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Inspection and patrol rounds

A security guard's patrol, a cleaning round, a daily fridge check in a kitchen, a machine inspection. A QR code hangs at each checkpoint; scanning it proves someone was there, and a short form records what they found.

How it works#

  1. Put a QR label at each checkpoint: fridge 1, back door, boiler room.
  2. The worker scans the label and picks the result in a form: OK, Needs attention, Out of order.
  3. Your API logs the checkpoint, the time, the result and the device.

What your API checks#

  • The checkpoint belongs to the route of this device (or this shift).
  • Optionally, the order and the timing ("the back door was last checked 3 hours ago").
  • A result other than OK can trigger your own follow-up, such as an email to maintenance.

Example answers#

{ "status": "ok", "title": "Fridge 1 logged", "message": "Next: fridge 2, freezer" }
{ "status": "failed", "title": "Not on your route", "message": "Boiler room belongs to route B" }

Settings#

{  "app": "scan2check.com",  "settings": {    "apiUrl": "https://api.example.com/rounds/checkpoint",    "symbols": [      "qr"    ],    "formData": {      "schema": {        "result": {          "title": "What did you find?",          "type": "string",          "enum": [            "OK",            "Needs attention",            "Out of order"          ]        }      },      "showOnce": false    }  }}

Open in configurator — loads these settings so you can put in your own API URL and generate the QR code.

Watch out for#

  • It records a judgement, not a measurement. "Too warm" is what the worker chose, not a thermometer reading. If an audit needs exact temperatures, photos or signatures, you need a different tool, or keep them alongside.
  • Who did the check. The app has no user login. Either give each worker their own phone (deviceId), or have them scan their own badge at the start of the round and let your API remember it for that device.
  • A photo of the QR is not a visit. Someone could scan a picture of the label. If that matters, compare times between checkpoints in your API, or replace the labels now and then.