Garmin InReach

Website: https://explore.garmin.com 

Integration Requires Assistance

⚠️ Work in Progress ⚠️

This integration requires assistance from our support team for setup and configuration. Please contact our support team at support@earthranger.com and we’ll guide you through the process to ensure everything is set up correctly.

We are actively working to make this integration self-service in the future. Stay tuned for updates!

Additional Resources

Support Notes - Required Configurations

I. EarthRanger

Auth Token

1. Create an EarthRanger user with the following permissions:

  • Observation APIs Permission Set
  • Full Access Message Permission Set

2. Create long-lived auth token for this user.

II. inReach Location Configuration

1. Visit explore.garmin.com

2. Go to Settings

3. Go to Portal Connect

4. Enable Inbound Settings

5. Create an IPC User Name / IPC Password

6. Note the Inbound URL

III. Gundi V1

Outbound Integration

Go to https://cdip-prod01.pamdas.org/integrations/outboundconfigurations 

Click Add Integration

Follow this guide: 

Type: EarthRanger
Owner: Select Organization
Name: Enter a name for your connection (eg., “InReach EarthRangerSite”)
Endpoint: https://yoursite.pamdas.org/api/v1.0 
Token: Token created in a previous step.

Gundi Bridge Configuration

Go to https://cdip-prod01.pamdas.org/integrations/bridges 

ER Site: yoursite.pamdas.org
Token: Set up in a previous step.
Inbound IPC URL: https://eur-enterprise.inreach.garmin.com
Inbound IPC username: Set up in a previous step.
Inbound IPC password: Set up in a previous step.
EarthRanger Source Provider key: sitename-inreach

NOTE:  The inReach devices do NOT show up under devices in Gundi. (this is a bug that will be fixed as of 24-June-2022)

 

IV. inReach Messaging Configuration

1. From Gundi, take note of the following information available in your integration bridge.

  • Bridge integration ID
  • API Key

 

2. Visit explore.garmin.com

3. Go to Settings

4. Go to Portal Connect

5. Turn Outbound Settings ON

6. Set the Outbound Settings URL:

https://cdip-api-prod01.pamdas.org/inreach/[bridgeid]?apikey=[apikey]

7. Click Test

8. Click Save

EarthRanger Source Provider Configuration

User Configuration

To enable messaging in EarthRanger, assign each user either "Full Access Message Permissions" or “View Message Permission.”

 
 

 

 

Tags: Data Provider,  Radios, Messaging, Gundi v1, Push Integration
Last Update: April 1, 2025