Garage loyalty cards in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet

In automotive, you engage two audiences. The trade customer (mechanic, body shop) wants a points program on parts orders. The private customer wants a nudge when the car is due for a service or a tyre change. eldo wallet handles both from the same wallet, with an Apple Wallet or Google Wallet card that shows the plate number and the next due date.

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Customer journey

Integration workflow

1. Set up the cardBack office

   Pick MEMBER_CARD, the POINTS gain unit and the displayed fields: the right-hand field can show the plate number (N_IMMATRICULATION), the left-hand one the gain.

   PATCH/store-cardsTry it →

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   • SDK Node.js
   • nodejs
   • php
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   • csharp
   • go
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   • CURL

   curl -L -X PATCH 'https://api-v2.test.eldowallet.fr/store-cards' \
   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
   -H 'x-lang: en' \
   -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
   -F 'cardType="MEMBER_CARD"' \
   -F 'programName="Garage Central Club"' \
   -F 'gainUnit="POINTS"' \
   -F 'gainLabel="POINTS"' \
   -F 'startRow="GAIN"' \
   -F 'endRow="N_IMMATRICULATION"' \
   -F 'colors="{\"backgroundColor\":\"\#263238\",\"labelColor\":\"\#9ee00d\",\"foregroundColor\":\"\#ffffff\"}"'

   PATCH/store-cards
2. Separate trade and private customersBack office

   Create one client type per audience: "Trade", "Private". You then target each audience separately. See Client types.

   POST/client-typesGET/client-types
3. Enroll the trade customerYour server

   The sales rep visits a garage. A button in your CRM creates the client with the "Trade" type and sendCard: true. The owner gets the card within 30 seconds. Same flow from your trade extranet.

   POST/clientsTry it →

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   • CURL

   curl -L 'https://api-v2.test.eldowallet.fr/clients' \
   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
   -H 'x-lang: en' \
   -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
   --data-raw '{
     "firstName": "Karim",
     "lastName": "Haddad",
     "email": "karim@garage-haddad.example.com",
     "phoneNumber": "+33612345678",
     "companyName": "Garage Haddad",
     "clientType": "$TRADE_TYPE_ID",
     "source": "CRM",
     "sendCard": true
   }'

   POST/clients
4. Personalise the private customer's cardYour server

   Add the vehicle model, the next service date and a booking link to the back of the card (additionalInformations). A per-customer strip is possible too.

   PATCH/clients/{id}/specificTry it →

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   • SDK Node.js
   • nodejs
   • php
   • python
   • java
   • csharp
   • go
   • ruby

   • CURL

   curl -L -X PATCH 'https://api-v2.test.eldowallet.fr/clients/$CLIENT_ID/specific' \
   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
   -H 'x-lang: en' \
   -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
   -F 'additionalInformations="[{\"title\":\"Vehicle\",\"value\":\"Peugeot 308, AB-123-CD\",\"kind\":\"TEXT\"},{\"title\":\"Next service\",\"value\":\"March 2027\",\"kind\":\"TEXT\"},{\"title\":\"Book a slot\",\"value\":\"https://garage-central.example.com/booking\",\"kind\":\"URL\"}]"'

   PATCH/clients/{id}/specific
5. Credit points on every orderYour server

   Your ordering system sends the gain after each validated invoice. The balance updates on the trade customer's card.

   PATCH/clients/barcode/{barcode}/gain
6. Launch the campaign of the monthBack office

   Brake campaign, new injector, winter tyres: create a communication with its visual and period. The cards' strip changes during the campaign. Target a points range (minPoints, maxPoints) to keep an offer for your best trade customers. Then notify the network.

   POST/communicationsPOST/push-notifications
7. Send service remindersYour server

   Your workshop CRM detects vehicles due for service and sends a SPECIFIC notification with a personal message per customer: "Your service is coming up, book a slot."

   POST/push-notifications
8. Reward and win backYour server

   2,000-point tier: reward coupon. No order in 60 days: win-back coupon. The coupon is redeemed at the counter.

   POST/coupons/{id}/passes/sendPOST/passes/template/{templateId}/redeem/{barcode}
9. Measure the networkYour server

   Compare orders and average basket for card holders and non-holders in your ERP.

   GET/clients/statsGET/clients

Best practices

• One wallet, two client types. Don't mix B2B and B2C messages: client types keep the two audiences apart.
• The service reminder is your best message. It's useful, personal and expected: tag it INFORMATIVE. Keep promotions (COMMERCIAL) for trade customers.
• One communication at a time. Two communications overlapping on the same period are rejected (OVERLAPPING_COMMUNICATIONS).
• QR codes on catalogs. Print the back-office sign-up QR code on your catalogs and point-of-sale material. No development needed.

Go further

• Client types
• Import a customer base
• Push notifications
• Endpoints: POST/clients PATCH/clients/{id}/specific PATCH/clients/{id}/gain POST/communications

Get inspired

For trade customers and drivers alike, the Wallet card can follow the whole life of the vehicle. Here are ideas to go further.

🔑Your car is readyAs soon as the work is done, the customer is notified: “Your car is ready, collect it before 6 pm.”

📋Roadworthiness test dueA month before the vehicle inspection is due, a reminder with a booking link.

❄️First frostCold weather coming? An offer on winter tyres or a battery check, at the right time.

🎂The car’s birthdayThree years after purchase, a free check-up. The customer comes back to your workshop rather than going elsewhere.

👋Welcome, proA new garage joins the programme: a welcome coupon on its first order arrives with its card.

🤝Garage-to-garage referralA garage recommends a peer: both earn bonus points on the first order.

🏁Network eveningYour best trade customers receive a personal invitation to your annual evening or trade show, scanned at the door.

⭐Post-service reviewThe day after the service, a message invites the customer to rate it. Useful for each garage’s reputation.

Like one of these ideas? Contact our team and we'll show you how to set it up.