Migrate from Beamer

Move your changelog posts, NPS surveys, and subscriber list from Beamer to ShipPulse — and unlock testimonials, feedback boards, and status pages at no extra cost.

Step 1: Export your changelog from Beamer

1. Log in to Beamer → go to Settings → Data.
2. Export your posts as JSON or CSV. Each post includes title, body, type (New, Fix, etc.), publish date, and reactions.
3. Save the export file locally.

Step 2: Create changelog entries in ShipPulse

You can recreate entries manually in the dashboard, or bulk-import via the API. For each Beamer post:

curl -X POST https://shippulse.dev/api/v1/changelog \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Your post title",
    "slug": "your-post-slug",
    "type": "feature",
    "body": "<p>Post content here</p>",
    "published": true
  }'

Type mapping: Beamer's New → feature, Improvement → improvement, Fix → fix.

Step 3: Migrate your changelog widget

1. In ShipPulse, go to Changelog → Widgets.
2. Choose a widget type: sidebar, modal, badge, or banner.
3. Copy the embed snippet and replace the Beamer script in your app.
4. The badge widget shows unread count — the same behaviour as Beamer's notification bell.

<!-- Replace your Beamer script with: -->
<script src="https://cdn.shippulse.dev/widget.js"
        data-project="YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN"
        data-widget="changelog-badge">
</script>

Step 4: Re-create your NPS survey

1. Go to your ShipPulse project → NPS.
2. Set your survey question and thank-you message.
3. Activate the survey — ShipPulse renders it as a non-intrusive slide-in widget.

Step 5: Transfer your subscribers

Export subscribers from Beamer (Settings → Subscribers → Export CSV). Then import via the API:

# For each email in subscribers.csv:
curl -X POST https://shippulse.dev/api/v1/subscribers \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "[email protected]", "topics": ["changelog"]}'

Subscribers will receive email digests of new changelog entries automatically — no extra configuration needed.

What you gain by switching

• Testimonials — collect and display social proof with 9 widget types
• Feedback board — public feature voting and roadmap, replacing Beamer Engage
• Status page — uptime monitoring and incident communication
• AI changelog drafts — auto-generate entries from GitHub commits or feedback
• All modules under one subscription vs Beamer's $49–$249/mo tiers