takepayments

takepayments Terminal API

A REST/JSON API hosted on Azure API Management for pairing and driving takepayments card machines (Move5000, PAX A920 Pro) from an integrated app or POS. Documented operations include Authentication, Start a Transaction, Pairing a Terminal, Split Bill & Gratuity, and Pay at Table. Authentication is OAuth 2.0 client-credentials issued by Microsoft Azure AD, with the JWT passed as an Authorization Bearer header. Sandbox and production base URLs are published on the developer portal; no downloadable OpenAPI/Swagger is provided.

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API entry from apis.yml

aid: takepayments:takepayments-terminal-api
name: takepayments Terminal API
description: A REST/JSON API hosted on Azure API Management for pairing and driving takepayments card
  machines (Move5000, PAX A920 Pro) from an integrated app or POS. Documented operations include Authentication,
  Start a Transaction, Pairing a Terminal, Split Bill & Gratuity, and Pay at Table. Authentication is
  OAuth 2.0 client-credentials issued by Microsoft Azure AD, with the JWT passed as an Authorization Bearer
  header. Sandbox and production base URLs are published on the developer portal; no downloadable OpenAPI/Swagger
  is provided.
humanURL: https://developer.takepayments.com/apis
baseURL: https://takepayments-integrated-prod-apim.azure-api.net/
tags:
- Terminal API
- In-Person Payments
- Card Machines
- Pay at Table
- REST
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.takepayments.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developer.takepayments.com/apis
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.takepayments.com/documentation/authentication
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.takepayments.com/documentation/Start-Transaction
- type: SDK
  url: https://developer.takepayments.com/online-sdk