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title: "eLabNext Connector"
slug: "elabnext-connector"
updated: 2024-04-17T19:49:06Z
published: 2024-04-17T19:49:06Z
canonical: "support.tulip.co/elabnext-connector"
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# eLabNext Connector

*Optimise your workflow and increase productivity with eLabNext lab management software.*

          
          

**[Link to Library Page](https://tulip.co/library/connectors/eLabNext-connector)**

## Purpose

This guide provides a high-level starting point for integrating eLabNext to Tulip. This ultimately provide additional ways to handle LifeSciences workflows, equipment metadata and all kinds of materials infos from Tulip.

## Setup

The following steps are required for integration:

- eLabNext Account
- eLabNext REST API Credentials (API Token)

Before you start using any of the functions, first you have to use **Create API Token** and log in with your username and password credentials to retrieve the Authorization Token that needs to be included in all other functions. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/image%28411%29.png)

## How it works

The library connector includes 3 functions:

1. GET - Equipment Metadata
2. GET - Equipment Storage ID from Barcode
3. GET - Material Info By ID

These functions include very simple information retrieves from eLabNext Platform and serve as a template. The eLabNext API Docs provides much more detail in regards to parameters and function possibilities.

[eLabNext API Docs](https://www.elabjournal.com/docs/api/index#/)

## Authentication Overview

eLabNext API uses basic auth:

Username and Password is required in the **Create API Token** function to retrieve a token, e.g.: *{ "username": "demo@elabjournal.com", "password": "abc123" }*

After successfull log in, an Authorization token is generated, which need to be included in every function's header as exampled below:

*Authorization: eec0727eaf6f7b127aaec1ecxxxxxxxxxxx*

## Example Use Cases

### Monitor Equipment's calibration status

Retrieve data from every stored equipment and check for their calibration status and dates. If calibration is expired or close to expiration, actions can be taken.

### Material info

Retrieve and store all kinds of material information from eLabNext platform into Tulip, after scanning barcode of specific material.