# Electronic locks
> API reference documentation for the electronic lock service.


An electronic lock is a physical electronic locking device such as an electronic escutcheon or a cylinder.
It differs from an access point in that an electronic lock could be a particular model of a device such as a Salto Neo cylinder, an XS4 escutcheon or a Salto motorized lock like the DLok, for example.

An electronic lock is also a single device whereas an access point could be made up of several devices.
An access point could be composed of an electronic lock plus a contact sensor or a controller and a keypad.

This service is responsible for managing electronic lock resources.

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