To connect to a reader the Stripe Terminal SDK needs to retrieve a short-lived connection token from Stripe, proxied through your server. On your backend, add an endpoint that creates and returns a connection token.
Parameters
- locationstring
The id of the location that this connection token is scoped to. If specified the connection token will only be usable with readers assigned to that location, otherwise the connection token will be usable with all readers. Note that location scoping only applies to internet-connected readers. For more details, see the docs on scoping connection tokens.
Returns
Returns a Connection Token.
{ "object": "terminal.connection_token", "secret": "pst_test_YWNjdF8xTTJKVGtMa2RJd0h1N2l4LE81ZEdIalZ6NlVuMUdjM3c3WkRnN0ZYRHZxRURwTXo_00gNK2DWAV"}A Location represents a grouping of readers.
Related guide: Fleet management
A Reader represents a physical device for accepting payment details.
Related guide: Connecting to a reader
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Terminal Hardware Order Preview
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Terminal Hardware Product Preview
A TerminalHardwareProduct is a category of hardware devices that are generally similar, but may have variations depending on the country it’s shipped to.
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