Smart 145 gives you several ways to share your data with the outside world and connect it to your other tools. This short guide introduces four features and helps you pick the right one. Each has its own article with the full details.
The four features at a glance
Embedded Inventory — publishes your in-stock parts catalog on your own website so visitors can search it and request a quote. Best for: turning your website into a lead source for parts sales.
Embedded Capabilities — publishes the part numbers and components you're certified to maintain, with a "request a quote" flow. Best for: advertising your repair/overhaul capabilities and generating RFQs.
Webhooks — automatically pushes Smart 145 events (work orders, quotes, purchase orders, etc.) to your other systems in real time. Best for: keeping external tools in sync without anyone re-keying data.
Smart 145 Developer API — lets your own systems pull your Smart 145 data on demand. Best for: building dashboards, reports, or custom integrations.
How to choose
Show information to the public on your website → Embedded Inventory (your stock) or Embedded Capabilities (what you're approved to maintain). Both let visitors send you a Request for Quote.
Push updates out automatically when something happens in Smart 145 → Webhooks. Smart 145 notifies your other tools the moment an event occurs.
Pull your data into your own systems whenever you need it → the Smart 145 API. Your systems request the data; you decide when and how often.
A simple way to remember the last two: Webhooks push, the API pulls. The embedded widgets are for your public-facing website; webhooks and the API are for connecting Smart 145 to your internal tools.