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Hand off a PaymentIntent to a Reader and collect card details


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POST / v1 / terminal / readers /:id / collect_payment_method

Initiates a payment flow on a Reader and updates the PaymentIntent with card details before manual confirmation. See Collecting a Payment method for more details.

Parameters

  • payment _ intent string Required The ID of the PaymentIntent to collect a payment method for.

More parameters

  • collect _ config object

Returns

Returns an updated Reader resource.

Response

{ "id": "tmr_FDOt2wlRZEdpd7", "object": "terminal.reader", "action": { "failure_code": null, "failure_message": null, "collect_payment_method": { "payment_intent": "pi_1NrpbFBHO5VeT9SUiCEDMdc8" }, "status": "in_progress", "type": "collect_payment_method" }, "device_sw_version": "2.37.2.0", "device_type": "simulated_wisepos_e", "ip_address": "0.0.0.0", "label": "Blue Rabbit", "last_seen_at": 1681320543815, "livemode": false, "location": "tml_FDOtHwxAAdIJOh", "metadata": {}, "serial_number": "259cd19c-b902-4730-96a1-09183be6e7f7", "status": "online"}

Hand-off a PaymentIntent to a Reader

POST / v1 / terminal / readers /:id / process_payment_intent

Initiates a payment flow on a Reader. See process the payment for more details.

Parameters

  • payment _ intent string Required The ID of the PaymentIntent to process on the reader.

More parameters

  • process _ config object

Returns

Returns an updated Reader resource.

Response

{ "id": "tmr_FDOt2wlRZEdpd7", "object": "terminal.reader", "action": { "failure_code": null, "failure_message": null, "process_payment_intent": { "payment_intent": "pi_3NtEKRLkdIwHu7ix3crEirSx" }, "status": "in_progress", "type": "process_payment_intent" }, "device_sw_version": "2.37.2.0", "device_type": "simulated_wisepos_e", "ip_address": "0.0.0.0", "label": "Blue Rabbit", "last_seen_at": 1695408232226, "livemode": false, "location": "tml_FDOtHwxAAdIJOh", "metadata": {}, "serial_number": "259cd19c-b902-4730-96a1-09183be6e7f7", "status": "online"}

Hand-off a SetupIntent to a Reader

POST / v1 / terminal / readers /:id / process_setup_intent

Initiates a SetupIntent flow on a Reader. See Save directly without charging for more details.

Parameters

  • allow _ redisplay enum Required This field indicates whether this payment method can be shown again to its customer in a checkout flow. Stripe products such as Checkout and Elements use this field to determine whether a payment method can be shown as a saved payment method in a checkout flow. Possible enum values always Use always to indicate that this payment method can always be shown to a customer in a checkout flow. limited Use limited to indicate that this payment method can’t always be shown to a customer in a checkout flow. For example, it can only be shown in the context of a specific subscription. unspecified This is the default value for payment methods where allow_redisplay wasn’t set.
  • setup _ intent string Required The ID of the SetupIntent to process on the reader.

More parameters

  • process _ config object

Returns

Returns an updated Reader resource.

Response

{ "id": "tmr_FDOt2wlRZEdpd7", "object": "terminal.reader", "action": { "failure_code": null, "failure_message": null, "process_setup_intent": { "setup_intent": "seti_1NtEXHLkdIwHu7ixcBcUmqfe" }, "status": "in_progress", "type": "process_setup_intent" }, "device_sw_version": "2.37.2.0", "device_type": "simulated_wisepos_e", "ip_address": "0.0.0.0", "label": "Blue Rabbit", "last_seen_at": 1681320543815, "livemode": false, "location": "tml_FDOtHwxAAdIJOh", "metadata": {}, "serial_number": "259cd19c-b902-4730-96a1-09183be6e7f7", "status": "online"}
Last verified 2026-09-25

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