API access & automations

Updated July 25, 2026

For the more technical: Deer Track can connect to bots, scripts and integrations through an API key. This is an advanced, optional feature — most people never need it.

Create a key

Open the settings gear → API access, give the key a name (e.g. “Discord bot”) and click Create key. The secret (it starts dtk_) is shown once — copy it somewhere safe. A key is deliberately limited: it can turn a pasted client enquiry into a draft tripand nothing more — it can’t read contacts, change settings or publish anything to a client.

Screenshot 1Settings → API access: the 'New key name' field with 'Create key', the note about what a key can and can't do, and the 'Using a key' example (POST /api/automation/trips with a dtk_ bearer token).

What you can build

The most common use is a chat bot: a teammate pastes a client enquiry (for example a /draft command in Discord), and the bot replies with a drafted trip and a builder link. A person still reviews, prices and publishes it before any client sees anything. (Drafting uses your AI drafting setup.)

Discord notifications

On the same page you can paste a Discord channel webhook to get a message when a client accepts or requests changes on a share link, or a supplier confirms a booking. Keep that channel staff-only — the messages name clients and trips.

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