Samsara
The Samsara node provides integration with Samsara for fleet tracking, telematics, route management, and asset tracking.
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Samsara is a leading fleet management and telematics platform. This node enables n8n workflows to:
- Track vehicle locations and speed in real-time
- Manage vehicles and trailers
- Create and manage routes with stops
- Monitor route completion and updates
Authentication
Section titled “Authentication”Configure Samsara API credentials in the n8n credentials manager with:
- API Token: Your Samsara API token
Operations
Section titled “Operations”See Samsara Actions for detailed documentation of available operations.
Available Actions
Section titled “Available Actions”Vehicle Operations:
- Get Vehicle - Retrieve a single vehicle by ID
- List Vehicles - Retrieve all vehicles (auto-paginated)
- Update Vehicle - Update a vehicle by ID
Location Operations:
- Get Location and Speed - Retrieve location and speed data for vehicles
Route Operations:
- Create Route - Create a new route
- Get Route - Retrieve a single route by ID
- List Routes - Retrieve all routes (auto-paginated)
- Update Route - Update a route by ID
- Delete Route - Delete a route by ID
- Get Route Updates - Get route updates within a time range
Trailer Operations:
- Get Trailer - Retrieve a single trailer by ID
- List Trailers - Retrieve all trailers (auto-paginated)
- Create Trailer - Create a new trailer
- Update Trailer - Update a trailer by ID
- Delete Trailer - Delete a trailer by ID
Use Cases
Section titled “Use Cases”- Real-time vehicle tracking dashboards
- Automated route creation and dispatch
- Driver performance monitoring
- Trailer asset management
- Route completion notifications
- Fuel consumption analysis