Connecting Shelterluv to Avid

Animals managed by shelter management software like Shelterluv can be automatically registered at Avid. The whole process can be completed in 3 steps:
  1. Open an Avid Portal account at portal.avidid.com.
  2. Generate a Shelterluv API key for Avid Portal.
  3. Enter the API key into Avid Portal.

You will find the details and example screenshots in this guide.

Step 1: Open an Avid Portal Account

Let us know that you want to register your animals at Avid by creating a Portal account. The address of the sign-up form is https://portal.avidid.com/sign-up. You can also navigate to this sign-up page through a link on the portal.avidid.com main page, as indicated in the screenshot below:

Link to enroll in Portal is on portal.avdid.com and located on first column in footer labeled Open an Account

About the Portal sign-up form...

On the sign-up form, select “Shelter” as your Organization Type:

In the Portal Sign-Up form, "Shelter" is selected for the field "Organization Type"

Complete the registration form for Registration Portal:

Important!

On the sign-up form, remember to indicate that you want to enable Shelterluv integration! To do so, select ‘Yes’ to Enable API access, and enter ‘Shelterluv’ as your software, as shown below:

In the Portal Sign-Up form, "Yes" is selected for the field "Enable API access?" and "ShelterLuv" is entered for the field "Management Software."

Submit the sign-up form, and your account will be enabled within 3 business days.

Step 2: Generating Your Shelterluv API Key

A Shelterluv API key is needed to connect with Portal. To generate an API key, log in to your Shelterluv account and navigate to the ‘My Organization’s Website’ page as shown below:

The "My Organization's Website" tab is expanded in the Shelterluv settings.

The detailed instructions can be found on Shelterluv’s article at the following address:

https://help.shelterluv.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012682792-How-do-I-generate-my-API-key-

Step 3: Enter the API key into Avid Portal

Once you have obtained your Shelterluv API key, enter it into your Portal account to start registering your shelter’s animals!

To enter the API key, log in to your account on portal.avidid.com and navigate to the 'Manage API Credentials' page on My Dashboard as indicated below:

The Portal dashboard is shown with "Manage API Credentials" outlined in red.

On the 'Manage API Credentials' page, enter your Shelterluv API key and complete the form. Automatic registrations will start after you click on 'CONNECT WITH SHELTERLUV'.