd53c8a9a04be43cba2c2ba42f05e13a7058813cef3ce8514609188d9273.9c1bb791.png)

## Getting Started

**New to Zimark?** Follow this path:

1. [Key concepts](/key-concepts) - Understand core concepts
2. [Authentication](/rest-api/authentication) - Create your API key
3. [Quick Start](/rest-api/quick-start) - Make your first request


**Ready to integrate?** Jump to:

- [API Reference](/api) - Browse all endpoints
- [Webhook Setup](/webhooks/management) - Configure events