NFC badges

EventDrake can write an attendee’s details onto an NFCA short-range wireless chip that can be built into a badge and read by tapping it on a reader. EventDrake can write an attendee's details onto the chip during check-in. What gets written is set by an NFC template. chip in their badge as they check in, so the badge can be tapped on a reader at your event. What gets written is set by an NFC templateThe setup that decides what is written to a badge's NFC chip during check-in, such as the attendee's details or a link. NFC templates are created separately; check-in uses them to write the right data to each badge.. See NFC templates.

Before you start

You need:

• An NFC template that says what to write.
• A terminal or mobile device with an NFC reader. On a terminal, readers are detected and enabled automatically, so there is usually nothing to turn on. On a supported mobile browser, the device’s built-in NFC is used. See Terminals and peripherals.

How encoding at check-in works

During check-in the operator holds the attendee’s badge to the reader, and their details are written to the chip. The write is confirmed, so if it fails the operator is told at the desk and can try again, rather than the badge going out blank.

Require, offer, or skip encoding

You choose how much the encode step matters at a desk:

• Required. Check-in cannot finish until the badge is written.
• Offered. The operator can write the badge but does not have to.
• Off. No NFC step at this desk.

Requiring NFC

When encoding is required, an attendee cannot be checked in until their badge is written, unless an administrator overrides it at the desk. The override covers the case where a required desk has no working reader.

What operators see

At the desk, encoding appears as an “Encode NFC badge” step in the check-in flow. For how an operator works it, see Check someone in in the At the door manual.