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DVIR Defect Alerts

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Written by Dave Nolan
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There are two ways that you can receive notifications when a DVIR defect is reported by your mechanics or drivers: You can set up an alert from Samsara (see ) or you can set up a webhook to enable Samsara to send an HTTP request to your application when an event occurs.

Set up Notifications Using Samsara Alerts

After you Set up Alerts through the Samsara Dashboard, the alert is triggered any time a new individual defect is detected on a newly submitted safe or unsafe DVIR. Alerts are not created for pre-existing defects. Note that if a DVIR has 5 defects reported on it, 5 alerts and 5 incidents will be triggered, 1 ms apart.

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Set up Notifications Using Webhooks

Additionally, you can request DVIR details (including defects) using webhooks, which is configurable for all currently available DVIR alerts. For more information on setting up webhooks, refer to the webhook documentation.

The webhook payload includes the following:

Payload Item

Description

Vehicle

Samsara vehicle id and name for the vehicle

Trailer

Samsara trailer id and name for the trailer

Driver

Samsara driver id and the driver's name

DVIR id

The Samsara DVIR id that can be used in our Samsara API endpoints

Odometer

Number, the value from the DVIR, not the vehicle cable

Inspection type (pre-trip or post-trip DVIR, or unset)

String enum matching the return value from Samsara's API endpoints

Photos

Walkaround photos delivered as pre-signed S3 URLs which will be valid for 24hrs

Safety status Upon reporting (safe or unsafe)

String enum matching the return value from Samsara's API endpoints

Defects

A list of defects created, each with:

  • defect id: Samsara defect id that can be used in our Samsara API endpoints

  • createdAt: Timestamp string in iso format

  • defect type: String

  • comment: String

  • photos: An array of pre-signed S3 URLs which will be valid for 24hrs

Note

Please note the following:

  • Webhook payload only includes newly added defects, not existing ones.

  • Odometer value in the webhook payload is always in meters.

  • DVIR defect alerts for the alerts Unsafe DVIR or Safe DVIR with defects (in the case that the DVIR defects alert is not being used) webhook payload includes all newly added defects for that DVIR, not just the one for which the alert generated.

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