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Set up standalone mode on a compatible reader to start accepting in-person payments with no code.

Enable standalone mode

You can start accepting payments immediately, or customize standalone mode settings by location and account.

Collect payments

After enabling standalone mode and rebooting the reader, you are ready to accept payments.

1. Tap on the splash screen to enter standalone mode.
2. Enter an amount. You can enter a single amount or use the plus icon () to add multiple amounts. The minimum and maximum charge amounts vary by currency and payment method.
3. Collect a payment. Your customer taps, inserts, or swipes their card, taps with their digital wallet, or pays with other supported payment methods.

Payment reconciliation

When entering a payment in standalone mode, you can add an internal note to help reconcile payments later for tax or audit purposes. The note is stored in the PaymentIntent metadata under the key x_terminal_standalone_note and is only visible to you in the Dashboard and API. It isnt shown to customers.

You can also listen to PaymentIntent events to reconcile payments on your server, filtering for PaymentIntents with metadata['x_terminal_standalone_note'].

Next steps

• Customize standalone mode: Configure payment methods, tipping, capture method, and Connect settings.
• Use standalone mode with Connect: Enable connected accounts to accept in-person payments with standalone mode.