Integrating Digital Membership Card Software with Home Assistant

Third party integrations Homebridge
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Hi everyone!

I'm looking to integrate a digital membership card software/system with Home Assistant. My goal is to use membership card data ( member check-ins, card scans, active/inactive status) to trigger automations in HA.

What I want to achieve

  1. Trigger HA automations when a membership card is scanned
  2. Show membership status on my HA dashboard
  3. Possibly control door locks or lights based on valid membership

What I've tried so far:

  1. Looked for existing integrations in HACS — couldn't find anything specific
  2. Checked if the software has a REST API or webhook support

Issue :

  1. Has anyone integrated a digital membership card system with HA before?
  2. Would a REST API + rest command or webbooks be the best approach?
  3. Are there any custom integrations or HACS add-ons that could help?

Any guidance or examples would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

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HA is the open part in that setup and support a lot of different ways to communicate with the other part.
It is the other part that sets the limitations, so you need to look into that instead.