Glossary
These docs use the API's names for things. Other Parklio material (the website, the Knowledge Base, the apps) sometimes uses different words for the same thing; the also called column lists them.
| Term | Also called | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Your organization in Parklio. Owns lots, products, Gateways, users and API tokens. See Data model. | |
| Account user | user | A person who logs in to an account, with a role: Super Admin, Admin or Operator. |
| API token | API key | A long-lived bearer token for server-to-server calls. Created by a Super Admin. See Authentication. |
| Connect app | "Parklio" (its name in the app stores) | Parklio's mobile app. Pairs products and Gateways with an account, and operates products over Bluetooth. |
event_id | The id of an asynchronous operation, returned when you send a command and repeated on the realtime event that reports its result. See Asynchronous operations. | |
| Gateway | An on-site box that relays commands and status between the Parklio cloud and nearby products over Bluetooth. Needed for remote control. | |
| Key invitation | pending access, invitation | Access sent to an email address that has no Parklio account yet. Becomes an operation key when the person signs up. See Access and keys. |
| License-plate binding | bound licenses | A link between a whitelisted license plate and a product, so a plate read can open it. |
| Lot | parking lot, site | A parking location. Holds zones, products and Gateways. |
| Lot whitelist | allowlist, ANPR access | The license plates allowed on a lot, each with a time window or unlimited. |
| LPR camera | ANPR camera | A license-plate recognition camera. |
| Master key | The secret a product shares with Parklio, set when the product is paired with the Connect app. Every access credential for the product depends on it. You never handle it directly. | |
| Operation key | digital key, virtual key, shared key, guest key | Access to a product shared with a Parklio Connect user, used from the Connect app. |
| Operation token | A time-limited, signed set of commands (open, close, status) for one product, minted by your backend for your own app built with the Parklio SDK. | |
| Parking detection | Detect, occupancy detection | Camera-based tracking of which parking places are free or occupied. |
| PMS | Parking Management System, "CMS" | Parklio's web app for managing lots, products and access. |
| Product | device | A piece of Parklio hardware you control: a barrier, gate, chain, bollard or brain. See Products and operations. |
| QR code | An open-only access credential in an image. See Access and keys. | |
| Session | One vehicle's stay in a zone, from entry to exit, used for parking payments. | |
| Tariff | Pricing for a zone: price per interval, free time, maximums. | |
| Terminal | Payment Machine, POF, pay-on-foot | An entry, exit or payment machine in a lot. |
| Weblink | A link, emailed by Parklio, that lets someone operate a product from a browser for a limited time. See Access and keys. | |
| Zone | A part of a lot, for example a level or a pricing area. |