Export water meter consumption and read data from Badger Meter BEACON using the Export Data Service API
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Steps
Obtain BEACON admin credentials and set up HTTP Basic Authentication as documented at helpbeaconama.net/beacon-web-services
Call the Export Data Service v1 (or v2) API endpoint for the desired data type (e.g., consumption reads, account/meter list)
Parse the returned dataset, matching meter/account identifiers to the utility's own customer information system
Schedule/repeat calls on the cadence needed since BEACON Web Services are pull-based, not push/webhook-based
Consult the published sample scripts to validate request/response shape before production use
Known gotchas
API access requires an existing BEACON account with native (non-SSO) admin credentials; a dedicated service account is recommended over a personal login
Authentication is HTTP Basic over credentials directly (not OAuth tokens), so credential storage/rotation practices need to account for that
v1 and v2 of the Export Data Service have different capabilities/response shapes; confirm which version a given utility's account is provisioned for
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