Does the /v2/terminals/checkouts Create Terminal Checkout support a device that is a cellphone with this POS application installed and enabled? If not, is there a list of what type of devices are supported with this API call?
Currently I have my cellphone running, logged in with the paired code, but when trying to create terminal checkout, it is failing with:
Error creating terminal checkout: [{‘code’: ‘BAD_REQUEST’, ‘detail’: ‘Merchant not authorized for device_id=my_actual_id’, ‘category’: ‘INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR’}]
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1.) A point of sale app on a phone, is not a terminal.
2.) Terminal is the physical card device
3.) Sending payments to a phone for checkout requires using the Point of Sale API, and the Terminal API s for sending to the physical terminals.
Which now that I type out, seems pretty straight forward. If someones able to confirm my thought process on this, that would be super helpful. Thank you!
Yes, you can connect a Terminal to the POS in the settings of the app. When you click Settings > Hardware you’ll be given the option to connect with a Terminal.
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